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JCW MINI v 500 Abarth
MINI John Cooper Works v 500 Abarth

Two of the coolest superminis around have just got hotter – Fiat’s 500 with its 133bhp Abarth makeover, and the Mini, now available in 208bhp John Cooper Works guise

Text: Ollie Marriage/Henry Catchpole / Photos: Kenny P
August 2008

They're small, cute, and loveable. And now their fluffy exteriors conceal very sharp claws. We drive the must-have superminis of the moment.

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