Gnil:

My wife has a Mini JCW ( but not GP2 ). She just loves it ! But I recon she would love a Cooper S exactly the same way if she had one . She says she feels young and sexy in it  blush

To me it has slightly too much power on the front train . Going through roundabouts you always slip with the front wheels if you are not careful on the throttle when coming out the roundabout .  The brakes are amazing ….. stronger then my Carrera S !  The chassis is sporty but good enough for a DD . Then I would not do very long journey in it as it could become uncomfortable .

My wife is not into sports car specially , she just like feeling good in a car and the JCW does it to her .

That's what MINI's and Range Rovers tend to do to girls. Smiley

Thanks for your input, regarding the power issue, I'm amazed to see even the GP has to do without an LSD, they say the semi-slicks make up for that, but I can imagine it being a wild ride in the rain..