The 25 has a heater that actually works, headlights that do something ,16v, mpi and dizzy less ignition as standard, 5gears, you mini lot pay stupid amounts of money for that stuff, i can actually have a conversation at motorway speed without shouting, wipers that clear the screen, not having to constantly wipe mist off the windows, not having to worry about driving in the rain, starts everytime.
I think you're missing the point of why we all own Minis.
Which is??
They're awesome little cars. Lets see if the Rover 25 has this much of a following in 40 years time