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GQ Mag takes the Mini for a Spin.
The hot hatch was an Eighties confection. Drop a powerful engine into a supermini and the result was an instant and irresistible democratisation of performance. Interestingly, decent examples of early VW Golf GTIs, Peugeot 205 GTIs and Escort XR3s are now commanding serious sums as they achieve classic status, not least because most ended up being driven backwards through hedges while their drivers tried to evade escalating insurance premiums.
http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2015-05/11/mini-cooper-jcw-review
The hot hatch was an Eighties confection. Drop a powerful engine into a supermini and the result was an instant and irresistible democratisation of performance. Interestingly, decent examples of early VW Golf GTIs, Peugeot 205 GTIs and Escort XR3s are now commanding serious sums as they achieve classic status, not least because most ended up being driven backwards through hedges while their drivers tried to evade escalating insurance premiums.
http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2015-05/11/mini-cooper-jcw-review
