[Keith]

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Originally posted by The General
I have heard rumours (from an employee of BMW UK) that they plan to revamp the Cooper S for the 2004 model year.

Major improvements include 180bhp output (for a claimed sub 6.0 sec dash to 60mph), different wheels and more equipment, plus a higher price!

Maybe true, maybe not. Ask your dealer, although they will not probably tell you the truth!

I do think, although others may disagree, that the S needs more ooomph to stay ahead of the increasing able competition! This revamp will probably do the trick - but question is what does all this mean of the current S?

T G.

If 163hp gets the car to 60 in 6.9, my guess it it will take more than 180hp to get under 6 seconds. 180hp is just a 10% increase so a 6.2 second dash sounds more realistic - all other things being equal. That still pretty fast - but can you ever go fast enough?