Sure, in character, things haven't changed. There's measurable progress. It's efficient - for the petrol Cooper, 105g/km. Plus it's more refined and better-riding and safer and has a bigger boot. OK, that's all rational stuff that Top Gear is reputed not to give a stuff about. Yet they did that while preserving the stuff we do care for. It's more lively, it sounds more interesting and the handling's more fun and visceral.
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Paul Horrell Drives 2014 MINI Cooper For Top Gear
Paul Horrell had the opportunity to go to Puerto Rico, drive the 2014 MINI Cooper and write about it for United Kingdom's Top Gear. Horrell opines in part: