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Cooper Works Returns
 If you like the front-wheel-drive way
of doing things, you’ll be delighted to
learn that the John Cooper Works kit
has been relaunched for the revised Mini.
Available at Mini dealers from
September, the kit brings with it 192
bhp in return for £1095 including VAT.
The essentials of the Works kit are
a replacement exhaust, sports air
filter and a remap, with an overboost
facility extending the maximum torque
from 185 lbf.ft to 199 lbf.ft for brief
intervals. The result is 0-62 in 6.8
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2007 -October
Niche Work
As we went to press the Frankfurt
Show had just kicked off,
signalling the traditional muscleflexing
between the big German
brands. BMW of course is on a roll
these days and expects to deliver over 1.4
million cars this year, but what can we expect
to see in the near future? Read more>
Chinese Puzzle!
BMW and Mercedes have both threatened to sue Chinese
car maker Shuanghuan if its German importer displays
its Noble and CEO models at the Frankfurt show. The
Noble resembles a Smart ForTwo, while the CEO looks
uncannily like the last-generation X5 wearing a Toyota
Land Cruiser front. We’ve spoken to people who have seen the CEO
in the flesh, who report that it’s “almost a carbon copy.” Read more>
Open Haman
The new 3-Series convertible has only
just arrived and already Hamann has
brought out a styling kit for the car.
By Hamann’s standards it’s pretty
restrained though: just bumpers,
sills and rear boot spoiler.
Read more >
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