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      02-20-2011, 04:57 AM   #60
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Originally Posted by Lucky13 View Post
The lag in the MCS wasn't due to the turbo it is due to the automatic. Ask any Mini owner and it's a known fact that the delay is a transmission issue with the automatic. I had a bad delay in my X3 automatic transmission (different transmission and different motor) but it was not related to the engine. There's no turbo lag in a manual 1.6 turbo s engine in the Mini's.
IMHO you lose 50% of the fun in a mini with the auto box. I love my mini, one of the nicest cars I have ever owned from a drivers point of view. It's a real blast, a road legal go-kart
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