Ocean To Ocean In A Brand-New MINI Cooper S
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The release of a revamped 2007 MINI Cooper Supercharge
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I know what you're thinking: This is the new Mini? It looks just like the last new Mini.
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Gazing up at the mushroom cloud coming directly towards us, it looks to me like the world is about to end. A thick, black swirli
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Mini ran a radio ad a few months ago on the convertible, something about a "top-down patrol" who would go around and harass those convertible drivers motoring with their tops up. It's true, it seems a shame to drive a convertible on a nice day without feeling the sun on your face and the wind in you
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Our man Kerry Morse spends some quality freeway time in the MINI Cooper S Steptronic. Read the review of its Steptronic transmission in LA traffic.
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"It's like a loose rollerskate or a flying Toastmaster," said Denise McCluggage, with a girlish giggle, as she threw her head ba
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"Have a Guinness or two for me."
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If you want to bring down a big man, call his car "cute." It hurts worse than a surprise nut trample or swift blow to the solar plexus. So when the wife called the Cooper S "cute," I decided to return the insult by taking her on a little drive. In a blaze of t
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On the coolness scale from 1 to10, the new Mini Cooper pings off the redline. It's one of those rare cars that manages to blend aesthetics, utility and performance in a package that is universally regarded as hot (hot enough, in fact, to be attractive to both sexes).
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When we first heard about the plans for a successor to one of the icons of the world motor industry, we were at the very least s
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Perugia, Italy--One of the most telling aspects of the new Mini's introduction to an assembled press corps (of mostly Americans and Canadians) was the moderator's language: German. If it weren't for Mini PR chief Mike McHale bringing his Englishness to the lau
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The new MINI Cooper S has a number of attractive qualities, but it all begins with the platform's long wheelbase combined with wide tracks, short overhangs and a low center of gravity. Add sporty and direct steering and a responsive manual gearbox mated to a s
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The exciting new Cooper S, though "imitative" of the original Mini, happily does not share the "endearing" quirks of its older namesake. Instead it "modernizes" the enjoyment that comes from driving a small, nimble, responsive urban-centric car.
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