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collectible of the day: Product Selling Points (November 2004)

James — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:00:51 +0000

When MINI USA wants to inform the dealerships of new products, the company issues Product Selling Points brochures. This one from November 2004 covers two new products for the 2005 MINI Cooper S.

Product Selling Points November 2004

MINI COOPER S WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MINI COOPER S WITH LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL.

Inside, the stapled, 12 page brochure covers the features [...]

MINI Cooper S vs. Citroën DS3 vs. Alfa Romeo MiTo

James — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:00:32 +0000

Yet another comparison of the MINI Cooper S and the Citroen DS3, this time with the Alfa Romeo MiTo thrown in. Unlike previous comparisons, the MINI doesn’t come out on top in Auto Express‘s tests.

The [Cloverleaf] name features on the latest range-topping MiTo, which is powered by a 170bhp version of the Italian company’s [...]

collectible of the day: MINI brochure (2002)

James — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:00:46 +0000

Today we go back to 2002 for another launch-era MINI USA collectible.

Pictured is the first US MINI models brochure for the MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S. The thick, 26 page glossy brochure lists the features of the MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S models with several fold-out pages and four translucent pages.

MINI colors shown: [...]

Citroen DS3 vs. MINI Cooper S stunt driving challenge

James — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:00:39 +0000

Much has already been written comparing the new Citroën DS3 to the MINI Cooper S, but Auto Express actually puts both cars through a stunt driving challenge to compare how the two really perform.

Citroen reckons its DS3 has what it takes to go head-to-head with MINI. That means it not only has to look cool [...]

collectible of the day: John Cooper Works Tuning Kit MINI Cooper S brochure

James — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:23 +0000

In 2003, John Cooper Works released the first tuning kit for the R53 MINI Cooper S. It was strictly a dealer-installed accessory and included a JCW cylinder head, exhaust system, engine calibration, supercharger, and badges.

This eight-page brochure from the UK and printed in March 2003 gives some background information on John and Mike Cooper, describes [...]

website: R53 MINI Cooper S link archive

James — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:10:15 +0000

If you have an first-generation MINI Cooper S (R53) and need an index of websites about your MINI, take a look at SooperCooperinfo.com. Website links are grouped into categories such as Brakes, Electrical, Oil Change, Wheels, and many more. Within each category, links are listed by keywords (phrases, actually). Links point to many popular MINI [...]

Winding Road: Top Ten Performance Bargains

James — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:08:23 +0000

Winding Road magazine listed its top 10 performance bargains and naturally a MINI made the list. They chose the MINI Cooper S hardtop in the seventh spot saying “For only $23,000, we’re hard pressed to think of a bargain performer as totally chuckable as the Cooper S. It may be small and may only have [...]