Mini Cooper S
The contemporary Mini is a cult automobile, which is considered not only to be an attractive vehicle but also a British pop culture icon. The aim of the designer of the auto, Sir Alec Issigionis, was, however, totally different – he wanted to create a small, inexpensive and functional automobile with the biggest coupe possible, the lowest gasoline consumption possible and a low price. Combining a crosswise motor construction with front wheel drive, he managed to achieve 80% passenger and baggage space. In 1999 the Original Mini was elected as the second most influential automobile of the 20th century after the Ford T. Until 2000, when the manufacture of the Original Mini at Longbridge was stopped to restart a year later at Oxford under BMW with the New Mini, the automobile experienced seven (!) model generations and 5, 387, 862 automobiles had been produced. Along with the demise of the Original Mini, the 1275 ccm motor also became part of the past. This type of motor was used in Mini automobiles for 35 years.
Our Mini Cooper S has this type of motor, admittedly with significant improvements. In 1998 this automobile was delivered to the German market, in 2010 it turned up in the Netherlands and since 2016 it has been in Latvia. The Mini Cooper Brooklands, only 600 of which were produced, is such an exciting automobile, that we have not tried to retain the original model, but have improved it with sports car elements. The automobile has adjustable shock absorbers, sports packaging with 13 x 6 inch discs, supplementary head lights, etc. Rebuilding the motor using tuning details has increased the power to 92 HP; that is why this Mini Cooper is a frequent guest at the Bikernieki Raceway.
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