Brand new Mini Cooper S.

and expensive, don't forget ridiculously expensive.

The missus nearly got a cooper, but by the time she'd added all the bells and whistles, it ended up at £16k

Ended up with the Arosa instead for just over £6k.

I agree. It beat the mini round the track on Fifth gear.

Adam

I totally agree with skodanorman, I think that car is great. My mate will go crazy when he sees this post, he is mad about them .

i know of a vRS fabia which is superchipped, K.N. filter, powerflow backbox and just that gives you, 170bhp (40bhp) increase and 290Ib ft torque.

Anyone got a MINI Cooper S specification?

A comparision here between the MINI Cooper and Skoda Fabia vRS:

Mini Cooper:
Engine size - 1600cc
Max. power - 115bhp @6000rpm
Max. Torque - 149Nm @4500rpm
0-60mph - 9.1sec
Top Speed - 124-115mph


Fabia vRS:
Engine size - 1896cc
Max. Power - 130bhp @4000
Max. Torque - 310Nm @1900
0-60mph - 9.5sec
Top Speed - 128mph

still though cos its a diesel, and got a turbo all the power will be from 3950rpm to 4000rpm. then at 4001rpm or it will run out of rev range and feel like youve hit a wall..

I'm not a big fan of turbocharged diesels in cars, i don't find them any fun to drive.. still be nice to beat the cooper s whilst returnin nice fuel consumption ;D

I don't know if i dreamt it but didn't top gear race an BMW mini cooper against an orignal mini cooper?

If it wasnt a dream, I think the original left the bimmer for dead and then lunched its engine

curse word, I'm late to the rant, I love threads like this! I get to really express myself! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

For a start, the new Mini is too big. The whole idea of a Mini is to be particularly small, even the bloody word means particularly small, just look at the length of a Mini next to and Imp or a Beetle and you'll see that it's even smaller than its rivals, a new Mini on the other hand is enormous and flabby.!

An original Mini is quick point to point because, like the Imp, it's got great handling and light weight so the small engine doesn't matter. A new Mini Cooper on the other hand, needs a supercharger, ECU upgrade, six speed box transplant and other performance mods out the factory before it can even hold a candle to the sporty competition, ie the Skoda Fabia vRS, which I do like ( ) which is a turbodiesel and still faster, whearas the original Mini was a giant killer that could skin Cortinas and Healeys on track and in rallies, while as I said the new Mini is useless for everything but a city car, and it isn't even the best at that!

Then there's the looks and image. The original Mini was an original idea, a two box saloon which was part of the inspiration for the modern hatchback (I reckon the hatchback is a mix of Mini and Imp DNA, with the shillouette of a Mini and the opening back window etc of the Imp as well as it's boxy looks that seem to be the forerunner of the even boxier 70s and 80s hatchbacks) so the Mini was quite innovative and modern. The new Mini on the other hand, is just another hatchback, but with the exterior and interior styling that's a parody of the original, and no innovative features whatsoever, another reason why it's a pointless waste of time.

And as promised, the image. The Mini started out as a no nonsense little family car, but gained it's fame as a legendary little racer and rally car as well as a practical little city car, so it's image was well deserved and it was bought by all sorts of people. The new one, on the other hand, is bought almost exclusively by image consious yuppies, rich daddies boys and girls who get daddy to buy them one, in the case of daddies girls for no other reason than "it's so cute!" or in yuppies case because the rest of the establishment has one and they won't be socially acceptable if they drive a Skoda or similar real car, as as has been said before if Armani or MTV or Nike or Coca Cola tell these bourgouis sheep to brutally decapitate themselves they would do it no questions asked because Kalvin Klein said it was cool so it must be! Aaaaaaaaaaaargh that crowd does my bloody head in, when the revolution comes I'm making a bonfire and throwing every new Mini and/or yuppue in the country on it! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sorry about that, I've had a lot of pent up frustration lately! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'm shocked that he my mate got himself a new Mini. His other half is getting one aswell so they will both have the same car!!

i've got a new cooper too and its not a bad car,mine's on 16's with the sport suspension and handles bloody well considering its laden down with all that safety gear and only 115bhp,as for size ,well guys don't forget the current golf is huge compared to the mk1 and the current polo is also bigger than the mk1 golf,then the size that the mini is ,is comparable to the size it was if you follow my line of thinking.Yes they are a fashion statement generally driven by fashion lemmings but once in a while you find one driven by owners who drive them coz they like them not coz all the laydeeez down the gym have one.And yes the cabrio is wibblepoo ,its ugly and a compromise coz market research said it should have four seats,i saw a sketch for a proposed two seater and it looked miles better,and as for the new beetle,don't get me started,i worked for vw for 15 years and i cannot belive they would put that pile'o'poo on sale.