I reckon in day to day use the 2.0 diesel and a manual ‘box probably feels quicker, even if the numbers say it isn’t. The 2.0d has more torque than the petrol S, and is only down around 40bhp isn’t it? The 2.0 litre 4 cylinder petrol engine needs to be revved, which is no hardship, to make it feel properly brisk. On the plus side, in sport with the gearbox in sport/manual the up shifts have a satisfying bang>>>bang>>>bang feel engineered in as you go 2nd/3rd/4th. And the exhaust note has improved markedly over 6k miles, as it did in the BMW to be fair. That sounds better than ever after 3 years, so I’m optimistic for the MINI :)
On the luggage front, it’s 4 blokes so I’m sure we’ll be fine ;) Whether there’s enough space for sufficient local produce on the return remains to be seen, but I reckon you can get quite a bit under the boot floor!
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MINI - MINI Cooper S Clubman. new
MINI - MINI Cooper S Clubman new