MINI CONVERTIBLE
Winter is coming, so it’s time to give back our soft-top. Should you consider buying one ready for next summer?
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WHY WE RAN IT
To discover whether a drop-top Mini could be the perfect car for the summer
As we all stagger towards the end of the year, I find myself wondering what exactly it will be remembered for. The horrors of 2020 cast a huge shadow over 2021, and there has been no day of celebration to mark a sudden end to pandemic times.
From a personal perspective, things started looking up in the summer, when I became the custodian of my neighbourhood’s most attention-grabbing car, with a retractable roof and enviable performance. When the Mini Convertible Cooper S arrived back in June, we were seeking to find out if it could be the perfect car in which to enjoy the summer. And although 2021 didn’t deliver a particularly sunny season, I would say the Mini submitted a fairly convincing case for itself.