2021 Mini Paddy Hopkirk Edition pricing and specs detailed: New special hot hatches get retro rally-car styling

Mini Australia will release three Paddy Hopkirk Edition hot hatches next month, with the special trio getting retro styling that pays homage to the eponymous Irish driver’s famous win in the #37 entrant at the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally.

The Cooper S grade is available in 3-Door Hatch and 5-Door Hatch variants, which are priced from $54,800 and $56,400 plus-on road costs respectively and limited to 25 examples each, while the JCW grade is only offered in a $69,000 3-Door Hatch variant that’s restricted to 15 units.

For the $9700 and $9600 premiums the Paddy Hopkirk Edition grade commands over the regular Cooper S 3-Door Hatch and 5-Door Hatch variants respectively, it includes Chili Red paintwork with a white roof and Piano Black exterior trim, black auxiliary headlights, black 17-inch alloy wheels and ‘37’ side graphics.

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Other unique upgrades include the number and letter combination ‘33 EJB’ from the rally car’s number plate embossed on the driver-side white bonnet strip, which also features the winner’s signature. So too does the tailgate, scuff plates and passenger-side dashboard trim, while ‘Paddy Hopkirk Monte Carlo’ stickers are also used liberally.

The same additions are found in the Paddy Hopkirk Edition grade’s JCW 3-Door Hatch variant, which is priced $11,100 higher than the regular one and instead gets gloss-black 18-inch alloy wheels.

Standard equipment in the Cooper S grade otherwise includes sports suspension, a JCW body kit, LED lights, a panoramic sunroof, keyless entry and start, an 8.8-inch touchscreen multimedia system, Apple CarPlay support, a 410W Harman Kardon sound system with 12 speakers, a 5.0-inch digital instrument cluster, a JCW sports steering wheel, Carbon Black Mini Yours Leather Lounge upholstery and a reversing camera.

The JCW grade also features adaptive LED headlights and adaptive cruise control.

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For reference, the Cooper S and JCW grades are powered by 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engines, with the former producing 141kW/280Nm, while the latter develops 170kW/320Nm.

While both are also front-wheel drive, the Cooper S grade is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, while the JCW grade is matched to an eight-speed torque-converter unit.

2021 Mini Paddy Hopkirk Edition pricing before on-road costs