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2015 Mini Cooper S Hardtop 4-Door Automatic Tested: Practicality with a Hard Edge

-The denizens of the Mini publicity mill are fond of making go-kart allusions in describing their brand’s products, and those allusions have some foundation in fact. Consider our test car, the new four-door version of the Mini Hardtop, in 189-hp Cooper S tune. It has gunfighter reflexes, hardly a trace of body roll, transient responses reminiscent of a mongoose tormenting a cobra, and steering that’s both quick (2.5 turns lock-to-lock)

2017 Ford Escape Spy Photos Reveal Edge-like Updates Headed Its Way

– What It Is: Ford’s Escape crossover, photographed here with camouflage covering styling changes that’ll arrive with the model’s mid-cycle refresh. Today’s Escape debuted roughly around the same time as the Ford Focus compact sedan and hatchback back in 2013, and all share the same platform. While still handsome, the crossover’s look is falling out of line with the younger faces in Ford’s lineup, such as the most recent Fiesta

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