[MINIsota_Cuke]

I read on another board that someone with an S who has actually gotten it up over 5,000 miles said that once he hit the 5K mark the car seemed to have more horsepower in first and second gear.

This could explain why the S, even though it has 30% more horsepower, doesn't seem that much faster out of the gate than the regular Cooper. Could it possibly be that it is programmed into the chips to allow for a break-in period??

I don't know much about this stuff, so any explanations would be helpful.