Just traded our R56 Cooper for a new One. Expected the One to be slower than the Cooper, but no! The one feels quicker and smoother than the Cooper was? How can this be? :confused:

Could have been just a tired Cooper :)

More likely, the Power Curve on the One could occur at a lower RPM and the gear ratios could be lower.

With this, the difference would be felt at higher speeds, perhaps higher than you normally drive.

Could have been just a tired Cooper :)

More likely, the Power Curve on the One could occur at a lower RPM and the gear ratios could be lower.

With this, the difference would be felt at higher speeds, perhaps higher than you normally drive.

yes I agree, maybe your cooper was knackered, you don't say much about it ??

Iain

I test drove the One and Cooper back to back in November before plumping for the Cooper as I thought the One was a bit breathless.
Are you running the One in and comparing the bottom of the rev range

For 120HP, I always thought the Cooper was slow (and noisy) right thro' the rev range.
Haven't taken the One above 4000rpm but defenitely feels better. Maybe there was a problem with the Cooper. It was mainly used for short motorway and town driving and had only done 17K.

The ONE cannot be quicker, look at the figures.

I can only assume that their was a problem with the Cooper you had. I never found mine to be slow, noisey or not smooth and had it for 25k miles.