Cooper S Roadster wins best open-top category at annual What Car? awards

The MINI Cooper S roadster has won the annual What Car? Car of the Year Awards under the open-top category. Editor of What Car?, Chas Hallett, had this to say, "MINIs are all about fun and the Roadster delivers it in spades - in fact we think it's the most fun MINI yet. Drop the roof and the MINI Roadster feels like a modern-day version of classic British sports cars such as the MGB and Lotus Elan - only better."

The MINI Roadster was launched in the UK in April 2012 and has since exceeded initial sales expectations. The MINI Roadster is built at MINI's Oxford plant and delivers the MINI's trademark agility and 'go-kart' handling.

It is noteworthy the less powerful MINI Cooper Roadster won sgCarMart's 2012 Convertible of the Year.