Я на машине!

“Eww, it’s not the “S”? They’re fun to drive at any speed, even if we’re talking about a Mini that’s slightly stretched, fitted with a third hidden door, and intended for those 2.2 kids or extra gear one might have to haul around.

Of course, as a Mini, even this up-sized Clubman isn’t very big-- though it does make plenty of sense where a compact, efficient and city-friendly little ride is desired. The turbo one”?

A friend had spotted the Mini Cooper Clubman tester parked outside the coffee shop, and noticed that it was missing the “S” badge and hood scoop fitted to the higher-performance Cooper S Clubman models.

“It must be slow”.

After a boring lesson in power to weight ratio, I explained how the ‘average’ driver probably didn’t need the turbo engine in the Cooper S Clubman, and that after a 6-hour highway trip, followed by a few days of around-town driving in Northern Ontario, I hadn’t found the tester lacking in the stink department.

After all, few cars make it as easy to pretend you’re driving a toy go-kart as a Mini. Getting in and out of the back is slightly tight for full-sized adults, but once seated, rear accommodations aren’t half bad.

Об этом свидетельствуют результаты исследования, проведенного американским Страховым институтом дорожной безопасности. На тысячу застрахованных авто этих марок имели место только 0,5 автоугонов.

Грабители также почти не угоняли Chevrolet Equinox (0,6 случаев автоугона на тысячу машин), Volkswagen CC (0,6), Chevrolet Equinox 4WD (0,6), Lexus RX350 (0,6), Saturn Vue (0,6), Chevrolet Aveo (0,6), BMW 5-Series (0,7), Mini Cooper Clubman (0,7).

Преступники отдавали предпочтение внедорожникам и пикапам. В рейтинге лидируют Ford F-250 (9,7), Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (9,2), Ford F-450 (7,9).

За год на тысячу застрахованных авто было зарегистрировано 10,8 заявлений о случаях угона.