sure this thread was open somewhere else............
as an ex owner of an R56 turbo'd Mini, you'll struggle. Upon picking it up the misus wasn't far off the bumper of my mapped S3 8L, which can match a standard 8P S3 (proven)....also bear in mind the Mini Turbo's have virtually no lag which makes them even nippier (if thats a word
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However i have ruined quite a few R53 supercharged coopers in my S3, never lost, even to a GTT tuned version with gods knows how many mods. Al ot of R53 owners always go on about the figures being the same etc but the difference is amazing, top end the R56 model is gone when compared....nevermind the JCW version...as said in the previous thread, i beat a 3.2 TT in that Mini
so compare yours against a 3.2, if you will lose, dont race the Mini