insideKENT Magazine Issue 37 - April 2015 | Page 132

MOTORS MINI Cooper SD 5-DOOR HATCH 2.0L MINI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE WHAT ITS CRITICS SAY, OR, IF YOU ASK ME, IT SEEMS LIKE IT REVELS IN THE CHALLENGE OF PROVING ITS CRITICS WRONG. FIRST, 'THEY' SAID YOU CAN’T TAKE A CLASSIC CAR AND REBOOT IT – MINI DID, AND IT BECAME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CARS IN THE WORLD. THEN 'THEY' SAID YOU CAN’T MAKE A LITTLE CAR INTO A BIG FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE, AND RETAIN THE CHARM AND FEEL – MINI DID, AND IT WON WORLD RALLY RACES. AND FINALLY, 'THEY' SAID YOU CAN'T PUT FIVE DOORS ON A MINI – WELL IT HAS! ENTER THE 2 LITRE, MINI COOPER SD 5-DOOR HATCH. WORDS AND PHOTOS BY LUKE YATES 132