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Green with a black roof. It's a Cooper, which means it's fast enough and handles well - though I didn't have it 'Cooper Works Cooper', which gives it some extra oomf. It's fab to drive, but I don't think you could claim it's go-kart-ish. More like a cross between a spicy small hatch and a mid-engine sportscar.
For comparison:
Mini Cooper - around 115 bhp
Cooper Works Cooper - around 135 bhp
Cooper S - around 160 bhp
In other words, the Cooper is a stylish, zippy number with zooms through town, loves motorways and will touch the hundred mph quite happily (not that I ever would, you understand). The Works will get you there wholesale, moves like a firecracker in a sack of angry weasels, and comes in new and exciting colours. The S has that funny letterbox in the front end so that it can gasp in some extra air; put your foot on the accelerator gently and pray that you don't hit a bump and accidentally pre-empt the Mars mission.
But you know what? The really important thing is that it feels right.
A little more on-topic - the new Citroen Pleuriel clearly isn't the Beetle. But for oddly stylish, quirky, clearly insane yet strangely attractive, maybe it's nearly there. |
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