January 29, 2005:

The first auto MCS at MINI Peabody

Posted 06:24 pm | Comments: (3) | Uncategorized

A cool blue MCS convertible at MINI Peabody is the first to arrive there with the new-for-2005 automatic transmission:

Here is a pic of the back of the steering wheel showing one of the shift levers; also the low fluid warning light:

The convertible also has the airbag warning light recently seen on MINI Motoring, a bit more obtrusive on the convertible than on the hardtop:

Comments: 3 (post new comment)

  1. MrV (2005/01/29 @ 9:49 pm)

    Did you drive it ? Lot’s of folks anxiously waiting a real life test drive review on this car.

  2. Gavin (2005/01/31 @ 9:59 pm)

    Yuk..!
    What is that center roof console. What ugly, cluttered design..! I don’t like it at all.
    Do you know if the paddle shifters are supposed to be pushed towards the speedo with the thumbs, or pulled towards the driver with the fingers..? It looks like the former, but I’d have thought the latter was more ergonomic – I’m sure most paddle shifts are the latter…
    I do like the new 3 piece dash though – wish I could get that in my 02 :)

  3. Ian Cull (2005/02/01 @ 1:20 pm)

    Gavin,
    My understanding is that you pull towards you or push away from you to shift up or down – hopefully pull towards you shifts down (increases revs) which seems more natural, but not having driven one I am not certain.
    The left & right paddles do the same thing.

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