The Checkmate is one of four different packages offered by MINI across the globe in 2006. First up, there's the Park Lane package for the regular Cooper which adds an elegant, tweedy British twist.

Joel sent us back some pics of a MINI wearing the new Checkmate package. Aside from the visual delight of seeing black and white squares on your MINI, the exterior reportedly also gets treated ...

And while MINI points out that all the Checkmate options would cost 25 per cent more if bought individually, a Cooper S with the Chili Pack would get virtually the same additions - apart from the ...

The car: Mini Cooper S Checkmate. The price: $43,900. Vital statistics: 1.6-litre supercharged four-cylinder (125kW, 220Nm), six-speed manual. The testers: Richard Blackburn and Jaedene Hudson.

2006 MINI Cooper S Checkmate Road Test | Khatir Soltani. February 13, 2006. While the EPA says that the Cooper is a subcompact based on . Sill plates remind you every time you enter or leave.