MINI Cooper S (02-06) - Review

Review by Parkers on
Strapping a supercharger to the MINI Cooper has elevated performance to a level that most other road users don’t expect. Those cutesy looks suggest a funky shopping car. This rather rubs salt into the wounds of other performance car drivers when they get left for dead on a twisty road. It takes a keen eye to pick out the bonnet scoop that is the only reliable visual indication the this is the hot Mini rather than just a tarted-up One. John Cooper can add a ‘Works’ performance pack that makes the MINI virtually untouchable on a country road.
4.5 out of 5

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2.5 out of 5

Equipment

16-inch alloy wheels, ABS, electronic brake distribution, front and side driver and passenger airbags, three-point safety belts with pretensioners, body coloured bumpers, chrome door handles, cloth upholstery, digital clock, height adjustable driver's seat, rake adjustable steering wheel, 50/50 split folding rear seats, remote central locking, immobiliser, six speaker radio, electric front windows and wing mirrors, sports suspension, sports seats, leather steering wheel, chrome/leather gearstick, rear roof spoiler, chrome-plated centrally mounted twin exhaust pipes and fuel cap, run flat tyres with a tyre pressure indicator and a remote alarm system. Options include automatic stability control, electric panoramic sunroof, on-board computer, interior silver trim, white or 16-inch alloy wheels, six-disc CD changer, Mini Disc system, xenon headlights, multifunction steering wheel, and satellite navigation. The Chilli option package adds air conditioning, xenon headlights, foglamps, 17-inch light-alloy wheels plus an interior lights and floor mats.

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  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • CD Multichanger
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric mirrors
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Front fog lights
  • Headlight washers
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • Lumbar support
  • Metallic Paint
  • Partial leather seat trim
  • PAS
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Rear electric windows
  • Remote locking
  • Service indicator
  • Side airbags
  • Sports seats
  • Steering wheel rake adjustment
  • Traction control
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