2021 Mini Paddy Hopkirk Edition Detailed Pricing and Specs: New Special Hot Hatches Get Retro Rally Car Style
The Paddy Hopkirk Edition features Chili Red paint with a white roof and Piano Black exterior trim.
Mini Australia will release three Paddy Hopkirk Edition hot hatchbacks next month, with a special trio sporting retro styling that pays homage to the eponymous Irish driver's famous victory in race #37 at the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally.
The Cooper S trim is available in 3-door and 5-door hatchback options, priced between $54,800 and $56,400 plus travel, respectively, and is limited to 25 each, while the JCW trim is only offered in 69,000- door body costing $3,15. Hatch door variant limited to XNUMX units.
At a premium $9700 and $9600, the Paddy Hopkirk Edition class outperforms the regular Cooper S 3-Door Hatch and 5-Door Hatch options, respectively, and includes Chili Red paint with a white roof and Piano Black exterior trim, black auxiliary headlights, black 17-inch alloy wheels and side graphics "37".
Other unique updates include the combination of the numbers and letters "33 EJB" from the rally car's license plate stamped into the driver's side white hood stripe, which also bears the winner's signature. The same applies to the tailgate, door sills and dashboard trim on the passenger side, and "Paddy Hopkirk Monte Carlo" decals are also widely used.
The same additions can be found in the JCW 3-Door Hatch variant of the Paddy Hopkirk Edition class, which costs $11,100 more than the regular one and gets 18-inch gloss black alloy wheels instead.
Standard equipment on the Cooper S class includes a sport suspension, JCW body kit, LED lights, panoramic sunroof, keyless entry and start, an 8.8-inch touchscreen infotainment system, Apple CarPlay support, a 410W Harman Kardon audio system with 12 speakers. , 5.0-inch digital instrument cluster, JCW sports steering wheel, Carbon Black Mini Yours leather upholstery and rearview camera.
The JCW trim also features adaptive LED headlights and adaptive cruise control.
For reference, the Cooper S and JCW models are powered by 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engines, the former delivering 141kW/280Nm and the latter 170kW/320Nm.
While both are also front-wheel drive, the Cooper S trim is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, while the JCW trim is mated to an eight-speed torque converter.
Prices for the 2021 Mini Paddy Hopkirk Edition do not include travel expenses
| Option | Transmission | Price |
| Cooper S 3-door hatchback | automatically | $54,800 |
| Cooper S 5-door hatchback | automatically | $56,400 |
| JCW 3-door sunroof | automatically | $69,000 |
