Thursday 9th April 2009

German JLR Tuner To Tackle New Mini

Established tuner Arden to provide performance mods for new Cooper S

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Arden's Mini Challenge series race car

Another day, another story of German tuning company excess, but instead of the usual range of tweaked Audis, BMWs and Mercs, Arden has turned its hand to modifying the Mini.

Ok, so it’s still German in origin, but Arden has more than 25 years of experience in turning out fettled Jaguars and Land Rovers, instead of its home-grown German talent.

Arden’s first Mini-based tuning project is a Cooper S performance kit based on the company’s own entry into this year’s Mini Challenge series. The kit will take its inspiration from the Challenge car and its senior driver E.Pirro, who is a multipe winner of the race series' "Gentleman Driver" class for the over 50s.

The company hasn’t given any indication of the performance boost their tuned Cooper S will get, but there will be a range of performance add-ons including sports suspension, sports exhaust and custom designed Arden alloys.

Arden will also go to work on the car’s interior, which is likely to be covered in high quality leather with wood and carbon fibre trim.

[louismchuge]

I read this before the picture was visible thinking I wish I could see it. Now I wish I hadn't!

[cupra-r rob]

I yawned reading this, think that says it all. Never been a fan of minis.

[angus54]

As 'Abarth' is to Fiat so 'Arden' is to Mini.

Big wheels, exhausts, suspension - so Max Power....

Snore.

[vz-r_dave]

angus54 said:

As 'Abarth' is to Fiat so 'Arden' is to Mini.

Big wheels, exhausts, suspension - so Max Power....

Snore.

Wtf are you on about?

Its a bloody race car and if your going to be like that look at the Mini GP edition. Was that max power???? I think not.

Sorry I had to take the bait

[Silent1]

I was under the impression the challenge series had all JCW kit and nothing else, certainly the r53 challenge series was.

angus54 said:

As 'Abarth' is to Fiat so 'Arden' is to Mini.

Big wheels, exhausts, suspension - so Max Power....

Snore.

Er no.

Abarth is a divison of Fiat.

Arden is a bloke in a shed.

[JOHN FELTSTEAD]

This looks very like an oval racer even down to the cartoon paint scheme but lets not judge yet

Edited by JOHN FELTSTEAD on Thursday 9th April 00:05

[Belfast Boy]

does the power steering still whine?

Minis = how many stickers can you get on it?

[haggi]

the photoshop skills are lacking too imo, look at the photoshop over spray one the skirts lol,

[angus54]

vz-r_dave said:

angus54 said:

As 'Abarth' is to Fiat so 'Arden' is to Mini.

Big wheels, exhausts, suspension - so Max Power....

Snore.

Wtf are you on about?

Its a bloody race car and if your going to be like that look at the Mini GP edition. Was that max power???? I think not.

Sorry I had to take the bait

""The company hasn’t given any indication of the performance boost their tuned Cooper S will get, but there will be a range of performance add-ons including sports suspension, sports exhaust and custom designed Arden alloys.

Arden will also go to work on the car’s interior, which is likely to be covered in high quality leather with wood and carbon fibre trim.""


Really - a race car with leather and wood????? And performance add ons...

Dude I'm referring to the road car.

[vz-r_dave]

angus54 said:

vz-r_dave said:

angus54 said:

As 'Abarth' is to Fiat so 'Arden' is to Mini.

Big wheels, exhausts, suspension - so Max Power....

Snore.

Wtf are you on about?

Its a bloody race car and if your going to be like that look at the Mini GP edition. Was that max power???? I think not.

Sorry I had to take the bait

""The company hasn’t given any indication of the performance boost their tuned Cooper S will get, but there will be a range of performance add-ons including sports suspension, sports exhaust and custom designed Arden alloys.

Arden will also go to work on the car’s interior, which is likely to be covered in high quality leather with wood and carbon fibre trim.""


Really - a race car with leather and wood????? And performance add ons...

Dude I'm referring to the road car.

Yeah I see your point now and your right

I think some of the early 1900 race cars had leather and wood though