Although the original Mini was first born in England, the BMW-owned MINI Cooper S won the North American Car of the Year Award in 2003 and still experiences high sales volume. The standard MINI Cooper S R56 gets 208 hp and 192 lbs. of torque, which is achieved by reducing the compression ratio to 10.0:1, and increasing boost from the Cooper S’ 0.9 bar to 1.3 bar.