2011 Mini Cooper Criticism

Dr. Alex Moulton (designer of the suspension system for the classic Mini), spoke about the new Mini in an interview with MiniWorld magazine: "It's enormous - the original Mini was the best packaged car of all time - this is an example of how not to do it. It's huge on the outside and weighs the same as an Austin Maxi. The crash protection has been taken too far. I mean, what do you want, an armoured car? It is an irrelevance insofar as it has no part in the Mini story."

Critics[who?] of the new Mini also cite the fact that it is 60 cm (2 ft) longer, 30 cm (1 ft) wider and almost twice the weight of the classic car - yet it has less rear leg room and less luggage space. Much of this is to do with modern crash protection requirements and the desire to incorporate features such as air conditioning, a supercharged engine, modern emissions controls and a higher level of front-seat comfort than the classic Mini was capable of.

Mk I convertible owners frequently criticise the poor rear visibility in the convertible. With the roof up the wide areas of cloth down the sides of the car block visibility to the rear quarters and the lack of washer/wiper on the small rear window - combined with the tendency of all flat-backed cars to accumulate dirt on the rear - effectively eliminates all rear visibility. Even with the roof down, the large roll-protection bars above the back seats and the bunched up cloth of the folded roof tends to block a significant fraction of rearward visibility. In an attempt to counter this problem when reversing the car, the Mini convertible comes with rear-mounted proximity sensors as standard equipment (optional on the Hardtop Mini). In designing the second generation car, Mini responded to these issues by using pop up roll-bars, and a larger rear window.

2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper


2011 Mini Cooper








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