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The first-generation R50 Mini Coopers had the most obvious looking beer can exhaust tip, while the R53 Cooper S had two smallercan-style tips in the center of the rear bumper that aren’t as obvious.

With the Mini Cooper S R53 now in its Twenties, we take a look at everything you need to know before buying one of the best used cars on the market. The launch of the ‘New’ R50 Mini in 2001 ...