The aforementioned 2007 redesign marked the beginning of the second generation for the MINI Cooper. While it appears quite similar to the 1st generation, there are still marked differences upon closer inspection. It’s a practical vehicle that is ever so fun to command. Its seating is surprisingly comfortable and it actually has quite a lot of useful cargo space as well. It is EPA-rated for fuel economy at 28/37 mpg city/highway - an impressive asset for any car in today’s economy.

Inside, it is able to comfortably capacitate four full-grown adults. Even the rear seats have ample room for comfortable journeys. BMW has it well-planned where you are able to dictate several factors for personalization of the interior. You can choose between an impressive array of options for accent panels, trim panels, ambient lighting, electronics, striping kits and upholstery materials/colors.

As in 2008, the 2009 Cooper is available as a 2-door hatchback (called the hardtop), a convertible and the MINI John Cooper Work. There’s also a MINI Cooper with an extended wheelbase known as the Clubman. Of course, the trim levels haven’t changed. The Cooper and the higher-performing Cooper S are still the only ones available.

The MINI company has always been about minimalism. The original MINI Cooper concept dates back to the early 1950s. Today, with a global oil crisis in full swing and a planetary desire for conservation, the MINI fits in better than ever. The newest designs for the MINI Cooper are sleek - racy looking.

Pricing for the base 2009 Cooper starts at $19,200 and the John Cooper Clubman starts at $31,450 and climbs with optional packages and features added. The basic warranty for all MINI Coopers stays in effect for 4 years or 50,000 miles. The MINI also earned a respectable 4-star safety rating from the NHTSA for frontal crash tests.

Standard safety features include the bulldog-wide MINI stance, 6 airbags with an Air Curtain System, ABS braking, EBD and CBC. Maintenance and roadside assistance are also included with your purchase. Performance suspension and MINI’s Dynamic Stability Control system also act to increase ride excellence. Overall, the 2009 MINI Cooper is a fun-to-drive, economical masterpiece that more car companies should look up to. Their small size hides a whole lot of features and performance standards that larger vehicles can only dream about. MINI represents the true spirit of motoring!

You can choose between an impressive array of options for accent panels, trim panels, ambient lighting, electronics, striping kits and upholstery materials/colors.

As in 2008, the 2009 Cooper is available as a 2-door hatchback (called the hardtop), a convertible and the MINI John Cooper Work. There’s also a MINI Cooper with an extended wheelbase known as the Clubman. Of course, the trim levels haven’t changed. The Cooper and the higher-performing Cooper S are still the only ones available.

The MINI company has always been about minimalism. The original MINI Cooper concept dates back to the early 1950s. Today, with a global oil crisis in full swing and a planetary desire for conservation, the MINI fits in better than ever. The newest designs for the MINI Cooper are sleek - racy looking.

Pricing for the base 2009 Cooper starts at $19,200 and the John Cooper Clubman starts at $31,450 and climbs with optional packages and features added. The basic warranty for all MINI Coopers stays in effect for 4 years or 50,000 miles. The MINI also earned a respectable 4-star safety rating from the NHTSA for frontal crash tests.

The 118 horsepower engine is below class average and gives the Base a low power to weight ratio, while the 208 horsepower engine is more powerful than class average. The Clubman also has a somewhat better than average warranty. One of its most notable features is the rear door, which is hinged to the side instead of the top.

Aside from the engine, the upgraded trims add a few other, mainly performance related, features. Beyond that, what you can get on one you can get on the other. It is worth noting, however, that the John Cooper Works is supposed to be the performance model, if you can have a performance model in a vehicle such as the Clubman.

The Clubman is basically a safe car, especially for its size. NHTSA gives it five-star ratings for rollover and front side impact crashes and four stars everywhere else. Antilock brakes, electronic braking control, limited slip differential, airbags everywhere and an electronic parking aid, as well as other safety features, are all either standard or available.

Along with fuel efficiency, the cost of the 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman is one of its best assets, especially on the Base model, where the price starts at just $20,200. Starting price on the S model is just $23,700, still below average for small cars. Only the John Cooper Works, with a starting price of $30,800 is significantly above the average cost for the small car class.

Slightly larger and roomier, it has much the same basic look and still competes in the small car class with such notables as the Chevy Cobalt, Ford Focus, Volkswagen New Beetle and Rabbit, Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic.

The Clubman’s looks are basically unchanged from 2008, its introductory year. There are a number of additions available, however. These include Dynamic Traction Control, roof rails, a rear roof spoiler and USB ports for a Smartphone.

The clubman comes with a 1.6 liter I4 gasoline engine. Horsepower depends on the trim line, of which there are three. The Base model gets 118 horses, the S gets 172 and the John Cooper Works, 208. Transmission choices are a six-speed automatic or a six-speed manual, either with overdrive, except for the John Cooper Works, which comes only with the manual transmission.

The Works, the performance version of the Clubman, comes only with the manual transmission.

The best fuel economy, as you would expect, comes with the Base model with the manual transmission, where you get 28 miles per gallon city and 37 miles per gallon on the highway. But all the Clubman engines get good fuel economy.

One other area where the MINI Cooper Clubman remains true to the originals is that it keeps the price under control. The base price of the Base model is just $20,000.

The first modern MINI hit the pavement in 2001. The new car was styled MINI, in all capital letters, to distinguish it from the original. The Clubman came along with the second generation of MINIs, and was introduced in America in the 2008 model year.

The Clubman is the estate car, or as it is known in America, the station wagon, of the MINI line. It’s similar to the hatchback, but with several significant differences. For one thing, it’s longer than the hatchback. Also, there are two rear cargo area doors, which open outward in butterfly style and it has a rear passenger door in the right side (only) .

The Clubman did break with the original Mini tradition in one regard. Mini station wagons were named either Traveller or Countryman. The Clubman name was originally given to one of the non-station wagon models in the 1970s. But BMW doesn’t own the rights to the original station wagon names, and Clubman was chosen as a substitute.

The newest Clubman comes in three trims: Base, S and John Cooper Works. The engine depends on the trim. They are all 1.6 liter, I4 models, but the Base gets 118 horsepower, the S gets 172 horsepower and the Works gets 208 horsepower.

Slightly larger and roomier, it has much the same basic look and still competes in the small car class with such notables as the Chevy Cobalt, Ford Focus, Volkswagen New Beetle and Rabbit, Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic.

The Clubman’s looks are basically unchanged from 2008, its introductory year. There are a number of additions available, however. These include Dynamic Traction Control, roof rails, a rear roof spoiler and USB ports for a Smartphone.

The clubman comes with a 1.6 liter I4 gasoline engine. Horsepower depends on the trim line, of which there are three. The Base model gets 118 horses, the S gets 172 and the John Cooper Works, 208. Transmission choices are a six-speed automatic or a six-speed manual, either with overdrive, except for the John Cooper Works, which comes only with the manual transmission.

The Clubman gets great gas mileage. The worst combination is the 172 horsepower engine with the automatic transmission, and even it gets 23 miles per gallon city and 32 miles per gallon highway. The 118 horsepower with manual transmission gets an almost unbelievable 28 miles per gallon city and 37 miles per gallon on the highway.

The 118 horsepower engine is below class average and gives the Base a low power to weight ratio, while the 208 horsepower engine is more powerful than class average. The Clubman also has a somewhat better than average warranty. One of its most notable features is the rear door, which is hinged to the side instead of the top.

Aside from the engine, the upgraded trims add a few other, mainly performance related, features. Beyond that, what you can get on one you can get on the other. It is worth noting, however, that the John Cooper Works is supposed to be the performance model, if you can have a performance model in a vehicle such as the Clubman.

The Clubman is basically a safe car, especially for its size. NHTSA gives it five-star ratings for rollover and front side impact crashes and four stars everywhere else. Antilock brakes, electronic braking control, limited slip differential, airbags everywhere and an electronic parking aid, as well as other safety features, are all either standard or available.

Along with fuel efficiency, the cost of the 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman is one of its best assets, especially on the Base model, where the price starts at just $20,200. Starting price on the S model is just $23,700, still below average for small cars. Only the John Cooper Works, with a starting price of $30,800 is significantly above the average cost for the small car class.

The Original Minis were made from 1959 until 2000, though most popular and best known in the 1960s. Rover Group and BMW became interested in reviving the car as a joint venture even before the original finished production, and when Rover pulled out BMW forged ahead alone.

The first modern MINI hit the pavement in 2001. The new car was styled MINI, in all capital letters, to distinguish it from the original. The Clubman came along with the second generation of MINIs, and was introduced in America in the 2008 model year.

The Clubman is the estate car, or as it is known in America, the station wagon, of the MINI line. It’s similar to the hatchback, but with several significant differences. For one thing, it’s longer than the hatchback. Also, there are two rear cargo area doors, which open outward in butterfly style and it has a rear passenger door in the right side (only) .

The Clubman did break with the original Mini tradition in one regard. Mini station wagons were named either Traveller or Countryman. The Clubman name was originally given to one of the non-station wagon models in the 1970s. But BMW doesn’t own the rights to the original station wagon names, and Clubman was chosen as a substitute.

The newest Clubman comes in three trims: Base, S and John Cooper Works. The engine depends on the trim. They are all 1.6 liter, I4 models, but the Base gets 118 horsepower, the S gets 172 horsepower and the Works gets 208 horsepower.

The two lower trims come with a choice of a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic transmission, either with overdrive. The Works, the performance version of the Clubman, comes only with the manual transmission.

The best fuel economy, as you would expect, comes with the Base model with the manual transmission, where you get 28 miles per gallon city and 37 miles per gallon on the highway. But all the Clubman engines get good fuel economy.

One other area where the MINI Cooper Clubman remains true to the originals is that it keeps the price under control. The base price of the Base model is just $20,000.

Still small, despite being 2.5 inches longer than the 2006 model, it’s also surprisingly comfortable and spacious for a car with such a tiny footprint. It’s available as a base or S-model (base model coupe has a starting MSRP of $18,700) coupe or convertible.

Outside, the car still has the sturdy, squat shape that its maker refers to as the “bulldog stance,” but it also has larger tail lights and tail pipes (there are two), and the turn-signal indicators have been moved from their previous position on the bumper to be part of the headlight array. In addition the S-model has fog lights now standard.

The Cooper is known for being a car that is fun to drive, and it comes equipped with a 118 horsepower, 1.6 liter aluminum alloy engine that is mounted transversely to conserve space. The standard transmission is a 6-speed manual, but you can upgrade to a 6-speed automatic that comes with paddle-shifters mounted on the steering column, as well. This kicky little car has pretty good fuel efficiency also, offering 32 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway with the manual transmission (30 city/37 highway on the automatic), which comes out to roughly 525 miles on a single 13.2-gallon tank of gas.

Inside the car, the MINI Cooper has no fewer than six airbags protecting the driver and passengers, along with an anti-lock braking system. It’s also got seats that adjust six different ways, and power-controls for the mirrors. There’s an on-board computer system that tracks fuel consumption and outside temperature, as well as a pollen filter for the air conditioner.

The 2007 MINI Cooper comes standard with a six-speaker AM/FM radio and CD player standard, but is pre-wired to accept the optional upgrade to a Sirius satellite radio, or to a high definition radio system, either of which expand to include 10 speakers.

Both the hatchback and the convertible version of the MINI Cooper are available in Cooper and Cooper S trim versions. The hatchback base model Cooper is equipped with a 1.6 liter 4 cylinder engine that delivers 118 horsepower; while the Cooper S Hatchback features a 1.6 liter turbocharged 4 cylinder that is capable of 172 horsepower. Both hatchbacks are mated to a standard 6 speed manual transmission, though a 6 speed automatic with manual override is available as an option. Both models include a variety of standard features including power windows and doors, air conditioning, premium grade vinyl upholstery, leather wrapped steering wheel with tilt and telescopic capability and a stereo system featuring 6 speakers, CD player and auxiliary jack.

The MINI Cooper convertible is powered by a similar fuel efficient 1.6 liter, 4 cylinder engine that delivers 115 horsepower in the base model and 168 horsepower in the supercharged MINI Cooper S convertible model. The base model is equipped with a 5 speed manual transmission, while the Cooper S convertible is available with a choice of a 6 speed manual or 6 speed automatic transmission. In terms of features, the base model Cooper convertible and the S model convertible both include the vast majority of the features found in the hatchback version, with the addition of a power operated soft top convertible top with sunroof functionality and rear parking sensors.

The cultural phenomenon continues with the 2008 MINI Cooper, with its distinctive boxy shape and unique style-plus it can be so much fun to drive and is so easy to maneuver through traffic and park in the tightest of spaces. In addition, the ability to tailor the car to your own needs is more than satisfied no matter who you are with the enormous variety of options that are available for both models either individually or as part of an options package. These add ons features include a panoramic dual pane sunroof for the hatchback, and a navigation system, fog lamps, xenon headlamps, heated leather seats, Bluetooth connectivity, a premium audio system, keyless entry are available for both models. There are also a variety of special interior and exterior design components available for both the hatchback and the convertible. This is one car that is exceptionally customizable, handles well and is typically purchased by those who need fuel efficiency and want their identity to shine through their customized choice of automobile.

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