I'm in Oxford, England, half-awake, wearing a MINI lab coat and eye protection. I'm being ushered through spotless hallways with a tour guide talking through my earpiece. It's a scene so unusual I can't tell if I'm dreaming.
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Braving Targa Newfoundland In A Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works
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"The first thing I get rid of when I buy a new car is the warranty," says Hubie Fuh, of Cliffwood Beach, N.J. We like guys like Hubie.
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Any movie that opens with a Lamborghini Miura driving through the Italian Alps while the velvety Matt Monro sings "On Days Like These" over the titles is de facto good. But when that Lambo runs head-on into a bulldozer and is then shoved into a crevice as the assembled Mafia looks on, well, that's g
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It would be easy to conclude that Colin Baines isn't quite right. The security engineer has owned 69 Minis in 27 years and his current collection includes a six-wheeler, two saloons and a pair of pickups. He originally built the six-wheeler 20 years ago in his mother's garage, only to find that it w
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BMW dropped major coin in designing and engineering the successor to the Mini, one of the motoring world's most popular cars. The German automaker made sure the sauce of engineering talent and marketing savvy was mixed just right, resulting in happy enthusiasts, happy yuppies and happy corporate typ
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True story. The other day we were driving this blue MINI Cooper S in traffic, when another motorist, a man around 40, motioned to us to roll down a window. This happens often when driving a MINI. Usually people want to ask how fast it is, or compliment the car's styling. "Cute" is the most common ad
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Mini Cooper S Review and Stats
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It's impossible not to like Mike Cooper, the genial son of motor racing legend John Cooper. While some sons of famous fathers are insufferably arrogant, Cooper is wonderfully unassuming. In his childhood, he once gave up his bedroom for Steve McQueen, but he's
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It's tempting to dismiss the Mini Cooper as just another attempt to turn nostalgia into cash flow. It's that, but the supercharged Cooper S is also a blast to drive. Our test car was heavily optioned, coming with a huge, two-panel sunroof, self-adjusting HID h
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The Mini Cooper S adds another level to the already fun and popular Mini Cooper thanks to the help of a Eaton Supercharger.
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It is said good things come in small packages. If this is true, the Mini-the United Kingdom's ultra-hip small box on wheels-has exemplified this sentiment for more than 40 years. While the Beatles, The Who and the Rolling Stones ushered in the British invasion, the Mini launched into a foray of its
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