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Driving enjoyment is rather subjective. However:1) Mini Cooper S vs. 116i yes.2) Mini Cooper S vs. 130i (manual) highly debatable...3) Mini One vs 116i highly debatableFrom Channel4.com" When BMW launched the 1-Series, it immediately established itself as the best handling car in the Golf class. With rear-wheel drive and a superbly balanced chassis, the only thing we reckoned the baby BMW needed was a more powerful variant, as the most potent petrol model is the 150bhp 120i. And significantly, the only model not available to drive on the original launch was the entry-level 115bhp, 1.6-litre 116i, which 4Car has now driven. So, does the least powerful One let the side down?"
Driving enjoyment is rather subjective. However:
1) Mini Cooper S vs. 116i yes.
2) Mini Cooper S vs. 130i (manual) highly debatable...
3) Mini One vs 116i highly debatable
From Channel4.com
" When BMW launched the 1-Series, it immediately established itself as the best handling car in the Golf class. With rear-wheel drive and a superbly balanced chassis, the only thing we reckoned the baby BMW needed was a more powerful variant, as the most potent petrol model is the 150bhp 120i. And significantly, the only model not available to drive on the original launch was the entry-level 115bhp, 1.6-litre 116i, which 4Car has now driven. So, does the least powerful One let the side down?"
