2015 MINI CHALLENGE

The Mini F56 Challenge 210 is a highly collectible and desirable Cooper S special edition, of which (you guessed it) only 210 were made to commemorate the Mini Challenge racing series. This MINI has got the works. The Challenge cars have developed a strong user community and they are set to appreciate as rare, high-specification cars.

This example - No.51 - is in immaculate condition with 42k miles and some tasteful and functional upgrades. This is an excellent and fun driver's car - but it's also a refined and practical high-quality place to cover miles, with considerate and useful updates and improvements.

Standard specification includes pearlescent Moonwalk Grey paint with black factory bonnet and side graphics. Full colour Media Pack XL with larger screen and essential updated Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, Harmon Kardon surround system with under-seat subs and 20Gb on-board hard drive, Bluetooth phone prep with USB and aux, Head-Up display (HUD) with sports mode, colour reverse camera with rear parking sensors, heated seats with cross-punch leather upholstery and Extended Interior Ambient Lighting.

Externally the car features the full JCW Pro Kit (front and rear aero bumpers, carbon fibre air intake and mirror caps) as well as a professional de-chrome Shadow Pack, which includes official Belt Line, headlight surrounds, black LED front spotlights. The Challenge 210 cars were fitted from new with the JCW Pro Bluetooth-controlled valved exhaust, which has a remote control. The car comes with 2 keys, of which one is a special "210" shape.

This is an exceptional example of a MINI Challenge 210, with over £7k of compelling and high-performance upgrades. Naturally, every original item removed from the car is boxed and included in the sale (right down to the original radio aerial). All upgrades are reversible.

The following items have been added: MMR 4-wheel big brake kit, Bilstein B14 coil-over suspension, MMR adjustable drop-links, Forge Motorsport Intake Pipe and adjustable Short-shifter, Eventuri intake kit (which makes the factory bonnet scoop fully functional), NM Engineering Strut Brace (imported from California), Craven Speed shifter. Cosmetically the car has been brought up-to-date with LCI-spec OEM tail-lights in the "Union Jack" style, and the spotlights have Rally-style yellow stone-chip protectors installed. Finally there is a hard-wired Garmin dashcam with parking mode and the car benefits from a 2-year ceramic coating treatment.

This vehicle has a full service history and a recent spend of £700 on four brand-new Continental Sport Contact 7 tyres with BMW-approved sidewall markings (note they are not runflats). It has been impeccably maintained, with the only wear and tear being a 4mm stone chip near one headlight and some minor corrosion to the alloy wheels (very common on BMW Group wheels with diamond-cut surfaces). I would love to keep No.51 as a weekender, but the arrival of a new Company vehicle means we will no longer have space.

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