For as long as Minis have existed, people have been finding ways to make them faster. Over the decades we’ve seen absolutely everything done to these cars – turbos, superchargers, twin-engine setups, V8s, Pintos, Wankel rotaries, you name it. Innovation knows no bounds.
In this issue, we’re celebrating this spirit of pioneering ingenuity by showcasing four entirely different routes to alternative performance. In the Cooper Sport, we see the A-series tickled by a turbo along with a whole host of how-did-he-fit-all-that-in-there upgrades. The ’94 Rover has a twin-cam, but probably not the twin-cam you’d expect – this one came from a Nissan Micra, a swap that’s becoming increasingly popular on the scene. The Clubman is the most extreme of the lot, featuring a Honda VTEC coupled with a clever all-wheel-drive…
