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MINI Cooper S Hatchback (2002-2006) review

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Parkers overall rating: 4.5 out of 54.5

At a glance

Price new £14,545 - £20,970
Used prices £772 - £3,243
Road tax cost £415
Insurance group 30 - 34
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Fuel economy Not tested to latest standards
Range 352 - 363 miles
Number of doors 3
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Available fuel types

Petrol

Pros & cons

PROS

Has the power to match the handling.

CONS

Looks too cute for some people.

Written by Parkers Updated: 11 May 2023

Overview

Strapping a supercharger to the MINI Cooper elevated performance of this popular modern classic to a level that most other road users don’t expect. Those cutesy looks suggest a funky shopping car. This rather rubs salt into the wounds of other performance car drivers when they get left for dead on a twisty road.

It takes a keen eye to pick out the bonnet scoop that is the only reliable visual indication the this is the hot Mini rather than just a tarted-up One.

John Cooper can add a ‘Works’ performance pack that makes the MINI virtually untouchable on a country road.