The 620 effectively teleports you between corners in what feels like a split second of angry noise and blurred tugs on the sequential gearshifter. (evo.co.uk)
There are more frustrating quirks, too, such as the poorly placed pedals (they're set high and strangely angled) and the chunky alloy gearshifter, which feels awkward in your hand and is connected to a mechanism that's long on throw and a little short on precision. (evo.co.uk)
The Mini Roadster provides all the usual Mini dynamics, which is good, but there's still no discernible detent in the manual gearshifter's movement, which makes it too easy to slide into reverse gear unintentionally. (automobilemag.com)