While 1.6-litre (and more recently 1.5-litre) engines have become the norm ... serve in today’s fourth-generation petrol-powered Mini Cooper S. But it does mean extracting the S’s 189bhp ...

Few cars come as close to conveying the pure joy of driving like a MINI, and the redesigned Cooper only serves to further emphasize this fact. From the more practical base model to the thrill-a-minute ...