R56 Do the new R56's handle differently?
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Do the new R56's handle differently?
I had a 2010 R56 and now own a 2013 R56. I could swear the new one's handling is mushier and I wasn't expecting that at all. I know they added a couple of HP to the new engine but I'm hoping they didn't mess with the handling. Anyone else experience this? (And sorry if this is a thread already - I searched for "handling" but came up empty.)
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I wouldn't say mushy. They've tweeked things over the years, the steering weight varies, I'm not sure if that's car to car variation or year to year. Our 12 (a JCW) has the lightest steering of any MINI, a bit too light for my taste, the 13 is a bit more weighted and just about right. (All in sport mode.)
The thing that bothers me about the 13 is the throttle, even in sport mode, its a bit dead starting from a dead stop. I almost stall the thing, like I didn't have sport mode on.
Now we just tested our 13 vs the 07 at Autocross, the 07 was about 1 second faster. I think that may be something weird going on with the 07 rather than a problem with the 13. (Tristan is exhibiting oversteer when he never did before.)
The thing that bothers me about the 13 is the throttle, even in sport mode, its a bit dead starting from a dead stop. I almost stall the thing, like I didn't have sport mode on.
Now we just tested our 13 vs the 07 at Autocross, the 07 was about 1 second faster. I think that may be something weird going on with the 07 rather than a problem with the 13. (Tristan is exhibiting oversteer when he never did before.)
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The thing that bothers me about the 13 is the throttle, even in sport mode, its a bit dead starting from a dead stop. I almost stall the thing, like I didn't have sport mode on.
i noticed the same thing in my car........i installed a D1 Spec throttle controller and maxed it out and it seems to have taken care of that issue.
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Thanks for all the feedback. The 2010 was a stock justa MINI, no sport suspension or anything. Same with the 2013. Now that I've spent some time with it, I think what I'm reacting to is the lighter steering. Sport mode makes it a bit tighter which I prefer but it still seems indistinct as compared to the 2010. Sport mode definitely makes the throttle respond more quickly - without Sport mode there's almost a full second delay but with Sport mode it's nearly instantaneous. With my 2010 I didn't really feel a need to keep it in Sport mode; now I do.
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