MINI Cooper S Hatchback (2002 - 2006) review
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PROS
Has the power to match the handling.
CONS
Looks too cute for some people.
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At a glance
- New price: £14,545 - £20,970
- Used price: £695 - £2,800 Explore used prices
- Fuel economy: 32 - 33 mpg
- Road tax cost: £325
- Insurance group: 30 - 34 How much is it to insure?
MINI Cooper S rivals
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.
