'MAXI' sized MINI offer 4/5 seat practicality, a 350 litre boot, low emission chain-cam diesel engines as well as a 185PS turbo petrol, four wheel drive and, from March 2011, a diesel automatic four wheel drive.
All new wacky, weird, but also cute and decent to drive mostly Brit built coupe/SUV that successfully competes against MINIs, MX-5s, Abarth 500s, Citroen DS3s, Renault Winds, Peugeot 207CCs and everything else in the £12,500 - £20,000 'style' sector.
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