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BOLT FROM THE BLUE

We suppose you could say that Dan Newman has a personal interest in MINI because, on top of admitting that he’s liked them all of his life, Dan also works for MINI – along with his dad!

Just because he likes MINI, it doesn’t mean Dan’s not owned other cars. He started his motoring life with a lowly Renault Clio 1.2, but since then has owned more serious machinery, including a lairy 2007 Ford Focus ST2, which was tuned to 310hp and had a Milltek exhaust. Other modified picks included an Audi A3 with a Forge induction kit and a custom-made exhaust, and a Seat Leon Cupra 1.8T.

There was also a MINI, his first,

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