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N O R T H E AST V I C TO R I A
OCTOBER 5 - 11 | 2018
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FOREVER YOUNG: The shape of the Mini is arguably one of the most recognisable of all cars.
Mini Cooper S
By EWAN KENNEDY of the customisers. Cleverly, styling changes on the latest Mini that we have just road tested are minimal. Instead of making exterior changes, technology and infotainment have received major upgrades based on those introduced in recent years on BMW’s own models. Though to assist those who are right into customisation, a new palette of colours and trims have been introduced. STYLING There’s a fascinating 3D design of the Mini logo, used not only on the exterior of the car, but also on the steering wheel,
the dashboard, key fob and the projection lighting. New design LED lights are standard on the Cooper S - the model we tested - and on John Cooper Works. The LEDs are integrated into the main headlight fitting and increase both low- and high-beam range. An optional adaptive LED system using a matrix high beam function that adapts to the road ahead was on our test car and certainly made night driving safer and simpler. Highly distinctive Union Jack styled taillights on the Cooper S we drove became talking points with the occupants of following vehicles. There are also Union
Jack motifs on the dashboard. INFOTAINMENT The updated Mini sees the introduction of Mini Connected that uses a touchscreen interface and the 4G network. Though the touchscreen sits in a huge round area in the centre of the dash the screen itself is tiny at just 6.5 inches. Included are Real-Time Traffic Information as well as Remote Services, Connected Services, Tele Services and a Concierge function. Mini Connected Services provides weather information, key points of interest, news items, petrol station locations and send-to-car functionality.
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IT’S hard to believe the Mini is now in its 60th year, these days its shape is arguably one of the most recognisable of all. It began life as a tiny no-nonsense very-practical car that could carry four people with less squeezing than you might expect, but became a legend in its own lifetime. Or rather two lifetimes, because the BMW Mini, launched in 2001 after the British maker got into so much financial strife that the German company moved in to sort out the mess. Thankfully, the guys and gals at BMW understood what Mini had become over the years – though it had remained a sensible car – it had also become the king
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