2002 MINI Cooper S Review Summary
What reviewers liked most about the 2002 MINI Cooper S:
...the Mini's mini engine, a 1.6-liter, overhead-cam four-cylinder, is plenty grunty enough.
- The Car ConnectionColor options outnumber those in a bag of jelly beans and can be topped with a roof that's either body-colored, black or white.
- New Car Test DriveBody roll is minimal, even in high-speed turns, and the car's exceptional stiffness simply enhances the feeling of stability and control.
- Cars.comBMW priced the Mini with an appreciation for real-world pocketbooks...yet endowed it with a visual and physical opulence that ratchets up its value quotient.
- New Car Test Drive
What reviewers liked least about the 2002 MINI Cooper S:
The rear seats are simply too cramped if the driver and front passenger are much taller than 5 1/2 feet.
- Cars.comWhen it comes to bumpy roads, though, the Mini and the road surface must agree to disagree, and often it's not a polite conversation.
- The Car Connection
2002 MINI Cooper S Comparisons:
And the trunk holds a laughable 5.3 cubic feet of cargo...that's just a smidgen more trunk space than a Mazda Miata.
- Cars.comThe tougher choice comes when the S is held up against more conventional performance sedans in the same price range...including the GTI 1.8T, Civic Si, Sentra SE-R Spec V and SVT Focus.
- AutoWeek
Best one-liners about the 2002 MINI Cooper S:
Despite the shopworn bleatings of Madison Avenue and the very premise of whole ranges of adult videos, small can be satisfying.
- The Car ConnectionThe eagerly awaited Mini has arrived with the emotional appeal of a puppy, the high-style gloss of a fashion magazine and the technological edge of a Los Alamos lab.
- New Car Test Drive
2002 MINI Cooper S Introduction
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2002 MINI Cooper S Walkaround
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2002 MINI Cooper S Interior Features
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2002 MINI Cooper S Driving Impressions
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2002 MINI Cooper S Final Word
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