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First drive: MINI John Cooper Works (F66). Image by MINI.

First drive: MINI John Cooper Works (F66)
There’s still a petrol-powered JCW if you want it and, thankfully, it’s one of the better hot MINIs you can buy right now.
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Is this MINI one-dimensional? Image by Trevor Nicosia.

Is this MINI one-dimensional?
2005 MINI One D
The diesel MINI first came out in the summer of 2003 and somehow passed us by. Reading reports in other magazines suggested we hadn't missed much...
MINI One for the road. Image by MINI.

MINI One for the road
2006 MINI One (manual)
Sales have increased year on year. Maybe more impressive is the fact that despite having been on sale for almost 5 years, the MINI has not aged.
Mini Cooper S Convertible review. Image by Shane O' Donoghue.

Mini Cooper S Convertible review
2004 MINI Cooper S Convertible
The Mini family continues to grow in numbers as the Mini adventure grows far beyond the magnitude that the name implies. Here we review the latest addition, the Convertible, in top-of-the-range Cooper S trim.
Mini Cooper S - as clever as the original. Image by Shane O' Donoghue.

Mini Cooper S - as clever as the original
2003 MINI Cooper S
The original Mini came about because of the Suez fuel crisis in the late fifties. A frugal car was required, and BMC delivered with the Issigonis Mini. One of the more famous versions actually won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964. That was the first Mini Cooper S. The latest interpretation of the Cooper S was born in very different circumstances, and the cynics that dismiss it as "not being as clever as the original" are missing the point.

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