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MINI Report 02: Features, Specs and Goodies

Here's the MINI we'll be evaluating over the next year: 2007 MINI Cooper S Hardtop; Chili Red outside, black cloth inside; 1.6-liter turbocharged 172-horsepower four-cylinder engine; six-speed manual transmission; Hyper-Sport package (sport suspension, styling kit); remote-sensing unlock and start; Bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity; limited slip differential and HID headlamps. It doesn't have a navigation system or auto climate control, but we don't think we'll miss them as much as offerings like the panorama sunroof, premium audio system and the satellite radio upon which we've become so dependent.