It's being reported byInside Line that MINI will show its Checkmate package for the MINI Cooper and Cooper S at the LA Auto Show. Reportedly this package debuted in Frankfurt, but honestly we don ...

Wheels and checkered decals in wide angle view. (Photo: Justin Couture, Canadian Auto Press) easy to be elated with the Cooper S in straight lines, but it's even better in the corners.

SEPTEMBER sees the arrival of three new MINIS. They join the hatchback range adding the One Seven, Cooper Park Lane and the Cooper S Checkmate.

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 ...

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.