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Edmunds - IL Track Test: 2009 BMW 128i Convertible vs. 2009 Mini Cooper S ConvertibleThis is a discussion on Edmunds - IL Track Test: 2009 BMW 128i Convertible vs. 2009 Mini Cooper S Convertible within the Internal Combustion forums, part of the Website Forums category; Same company, two very different convertibles. OK, not exactly the same company, but close enough. At $32,700, the 2009 Mini ... |
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  | Edmunds - IL Track Test: 2009 BMW 128i Convertible vs. 2009 Mini Cooper S Convertible  Same company, two very different convertibles. OK, not exactly the same company, but close enough. At $32,700, the 2009 Mini Cooper S Convertible is the cheaper of the two by a wide margin, even with more than $5,000 worth of options. Although the 2009 BMW 128i is the company's entry-level convertible, it topped $37,000 with a sport package and not much else. On the track, their personalities were about as close as their prices, although the performance gap was surprisingly small. The more powerful BMW pulled slightly ahead in the straight-line performance categories, while the Mini excelled on the skid pad and in the slalom. Braking was the only test in which both cars turned in strong performances. Full Story, Results and Video: Edmunds - IL Track Test: 2009 BMW 128i Convertible vs. 2009 Mini Cooper S Convertible M
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| I'm a huge MINI fan and it would be so easy to just pick the MINI in this test, but, for some reason, a MINI convertible feels as wrong as does a BMW M3 convertible. No, it will have to be the 125i (I think that is what we call it here), in black, with the M-sport package.
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