15) Mini Racing
Year: 1989 (January)
Based: Mini City
Colour: BRG metallic with white roof
External Trim: Chrome bumpers and black grille centre
Decals/Badges: Coachlines with 'Racing' logo
Equipment: Full width white wheeltrims, radio cassette
Interior trim: Black 'Crayons' fabric
Engine: 998cc
Availability: 1,000
Notes: A pre-30th LE designed to bring back the Cooper memories. Some cars were fitted with the John Cooper 998 Conversion.

16) Mini Flame
Year: 1989 (January)
Based: Mini City
Colour: Flame Red with white roof
External Trim: Chrome bumpers and black grille centre
Decals/Badges: Coachlines with 'Flame' logo
Equipment: Full width white wheeltrims, radio cassette
Interior trim: Black 'Crayons' fabric
Engine: 998cc
Availability: 1,000
Notes: This LE was identicle to the 'Racing' apart from the colour

17) Mini 30
Year: 1989 (June)
Based: Mini Mayfair
Colour: Pearlescent Cherry Red or Black
External trim: Chrome bumpers and grille
Decals/Badges: Coachlines and 1959-1989 crests
Equipment: Minilite-style wheels, security coded stereo, leather bound copy of Rob Goldings book "Mini"
Interior trim: Half leather/lightning cloth, red piping
Engine: 998cc
Availability: 3,000 for UK
Cost new: £5,599
Notes: Of the 3,000 produced for the UK, 2,000 were in cherry red and 1,000 were black. 2,800 were manual with 200 being automatic - the first automatic LE.

18) Mini Racing Green
Year: 1990 (February)
Based: Mini City
Colour: BRG metallic with white roof
External Trim: Chrome bumpers and grille
Decals/Badges: Coachlines with 'Racing' logo
Equipment: Three instrument binnacle, R361 Radio Cassette, option of automatic
Interior trim: Black 'Crayons' fabric
Engine: 998cc
Availability: 2,500 for UK (total for Racing Green, Flame Red & Checkmate)
Cost new: £5,455
Notes: Fitted with the 3.44 final drive from the original 1961 Cooper. Could be bought with the Rover approved John Cooper performance kit.

19) Mini Flame Red
Year: 1990 (February)
Based: Mini City
Colour: Flame Red with white roof
External Trim: Chrome bumpers and grille
Decals/Badges: Coachlines with 'Flame' logo
Equipment: Three instrument binnacle, R361 Radio Cassette, option of automatic
Interior trim: Black 'Crayons' fabric
Engine: 998cc
Availability: 2,500 for UK (total for Racing Green, Flame Red & Checkmate)
Cost new: £5,455
Notes: This LE was identicle to the 'Racing' apart from the colour

20) Mini Check Mate
Year: 1990 (February)
Based: Mini City
Colour: Black with White roof
External Trim: Chrome bumpers and grille
Decals/Badges: Coachlines with 'Checkmate' logo
Equipment: Three instrument binnacle, R361 Radio Cassette, option of automatic
Interior trim: Black 'Crayons' fabric
Engine: 998cc
Availability: 2,500 for UK (total for Racing Green, Flame Red & Checkmate)
Cost new: £5,455
Notes: This LE was identicle to the 'Racing' apart from the colour

21) Mini Studio 2
Year: 1990 (June)
Based: Mini City
Colour: Black, Nordic Blue or Storm Grey
External Trim: Chrome Grille, black bumpers
Decals/Badges: Studio 2 Decals, green stripe and three green dots below the window line.
Equipment: full width wheeltrims, opening rear quater-lights and an R750 stereo.
Interior trim: Doeskin seat covers with green diagonal stripe and three spoked steering wheel with unique green Mini badge.
Engine: 998cc
Availability: 2,000 for UK
Cost new: £5,375
Notes: The Studio 2 name was first used on the Metro in 1987/88.