[TusharK]

Mini has launched the Cooper facelift in India at prices starting from 29.70 lakhs (ex-showroom). The car will be offered in three versions - a 3-door hatchback, a 5-door hatchback and a convertible.



The front end features a large grille finished in gloss black, circular headlamps with LED DRL rings and fog lamps. The car also gets oval shaped ORVMs and larger LED tail lamps with a Union Jack design.



On the inside, the cars get a 6.5-inch infotainment system offered as standard while a larger 8.8-inch touchscreen unit is available as part of the optional Mini Wired package, which also includes a touchpad controller, MINI Find Mate, Navigation System Professional, MINI Connected XL, telephony with wireless charging and a 20 GB internal hard drive. The equipment list also consists of Apple CarPlay, a 12 speaker Harmon Kardon audio system, ambient lighting, a multi-functional leather steering wheel, and an optional panoramic sunroof. In addition, the Cooper comes with cruise control, optional Park Assistant, rear view camera, head-up display, auto start/stop, brake energy recuperation and active cooling air flaps.



The MINI 3-Door Cooper S and Convertible Cooper S are powered by a 2.0-litre, turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine which produces 189 BHP and 280 Nm of torque @ 1,250 rpm, paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. The 3-Door Cooper D and 5-Door Cooper D come with a 1.5-litre, 3-cylinder diesel engine that produces 112 BHP and 270 Nm @ 1,750 rpm. The diesel engine is mated to a 6-speed automatic gearbox. There are 3 driving modes - MID, Sport and Green.



Standard safety features offered on the new MINI include dual front airbags, ABS with brake assist, Cornering Brake Control, Dynamic Stability Control and run-flat tyres.

Variant-wise ex-showroom prices:

Petrol

3-door Cooper S - Rs. 33.20 lakh

Convertible Cooper S - Rs. 37.10 lakh

Diesel

3-Door Cooper D - Rs. 29.70 lakh

5-Door Cooper D - Rs. 35.00 lakh

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Originally Posted by TusharK

3-door Cooper S - Rs. 33.20 lakh

The car I've always had an eye on. Question: German car makers steadily increase their prices over the years. Most end up with exorbitant prices on-paper and then give 5 - 10 lakhs in discounts.

From 2015 to 2018, how did the Cooper S' prices go down? It cost 34.65 lakhs 3 years back (reference)?

[veedub89]

Last time I was in the market to buy a car, which was 15 months ago, I also researched the Cooper S as an option.

The starting price was higher than today and if you looked at the bare bones features list, you just had to tick a lot of options. This meant that the car actually came out to around 37 odd lakhs ex-showroom.

I believe this will be the case this time as well.

Bare bones car so the starting price is low but when you realise you get nothing for it, you are forced to tick a lot of options. Hopefully like all BMWs, the Mini range should have good discounts on it as well.

After discounts and the options fitted, if the price were to be the same as the ex-showroom price now, I think it would be a decent price for what you get.

The Mini is a happy car. You see it on the road and it makes you happy.