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Motor Trend asked its digital editors. Associate Online Editor Erick Ayapana chose the MINI,
I’m a fan of sleepers. And this bunch — with faces only a mother could love — couldn’t be further from the word. They all scream “look at me!” and their 0-60 mph times are precariously close to double digits (save the tC). But if forced to buy one at gunpoint, my imaginary $20,000 would be wired transferred to the Mini. Its styling may be retro, but it should hold up well in the long run. Its 0-60 mph time of 8.1 seconds definitely won’t win any stop light battles, but what about that handling? As associate online editor Benson Kong wrote in his recent test, the Mini Cooper completed our figure-eight test in 26.6 seconds at 0.63 average g, on par with the Honda Civic Si, Mazda RX-8, and 2009 Volkswagen GTI. Impressive indeed. Numbers aside, the Mini is simply a blast to drive.
So did Associate Online Editor Karla Sanchez,
I would drive the Mini. Although the ergonomics are a mess with buttons placed in the last places you would expect them to be, I love the driving experience, more so the tight steering. It’s super agile and fun to throw around.
