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Mini Cooper S 60 Years Edition marks launch of the original Mini

To celebrate its 60th anniversary, the brand is producing 500 Cooper S 60 Years Edition cars for the UK

Six decades after the first Mini was unveiled to the world, the brand has announced a limited-run variant of the Cooper S to mark the occasion. The first of ‘many celebrations’ planned for 2019, the model will be produced at the Mini Plant in Oxford, with just 500 examples for the UK.

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All 60 Years Edition cars will be finished in an exclusive ‘British Racing Green IV’ paint, feature a contrasting piano black roof and mirror caps, 60th anniversary specific bonnet stripes and 17-inch alloy wheels in an exclusive two-tone finish. The left-hand bonnet stripe, indicators and puddle projectors will also all feature 60 Years Edition emblems, alongside the addition of spot lamps on the front grille of every UK car, a nod to the brand’s rally history.

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Special-edition tweaks don’t stop on the outside, with the seats finished in a rather fetching 60th anniversary-specific ‘Dark Cacao’ shade combined with contrast stitching and piping to match the green exterior - 60 Years Edition emblems also feature on the steering wheel and front seats.

Sadly, there’s no bump in performance for this model and so the 0-62mph sprint is acheived in the same 6.7secs time as in the standard car - the model will also come exclusively with an automatic transmission for the UK.

Mini’s Navigation Plus pack will be equipped in all 60th anniversary cars, providing a larger 8.8” screen, Apple CarPlay and wireless charging. The Comfort Plus Pack will also provide the driver with a rear view camera, folding wing mirrors and parking sensors.

The brand’s story began on 26 August 1959, when British Motor Corporation (BMC) revealed the Mini, a car that undoubtedly revolutionised the compact car segment. Since then, the Mini brand famously joined the BMW Group, a move that put it on the path to achieving sales of 2,490,000 passenger vehicles worldwide in 2018 alone.

Just 500 examples of the Mini Cooper S 60 Years Edition vehicles will be available in the UK at the price of £29,990. Order books open in March.

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