Just back from MTTS 2010 where Gabe at
MotoringFile had the opportunity to drive the new MINIs, Gabe reviews the 2011 MCS refresh after a 400 jaunt in the vehicle (he got 33.1 mpg). His conclusion -
"The 2011 MCS refresh is perhaps more impressive once you start to pull the covers back. It doesn’t make the 2010 feel or look antiquated but the 2011 model is simply better in every way. Once you get beyond the engine (which I think is the star of the show here) you realize that it’s the details that make this car a solid improvement over what came before.
Or to put it another way, I wouldn’t have considered anything but a JCW last year when looking at MINIs. Now after driving the 2011, the standard MCS is hard to ignore."
