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It just hit me tonight as I wiped my new little guy off....being a long time BMW owner/enthusiast, those of us bimmerphiles know for a fact that BMW likes the gas cap on the right-hand side of the car (that would be the passenger side for a left-hand drive car).
The R53 and the R56 MINI had the gas cap on the "left-hand side" of the car, while the F56 has the gas cap on the "right-hand side" just like BMW's!
I'm sure there are other BMW design features on the new gen MINI, aside from the twin-scroll turbocharged engine that is all-BMW in the F56, not a joint effort between manufacturers as in previous generation MINIs.
Overall, the build quality is obviously better as well.
Cheers,
John
The R53 and the R56 MINI had the gas cap on the "left-hand side" of the car, while the F56 has the gas cap on the "right-hand side" just like BMW's!
I'm sure there are other BMW design features on the new gen MINI, aside from the twin-scroll turbocharged engine that is all-BMW in the F56, not a joint effort between manufacturers as in previous generation MINIs.
Overall, the build quality is obviously better as well.
Cheers,
John