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Mini Cooper S

There can't be many cars that owe their names to an argument. Having designed and engineered what would go on to become one of the most successful competition cars of all-time and an icon of its era, the two men behind the original Mini Cooper S promptly fell out over the name.

By Mike Askew

March 2002

There can't be many cars that owe their names to an argument. Having designed and engineered what would go on to become one of the most successful competition cars of all-time and an icon of its era, the two men behind the original Mini Cooper S promptly fell out over the name.

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FIRST OPINION

    The Cooper S is a very clever package. Meticulously built, wonderful to drive and decent value for money, it will sail out of showrooms in May. But what makes it such a fine all-rounder is that it balances nostalgia with hi-tech design and engineering. It delivers all the original car's thrills without any of the drawbacks. The S flatters an average motorist, and makes a good one feel like Paddy Hopkirk on the last stage of the Monte Carlo Rally. One of the finest driver's cars on the market today.
 

AT A GLANCE

    New Cooper S model goes on sale from May, priced
 
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