(Updated Photo) I’m only showing you this angle because there is nothing else to see. What you are looking at is a bone stock Cooper S that MINI USA has graciously let MF borrow for MTTS. Ok, someone at the port did throw on the JCW aerokit, but other than that it’s a $23k Cooper S and nothing more. In the past we’ve reviewed JCWs, Convertibles and a navigation equipped $30,000 Cooper S so this is (to put it lightly) a departure. But I have to admit… I kind of like it.

It’s as light as you can get an MCS without removing doors and as comfortable on a 2,000 mile trip as any MINI could be. It also has a scrappy character with those little 16″ wheels and that aggressive looking aero-kit (kinda like a little bulldog with huge teeth).

So do I love it? No bluetooth, no nav, no anything makes it not necessarily my style. But you don’t get anymore pure MINI than this.

I’ll let you know in a week but it’s hard thinking it won’t be a great car for this trip.

For those have followed Whiteroofradio on twitter you’ll know that my coherts have had wide ranging results for their MTTS cars. DB is in the Cooper version of what you see above (yes that means 15″ wheels with the JCW aero kit) and somehow Todd ended up with a loaded JCW convertible. Don’t worry, we’ll make sure everyone knows how cool he is (Top Gear style).

For those have followed Whiteroofradio on twitter you’ll know that my coherts have had wide ranging results for their MTTS cars. DB is in the Cooper version of what you see above (yes that means 15″ wheels with the JCW aero kit) and somehow Todd ended up with a loaded JCW convertible. Don’t worry, we’ll make sure everyone knows how cool he is (Top Gear style).