Used car review: MINI F56 hatchback

The third-generation of BMW MINI is the best yet, combining real character with excellent performance and the feel of a true premium product. In this CarGurus Used Car Review Chris Knapman takes a closer to explain why a used MINI can make such a good buy.
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Pros
Lively and entertaining to drive
The EV is ideal around town
John Cooper Works GP cars are very quick
Cons
The Convertible has a small boot
Ungainly looks if you choose the five-door
More powerful models can wear out tyres quickly
The CarGurus verdict
Park a current MINI alongside a 1959 Alec Issigonis original and you’ll question the new car’s right to use the MINI name. Over the years the car has grown in every dimension and become heavier and heavier. That is inevitable, of course, given the evolving nature of crash legislation and the consumer’s voracious appetite for more and more comfort and convenience kit.
So while the MINI isn’t quite so MINI any more, it is safer, faster, more comfortable and more practical than ever. MINI’s designers and engineers have also worked hard to maintain the lively, entertaining handling characteristics that have set all versions of the MINI apart from the competition for so many decades. Even now, it’s really good fun to drive.
The current version is defined as much by its versatility as anything else. You can have a zero emissions all-electric MINI if you, say, live in the city, a Convertible if you love feeling the wind in your hair or, if you get a kick out of the most uncompromising of driving experiences, you can have a two-seat MINI with more than 300bhp. Few cars can truly be described as icons, but the MINI is one.
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[@cruelbritannia4056]

It wasn’t brilliantly invented by BMW it’s was done by MG Rover.

[@F4Y541]

Does this car have the N14 engine or the better N18?

[@jackgrafik]

It has neither. The F56 comes with the BMW B38 three cylinder.

[@Raphipod]

@@jackgrafik Cooper Base F56 = B38 3-cyl.
Cooper S 2.0 = B48 4-cyl.
JCW = B48 4-cyl with slight enhancements

[@daviddillon172]

Nobody with a brain buys a secondhand mini thats out of warranty..