According to sources MINIUSA is raising the price of the MINI Cooper S by $450 starting this January. Unfortunately the price increase won't be coupled with any new features. This information should now be in dealers hands in the form of a memo directly from MINIUSA

The memo followed a national meeting of all MINI dealers in Atlanta where they were shown the new MINI Cabrio as well as MINIs in the two new colors for 2004, the light blue and the orange which were previously posted about earlier this year.