Used Sports Cars - Mini Cooper S Series XNUMX - Sports Cars
Used Sports Cars - Mini Cooper S Series XNUMX - Sports Cars
The first modern generation of the MINI Cooper S is very close and delivers a lot of emotion.
If you've driven a few kilometers or just want a weekend toy, with a little money (very little) you can take home the Mini Cooper S, the first generation of the 2001 BMW era.
She has been on her shoulders for several years now, but luckily she has aged very well. First MINI Cooper S. modern Chrysler Rover engine rides 1.6 with 163 hp positive displacement compressor.... The engine is not a gem of technology, but the supercharger gives it a strong personality: not only because of the characteristic hum, but also because of the instant and instant torque right at low revs. Then the first series has one of the most suitable frames and steering wheel one could wish for in a sports compact car. The hydraulic steering is direct, precise and hyper-communicative, the perfect ally to a rigid and reactive frame.
However, comfort is not one of its best qualities: the MINI Cooper S Series XNUMX is hard, he jumps over holes and breaks your backbut if you put it on the right track, it really does deliver that famous “karting” feeling that Dom boasts.
AGE BUT SMALL
The interior, as in all cars, ages faster. IN plastic is far from comparable to that of the latest MINI, as well as a radio and a steering wheel, the latter with two spokes. Only the circular apparatus has remained almost the same, and this is a pleasant discovery. On closer inspection, she hasn't aged much: her personal and sophisticated style gives her a timeless look. Indeed, the astonishing gear shift sequence, as dry and precise as few, has never been compared to the following MINIs.
ROAD TABLE
Engine with 163 hp livelier than you think. Light weight (1.140 kg) and the torque due to the boost means that MINI Cooper S. they devour mountain roads with frightening ease. Steering is a precise instrument of rare beauty and it takes a few degrees to get the car exactly where you want it. If you are smart enough, you can too disassemble the MINI when entering a corner by sliding the rear to close the trajectorybut remember that this happens very quickly. However, the mechanical traction is very high, and the speed that allows the Englishman to hold corners cannot be matched by the latest compact sports cars.
PRICES
The best news is that The MINI Cooper S from the first series is very inexpensive. Prices range from From 4.000 6.000 to XNUMX XNUMX euros, over 7.000, if you are looking for the second generation then the turbocharged 1.6 with 170 hp. There are many of them, at an affordable price and even with a mileage of several kilometers. At these prices, it's hard not to be tempted.
