JAPAN AUTO SHOW

A visitor tapes a Mini Cooper S which appeared for the first time worldwide during a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001. It is the tiny four-seater Mini series' top model, powered by a supercharged 1.6-liter, 163 PS engine combined with six speed manual gearbox. (AP Photo/Hideyuki Yamamoto)