Where the R53 Mini Cooper S gets most interesting is under the scooped bonnet. The addition of an Eaton supercharger and stronger Getrag six-speed manual gearbox to the 1.6-liter Tritec engine ...

The Mini looked dynamic ... thrash of the workman-like Tritec engine, which you have to work hard to get the performance that the looks and chassis of the Cooper deserve. Two decades on ...