Until this weekend, I have to admit I'd never paid much attention to the BMW Mini.
Partly because I assumed they were, like the New Beetle (which is about the size of a Golf), a fairly porky car despite their diminitive originals.
Wrong!
There was one parked at the end of the row at a used car lot, and I pulled beside with the ForkenSwift ... the GIANT ForkenSwift! Yes, a 1992 Geo Metro appears larger in all dimensions than a BMW Mini.
Which got me wondering, how heavy is it? Do these things have any potential as an eco-mobile? I know they're offered with an efficient diesel in Europe.
Anyone ever driven one? Are they stupidly geared and overpowered for the North American market, like all the other international variants we get?