President of Mini Challenges President of Porsche USA to a race
 

Link found here:

http://jalopnik.com/5557493/mini-cha...considering-it

http://www.facebook.com/MINIUSA?v=app_122731241101196

kool

My Sister just bought a 6 speed cooper S... That thing is a little beast...

i love mini's, friend of mine has one with bbs lm's its sooo nice, too bad majority of people who dont know shit think there 'chick cars' which piss me off

Porsche>mini...

thx for the fails.... just stating my opinion lol

i used to think they are chicks car too until i drove a cooper s. Lol.
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Brilliant advertising. Absolutely brilliant.

Ah, from one of the comments posted on Jalopnik:

:haha:

It's like a no win situation for Porsche... if they win, they don't really get any props, since they're expected to win... but if they lose, they'll never hear the end of it.

Porsche's Response:

Dear Jim,

Imagine our surprise to discover our former employee, now the head of Mini,
has challenged us to a head-to-head race. As you surely know, Porsche has a
long history of racing success, with more than 28,000 wins over the last 60
years. In our early days, we pitted ourselves against the giants, so we’ve
been in your shoes.

But as you also know, Porsche doesn’t race for fame, stunts or publicity.
We race to challenge ourselves; we race to push sports car technology; we
race to translate every win on the track to our cars on the road. If you
need a reminder of our intent, please take a look at this short video:
http://tinyurl.com/37xdjqx

"We welcome you at Sebring, Le Mans, Daytona or any other sanctioned race where there is more at stake than T-shirts and valet parking spaces. We also invite you to any of the thousands of tracks around the world where Porsche owners compete each weekend.”

my buddy had a copper S with a supercharger, but too bad he blew it lol.... quick little thing

cant wait!!to c the race!!

Its never gonna happen. Porsche isnt gonna give into this when the people that buy a Mini arent the same ppl that would buy a Porsche.
It doesnt help that Mini is giving them next to no information on what the race involves other then where it will be held.
There is a go kart track in the middle of that track. If the race takes place there the Porsche will lose since its just too big to race on a track like that.

1st gen Cooper S came with Supercharger. 2007 and up are turbo.

Signed the petition :D

I thought one of the comments was dead-on by saying that it's a lose/lose situation for Porsche. If they beat the Mini, it's like the big bully squashing the little guy, and that's not going to win popularity contests. If Mini wins, Porsche gets embarrassed. Logical move in turning down the challenge.

MINI.

The crappiest cars made. Don't they always seem to race Land Rover to see who can be on the bottom of JD Powers lists?

And where is Porsche? Usually in a race with Lexus at the top of the list.


They should throw in a spare electric power steering pump with every MINI purchase, 'cuz chances are excellent you'll be changing yours.

this should be awesome.

epic brands, both rich in heritage.

it should be good

Zing!

Nice response from Porsche.

I dont' know about you guys but I love Mini's "public" image as a fun, "easy going" brand/character. Even the president has that character. Thumbs up from me. Should be a fun event none the less!

the only thing i like about mini's is that NIMBLE commercial with the chubby dude and his jiggly fat

granted i've never driven a cooper S, only regular coopers

It's to suck in the lemmings so the Mini doesn't go the way of the New Beetle - a fad product.

After watching the Italian Job, I wanted a mini. :D

too bad porsche is now 10th brand under VW.......I love then line......"Porsche is an investment bank with a small car operation.....too bad the ex CEO was an egomaniac and almost destroyed the company....I am sure VW will make sure they keep Porsche under their thumb.......I hope they don't share too many platforms with VW or Audi...anyone remember the 914 or 924?

If you ever driven a mini, you will know regardless of price, it is one of the best handling cars period....I have a buddy with a race prepped 996 GT3 and a 09 Cooper S....and he flat out told me the mini is one of the best handling cars period...regardless of price....