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Mini Convertible (2018 - ) review

The Mini Convertible is one of the UK’s most popular soft-top cars, and as a small, sporty convertible, competes with everything from the Fiat 500C to the Mazda MX-5.

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The Mini Convertible has always been more about glamour than driving fun. Can the ultimate JCW version shift that stigma?

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The Mini Convertible is the UK’s most popular soft-top, and this latest version brings some much-needed improvements in quality and practicality

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The latest Mini is one of the best small cars money can buy, yet the Convertible has always been more about glamour than driving fun. Can the new Cooper S change that?

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