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    20 June 2017

    Is this $166,000 classic Mini worth the money?

    By James LisleJames Lisle
    The hand-applied painting process at David Brown Automotive takes four weeks to complete.

    Yes, it's the Mini Remastered, that fabulous lookling restomodded Mini from the British manufacturer David Brown Automotive. Well, it's been driven by PistonHeads and it might not be that bad.

    Reworked with a suite of new fixtures and fittings, the Mini Remastered is the latest poster child of "restomodding"; the increasingly popular process of refitting an older model car with new shiny bits before selling it to the public.

    All of the switchgear inside the cabin is knurled aluminium. All of the switchgear inside the cabin is knurled aluminium.

    But don't get confused. While updating your older car with new parts is great and all, it isn't restomodding. Not quite.

    But who cares. We do things for the love of cars, even if it means throwing as much cash as possible towards it. Some might call it blasphemy, others would call it a work of a genius.

    The lights, front and back, get a full LED makeover. The lights, front and back, get a full LED makeover.

    But it's not up to me to decide. From testing the Mini on the streets, PistonHeads found that the engine isn't very refined down low and the price will be an obvious deterrent for most folk. But, thankfully, the joy of the original car is still present.

    At 95hp, the $/kw figure of the Car is $2357. To compare, a 5.0 Mustang costs $196 per kw. At 95hp, the $/kw figure of the Car is $2357. To compare, a 5.0 Mustang costs $196 per kw.

    Click here for the full PistonHeads review.

    Could you justify spending $166,000 on a classic Mini? What do you think of retromodding? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

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