Hi,
New here. My wife just purchased a 2009 Cooper S vert. Here are some pics of our current cars. I have driven the Mini a couple of times now and love the instant response you get on steering and braking. The acceleration is great too except for the little lag for the first 1/2 second or so. I'm sure that the lag will disappear once we get through the break in period and can really stab the throttle.