2002-2006 Mini Cooper: Year-to-Year Changes
Updated: 11/23/08
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Learn about the year-to-year changes of the 2002-2006 Mini Cooper. Get full details of the styling and performance changes throughout the history of the 2002-2006 Mini Cooper.
Year to Year Changes
2003 Mini Cooper:
Partly because it had been introduced late in the 2002 model year, the trendy Mini Cooper was virtually unchanged for 2003. Sport Package options included an antiskid system and increased wheels size to 17 inches on the Cooper S, or 16-inch on the base Cooper. Dealer-applied Union Jack roof graphics recalled the original Minis; checkered and American-flag designs also were offered. For 2003, the standard CD player gained a port for plugging in an auxiliary MP3 player. Late in the 2003 model year, a John Cooper Works tuning kit became available, boosting output from the Cooper S engine to 200 horsepower.
2004 Mini Cooper:
Changes were few in the Mini's third season. Standard equipment now included a digital speed readout under the tachometer (supplementing the regular central speedometer), as well as a rear power socket. Optional Sport seats now were offered in beige leather, in addition to black and blue.
2005 Mini Cooper:
A convertible body style joins Mini Cooper's 2-dr hatchback for 2005. The convertible has a power top with heated glass rear window and, like the hatchback, seats four. Convertibles get front side airbags that protect the head and torso, rear obstacle detection, and a sunroof mode, which opens the convertible top part of the way. For '05, all Minis get appearance revisions to headlights, taillights, and grille.
2006 Mini Cooper:
No significant changes for the Cooper for 2006.
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