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: I ^OR most, Brabiis is associat- . W - ed with massively powerful - Mercedes limousines/:


: . Captains of European industry sit in the back and are swept across, featureless autobahns a t speeds more akin to private aviation than wheeled transport. Fortunately for ; us, we can now get the Brabus touch on less than Euro commissioner.r. salaries in the form of the Smart ',


:ForTwo Brabus, a city car with’ real; attitude.


' By ANDY ENRIGHT


good deal more day to day practi­ cality than the little Smart. As with all smart models, the


Brabus features standard-fit Elec­ tronic Stability Control Programme (ESP): basically, if you get the car


bu t of shape; the electronics will, automatically iise th ro tt le and


‘^^The 1.0-litre powerplant has been , massaged to give a full 98bhp, up'-*


-from the 84bhp offered bythetiirbo;' model in the standard’range o'r-the; 61 or 71bhp options served up by ■ more humble Smart ForTwos.-This


. ■ . / of body styling fea-^,


i tures include lovely Brabus alloy /wheels, a deeper front spoiler and


/ fear valance,', plus a sports exhaust ’ and heat shield.The effKt of these styling touches is to bring the carS; even lower to the ground.


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MINI ONE - 05 54 MINI.One 1.6 4rCyl 16V Liquid:Yellow with Cloth DRAGON -


- : ■'■Blackr'l 6"-5-Star Alloy Wheels, Air Con Manual, Radio BOOST, . ^ SALT Pack, CD 14 6k


05 05 MINI One 1.6 4-Cyl 16V Chili Red with Cloth DRAGON ■


05 55 MINI One 1.6 4-Cyl 16V Pure Silver with Cloth • ; - DRAGON Black, SALT Pack, 45k ;


05 55 MINI One 1.6 4-Cyl 16V Pure Silverwith Cloth


. DRAGON Black, 16" 5-Star Alloy Wheels, Air Con, Radio BOOST, SALT Pack,CD, 18k


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06 06 MINI.One Seven Solar Red Metallic with Cloth Seven Panther. Black, Heated Mirrors/Washerjets, 18.6k


06 06 MINI One Seven Pure Silver with Cloth Seven Panther Black, 23.8k


06 06 MINI One Seven Solar Red Metallic with Cloth Seven Panther Black, 27.5k


07 07 MINI One 1.4 Pepper White with Cloth Cosmos Black, PEPPER Pack, 6.8k


MINI COOPER 05 05 MINI Cooperl .6 4-Cyl 16V Electric Blue with Cloth . OCTAGON Black, Alloy Wheels, Radio BOOST, CD, 61.9k


04 53 MINI Cooper 1.6 4-Cyl 16V Pure Silver with Cloth/Lea ■ ■ KALEIDO-Black, 15" 7-Hofe Alloy Wheels, CHILI Pack, Radio BOOST, CD, 29k


06 06 MINI One ,1.6'4-Cyl 16V Hyper Blue with Cloth DRAGON '' : Black, PEPPER Pack, Rear spoiler, 11,7k :


. Otherwise, i t ’s the usual Siriart recipe - albeit a rather expensive one. The coupe is priced at £13,525 (around £1,200 more than the MKl equivalent) with the cabrio weigh­ ing in at around £2,000 more. This is comparable to cars like a nicely specified MINI Cooperor one of the plushest Fiat 500s, both vehicles '■with their own dollop of style and a


■ brake inputs to correct thebitua- (tioh.'And this Bfabus version is' plenty quick'enough to get into quite a situation should you try: 96mph.on the flat.will see this Smart easily keeping up with the /cu t and thrust ohtypical British


! is enough to th rust,the shoebox -: /sized car to 60mph in'a smidgeon; under 10 seconds.


motonvay traffic. ’ Spacejnside.was always pretty,


good for two adults (if not their baggage), but the latest car is better still. Somewhat unusually, the pas­ senger seat is mounted 15cm further


• back than the driver’s seat so that ■. shoulder room can be maximised.


i'Smaft claims that passengers have .^an additional three centimetres of .elbow room compared to the old car. Luggage room has also usefully increased from 150 to 220 litres.


•: The car’s face looks a little differ­ ent, with projector lights and a


: smiling grille aperture, while the side reveals a slimmer aspect to the tridion safety cell in the sill and door area; The door handles have


■ also been rotated around 90 degrees ■ for ease of use.


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The sporty, new Yaris SR only £9995!


There aren’t too many cars that


can beat a Fortwo in terms of cost of ownership. / . . - The key thing driving down the ’


. pence per mile figure is the residual value of a used example, and


: though Brabus variants aren’t the best in the range in this regard, the latest model still looks set to better its predecessor in terms of used d e s i r a b i l i t y . -


:/)'’•/Then there’s the fuel economy. ■ Granted,"Fortwos don’t tend to soak up big mileages but they are often used in cities where many con­ ventional care return lousy fuel con­ sumption figures. Expect a com­ bined figure of about 55mpg from this car.


Insurance costs are driven down ■'by the Fortwo’s ease of repair, the


; elastic plastic body-panels being capable of shrugging off typical parking knocks. The panels are flex­ ible and the colour is, deep moulded


■ in, so superficial scratches are hard to spot. I t also means, that a more


. 'seriously, damaged panel can he replaced inexpensively, without need for costly and time-consuming repainting. It they were priced more accessi-


, bly, there would be a quite a few rea­ sons to recommend the Brabus smart models but the stratospheric asking prices relegate them to the ranks of expensive curios. .The nov­ elty wearing off one of . these is a rather costly sound. ■ ■ ■ : , /


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0707 MINI Cooper Mellow Yellow with CIth/Lea Ray Carboii : Black, Alloy Wheels, CHILI Pack, White Bonnet Stripes,


£13,490 £9,490 • ■ Black 15'.' 5 Star ROCKET Alloys^PEPPER Pack, 7.9k ■: £9,690


£10,490 ........


£10,490 .


. £10,990 £10,990


£10,990 £10,990


£10,990


05 55 MINI One D 1.4 4-Cyl BV Pepper White with Cloth ■ ■ OCTAGON Black, Air Con, Multi-funcbon on S/Wheel,- PEPPER Pack, Rain Sensor, Sport Seats- Front, 42.2k £11,990


£12,490


07 57 MINI Cooper Sparkling Silver with CIth/Lea Ray Carbon . / Black, Alloy Wheels, CHILI Pack, Panoramic Glass \ Sunroof, 5.3k


£13,990


MINI COOPERS 04.04 MINI Cooper S Electric Blue with Cl/Lea SATELLITE-Black • - : - CHILI Pack, Radio BOOSTi'CD, 34.-7k o :


EX DEMONSTRATORS 07 57MINlCooperPureSilverwithClth/LeaRayCarbon- . Black 15" 5 Star Spooler Alloys, CHILI Pack, Darkened ; . Rear Glass,Multifunction for S/Wheel, 2.4k WAS £16,125 NOW £13,990


07 57 MINI Cooper Clubman 1.6 Pure Silver with Cloth . Cosmos Black, 16"-5 Star Blaster Alloys, Interior Trim Fluid • : . Silver, PEPPER Pack, 4.6k’ ■


'■'£10,990


04 54 MINI Cooper S Black-Eye Purple with Leather GRAVITY ■ Black, 17'i 5-Spoke Alloy Wheels, ASC + t ; CHILI Pack,’ Multi-function on S/Wheel, Radio BOOST, 22.2k


£11,690


MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE 05 05 MINI Cooper Conv Cool Blue with CIth/Lea OCTAGON Black, CHILI Pack, Heated Mirrors/Washerjets, 42.6K £11,990


05 55 MINI Cooper Conv Hyper Blue with CIth/Lea OCTAGON Black, CHILI Pack, Front SdatHeating, 20;5k


05 55 MINI Cooper Conv Cool Blue with CIth/Lea OCTAGON ■


.£12,990 ■


Black, 16" 5-Star Alloy Wheels, CHILI Pack, Chrome-Line ■ Interior, Dark Blue Hood, 32k


MINI. COOPER S CONVERTIBLE 05 05 MINI Cooper S Conv Dark Sliver, with Cloth SPACE-Silver


Front Foglights, Front Seat Heating, Radio BOOST, CD, 38k


£8,490 £9,990


05 05 MINI Cooperl.6 4-Cyl 16V Electric Blue with CIth/Lea / : V OCTAGON Black, 15" 7-Hole Alloy Wheels, CHILI Pack, ■ Elec Panoramic Glass Roof, 34k.


£10,690


06 06 MINI Cooper 1.6 4-Cyl 16V Hyper Blue withCloth OCTAGON Black, Alloy Wheels, PEPPER Pack, 13k . £10,990 ’


. 07 07 MINI Cooper Chill Red with Cloth Cosmos Black, - Alloy Wheels IrrWhite, PEPPER Pack, 19.9k.: .


06 56 MINI Cooper Chill Red with CIth/Lea Ray Carbon Black, / AlloyWheels, ASC-i-T, CHILI Pack, Air Con, 18.5k


- £12,490 £12,990


/ £11,990 06 06 MINI Cooper S Conv Hyper Blue with Leather GRAVITY


- . Dark Blue, CHILI Pack, Chrome-Line Interior, Dark Blue . Hood, Limited Slip Diff, 21k


£16,490


07 56 MINI Coopers Conv Pure Silver with Leather GRAVITY ‘ : Dark Blue, 17." 5 Star BULLET Alloys, CHILI Pack, ■ Chrome-Line Interior, Chromed Mirror Caps,


r ’ Multifunction for S/Wheel, 9.4k £17,990


MINI COOPER CLUBMAN. 07 57 MINI Cooper Clubman 1.6 Pure Silver with CIth/Lea Ray


’ Carbon Black, 15" 5 StarSjjooler Alloys, 2 Rear Seats,. • Black Bonnet Stripes, emu Pack, Interior Trim Brushed Alloy, . . Roof&Mirror Caps in Black, 5.4k


• , / £14,990 , £12,990 , WAS £16,885 NOW £14,490


07 57 MINI Cooper Lightning Blue with CIth/Lea Ray Carbon . Black,AlloyWheels,ASC-LT,AirCon,CHILIPack,- HiFi Speaker System, 5k .


- ^ V/AS £17,115 NOW £14,790


07 57 MINI Cooper D Clubman 1.6 Nightfire Red with ■ ■


Cloth Cosmos Black, 16" Bridge Spoke Alloys, ‘ . Chrome-Line Interior, PEPPER Pack, 3.4k ■ • ■’ ’ ' . ’■


■ WAS £17,900 NOW £15,290


07 57 MINI Cooper Conv Lightning Blue with CIth/Lea . ’ OaAGONBIack,17".5StarBULLETAIIoys,AirCon, • , ASC-fT, CHILI Pack, Heated Mirro’rs/Washerjets, 4.3k WAS £18,380 NOW £16,490


07 57 MINI Cooper S Lightning Blue with CIth/Lea Ray ’■ ’ Carbon Black 17" Flame Spoke Alloys, ASC-LT, CHILI Pack, — ’ .’ Chrome-Line Exterior, Leather Steering Wheel, ■ ^


.: /> ’.Multifunction forSAVheel, 3.2k ■ . - . ■ . ’■ WAS £19,300 NOW £16,990


07 57 MINI Cooper Clubman 1.6 Pepper White with CIth/Lea , ■


■ ’. Ray Carbon Black, 17" Pace Spoke Alloys, Air Con, ■ Bi-Xenon Headlights, CHILI Pack, Chrome-Line Interior, 5.1k


07 57 MINI Coopers Clubman Lightning Blue with CIth/Lea ,


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WAS £19,180 NOW £16,990


07 57 MINI Cooper D Pepper White with CIth/Lea Ray Cream White, 17" Crown Spoke Alloys, Bi-Xenon Headlights, CHILI Pack,4.9k


. Ray Carbon Black, CHILT Pack, PDC, Roof & Mirror Caps Silver, 3.7k


07 57 MINI Coopers Mellow Yellow with Lea Punch Carbon : Black, 18" R105 Matt Black Alloys, Air Con, CHILI Pack, Front Seat Heating, 5.1k


WAS £24,640 NOW £22,990 : WAS £19,305 NOW £17,690 f 6 • WAS £20,775 NOW £ 1 8 ,A .» '


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Mode! and jpeoficatjon shown New Vans SR 1.3WT*! 3 door manual manufacturer’s list pnee £10,995. •Advertised finance offer available on Vans SR 1.3 WT4 3 door manual when ordered, registered and financed through Toyota financial Services, on a Personal Contract Purchase Drive Plan, minimum 15% deposit between IstApnl 2008 and 30th fune 2008 at partiopating Centres. Othe finance offers are available but cannot be used in conjunction with this offer. Tenns and conditions apply. Indemnities may be required. Finance subject to status to over 16s only. Toyota Rnanaal Services, Great Burgh, Burgh Heath, Epsom, Surrey, KTl 8 5UZ. Pnee correct at time of going to press and includes VAT, deiive^ charge, numberplates, one year's road fund licence and £55 first registration fee.^ Subject to availability.


. - ...................^ Yaris 1.3 VVT-i manual Official Fuel Consumption Figures in mpg (l/100km). Urban 39.2 (7.2), Extra Urban 53.3 (5.3), Combined 47.1 (6.0). C0 2 Emissions 141 g/km.


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