2002 MINI COOPER

An all-new BMW-engineered Mini marks the return of a ’60s British cult classic/by Chuck Schifsky

photography by the author

My last memory of the original Mini Cooper isn’t a good one. This foggy, embarrassing vision recalls a strange winter ritual practiced in the frigid North: ice racing on a frozen lake, and my ride was a ’66 Mini. Things were going great—until I got hit from behind, spun around, and ended up tipped over in a snowbank. The only really good thing to come out of that day was my appreciation for how much fun it was to drive a Mini. Well, at least until I crashed. From today’s perspective, it’s important to point out that, except for the name, concept, and basic shape, the new-for-’02 Mini Cooper shares nothing with the original. BMW acquired the Mini brand a few years back when it purchased the British-based Rover Group (Rover,…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2001

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