We’ve just got our hands on the very attractive Mini Cooper S, and we can tell you straight off the bat it’s exactly what we expect it to be – an absolute riot.
For a start, it’s just an unbelievable eyeball magnet. The go-faster stripes, pugnacious stance and breathtaking quality levels instantly tell you this is something special. And you just can’t get away from the fact that there’s plenty of retro rally car appeal to this Cooper S. Then there are the black wheels, the flush-mounted glass house and that big centrally mounted exhaust can. So attractive is the car, in fact, that almost no one noticed the brand-new full-sized German luxury SUV standing right next to it!
Then there’s the way the car drives – like a go-kart with a fizzing rocket motor strapped on. The turbo four under the hood delivers immediate and serious shove virtually from tickover, 184bhp of turbo boost is delivered in a sustained rush, and find a nice empty stretch and this sportscar in the shape of a hatch will breach 200kph quite comfortably. It weighs just 1100kg, so all that power goes a long way.
Price Range (in lakhs)*
Ex-showroom price Rs 28.6 lakh (Ex-showroom, Delhi)
Engine
Fuel Petrol
Installation Front, transverse, FWD
Type 4-cylinders in-line 1598cc Petrol
Power 184bhp
Torque 24.47kgm / 26.51kgm (overboost)
Dimensions
Length 3723mm
Width 1913mm
Height 1407mm
Wheel base 2467mm
Chassis & Body
Wheels 6.5JX16 light alloy
Tyres 195/55/R16
For a start, it’s just an unbelievable eyeball magnet. The go-faster stripes, pugnacious stance and breathtaking quality levels instantly tell you this is something special. And you just can’t get away from the fact that there’s plenty of retro rally car appeal to this Cooper S. Then there are the black wheels, the flush-mounted glass house and that big centrally mounted exhaust can. So attractive is the car, in fact, that almost no one noticed the brand-new full-sized German luxury SUV standing right next to it!
Then there’s the way the car drives – like a go-kart with a fizzing rocket motor strapped on. The turbo four under the hood delivers immediate and serious shove virtually from tickover, 184bhp of turbo boost is delivered in a sustained rush, and find a nice empty stretch and this sportscar in the shape of a hatch will breach 200kph quite comfortably. It weighs just 1100kg, so all that power goes a long way.
Price Range (in lakhs)*
Ex-showroom price Rs 28.6 lakh (Ex-showroom, Delhi)
Engine
Fuel Petrol
Installation Front, transverse, FWD
Type 4-cylinders in-line 1598cc Petrol
Power 184bhp
Torque 24.47kgm / 26.51kgm (overboost)
Dimensions
Length 3723mm
Width 1913mm
Height 1407mm
Wheel base 2467mm
Chassis & Body
Wheels 6.5JX16 light alloy
Tyres 195/55/R16
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