This engine-swapped Mini Cooper is a perfect example of that, as it sports an absolutely monstrous LS engine up front topped by a behemoth supercharger good for 600 ponies.

CoverEFX Revisits MINI Cooper S R53. ... Under the hood, the MINI’s 1.6-liter turbocharged engine is boosted to 240-horsepower while the three-door hatch rides on a lowered sports suspension.

At its North American debut, the Mini came as a Cooper (R50) with 115 hp and 110 lb-ft of torque, and a Cooper S (R53) making 163 hp with 155 lb-ft. Both used a 1.6L four-cylinder engine.

Mini didn't disappoint, either, as the Cooper S used a supercharger to increase power from the standard Cooper's 1.6-litre engine from 115hp to 163hp. This meant the Cooper S could get from 0 ...