Are the New MINIs Actually Selling? We Now Have Our Answer
For the last year or so, one question has hung over MINI like a stubborn warning light: how would buyers respond to this new generation? Not just to the new designs, although...
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The New Electric BMW i3 Might Be the Most Important New Car for MINI in 2026
There are moments in BMW Group history when a new car feels bigger than a normal launch. For MINI fans, those moments matter even more because what starts in Munich has a...
Paddy Hopkirk Memorial Foundation
db and Gabe were joined by Norm Nelson and Eric Newland, President and Vice President of the Paddy Hopkirk Memorial Foundation. They are building a life-sized bronze monument of Paddy and his...
The Complete Guide to MINI Cooper Transmissions – Every Gearbox Ranked (2001–Today)
Since BMW relaunched the MINI Cooper in 2001, the brand has used a surprisingly wide range of MINI Cooper transmissions. Some became central to the MINI driving experience while others quickly developed reputations enthusiasts would...
The Best MINI Manual Ever? A Deep Dive Into the F56 JCW’s Surprising Getrag 6-Speed
For enthusiasts who still insist on three pedals, the manual gearbox in the modern JCW hatch may be one of the most underrated parts of the car. Beneath the compact bodywork of...
Stability at BMW Group, and What It Quietly Means for MINI
At first glance, BMW Group’s latest earnings report reads like the sort of corporate document designed to induce mild drowsiness. There are margins to discuss, tariffs to acknowledge, and the usual parade...
MINI Heads Back to the Forest for the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood
This weekend MINI USA and the John Cooper Works Race Team return to the American Rally Association championship for the second round of the 2026 season. The March 13–14 event, based around...
2025 MINI Cooper C Review: The Return of Momentum
The 2025 MINI Cooper C is not the car enthusiasts think it is. On paper it sits at the bottom of the lineup. It carries the least prestigious badge and is the...
MINI Climbs to Third in J.D. Power Dependability Study, A Major Milestone for Quality
For decades, MINI ownership came with a small, unspoken disclaimer. The cars were charming, quick and bursting with personality. Reliability, however, was sometimes treated as more of a suggestion than a promise....
What If JCW Looked Like the Machina? How MINI Could Evolve Its Performance Halo
JCW has been on a tear with record sales globally in 2025. But the brand also feels like it’s at a crossroads. MINI has allowed the look of the JCW to be...
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BMW Pauses Level 3 Rollout – What It Might Mean for MINI Autonomous Driving
For some MINI owners, hands off, eyes off driving has always felt fundamentally off brand. The joy of a MINI is not in disengagement. It is in the tactility, the immediacy, the...
MINI’s Latest Special Edition Rewinds to 1965 Monte Carlo Glory
Just one week after unveiling its latest GP inspired special edition, MINI is back with another heritage play. The new MINI 1965 Victory Edition is a design focused, appearance driven package with...
MINI Takes the States 2026: Three Weekends, Nine Cities, One Very Big Birthday
In 2006, MINI USA did something that felt slightly unhinged and completely on brand. It invited owners to drive across the country in celebration of the new GP and called it MINI...
New Leaderships Takes the Wheel at MINIUSA as Mike Peyton Departs
BMW Group has announced that Sean Green will assume the role of Vice President, MINI Region Americas, effective May 1, 2026. He succeeds Mike Peyton, who has decided to pursue opportunities outside...
MINI Week in Review: GP Badge Drama, Countryman Goes Off Road and a Tariff Twist
Another week in MINI land, another reminder that the brand is at its best when it leans into myth and at its most frustrating when it monetizes it. If you felt a...
Ultra-Rare David Brown Electric Classic Mini for Sale
There are rare MINIs. There are bespoke MINIs. And then there is this: one of just three right hand drive David Brown Mini eMastered examples ever built, now quietly listed for sale....
The MINI GP Inspired Edition Arrives Without a GP to Inspire It
There is something slightly surreal about the F66 MINI GP Inspired Edition. It is a special edition that celebrates a car that does not exist. Not in this generation, anyway. When MINI...
Faith of a Few: Is This the Best MINI Cooper Commercial Ever Made?
There are plenty of memorable MINI Cooper commercials. But in 2017, the brand produced one that stood apart. A short film set in 1964 Monte Carlo that redefined how MINI talked about...
Head of MINI Design on Touchscreens vs Physical Buttons
There is a quiet course correction happening inside the modern dashboard. For the last decade, the industry convinced itself that screens were the inevitable future. Bigger meant better. Fewer buttons meant progress....
MINI Rally Recap: Grit, Snowbanks and a Podium at Sno*Drift
Sno*Drift does not ease anyone into a season. Snow-packed forest roads, ice polished by repeated passes, and margins measured in inches rather than seconds make it one of the most honest rallies...
Ferrari’s Bold UI Move Is the Lesson BMW and MINI Shouldn’t Ignore
For the past decade, in-car UI has followed a predictable path: bigger screens, more plastic, and fewer physical controls. Today, Jony Ive and Marc Newson delivered a striking counterpoint. Their vision, revealed inside Ferrari’s first all-electric...
White Roof Radio 703: We Recap MINI in 2025 & Ahead To What’s Coming in 2026
Happy New Year, White Roof – the first and longest-running MINI podcast in the world. Gabe and I recap the last couple of months of MINI news and look ahead into 2026....
North American Debut: The MINI JCW x Deus Ex Machina Concept Arrives in Toronto
When was the last time a MINI concept made automotive obsessives actually gasp? For most of us, that moment came when the MINI JCW x Deus Ex Machina concept was revealed in Europe, a...
MINI Officially Commits to Full 2026 ARA Rally Season with Two Factory-Backed Cars
It’s official – MINI is back in rally. For months we’ve been circling this story, first when we broke the news last fall that MINI was “rally curious”, and then again just...
MINI Countryman Shadow Edition – A Diesel Special Edition?
Let’s start with what makes this special edition special. The Shadow Edition pairs MINI’s 2.0-liter TwinPower Turbo diesel (148 HP and 266 ft-lb.) with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and JCW paddle...
MINI Is Going Rally Racing in the U.S. for 2026, and it All Starts Next Weekend
MINI is going rally racing in the United States for 2026, carrying forward a legacy that began on European snow and mountain roads in the 1960s and helped define what the brand...
MINI Is Considering Adding BMW’s New iDrive X Later in the Countryman and Cooper Lifecycle
BMW’s new iDrive X system represents a fundamental rethink of in-car technology, anchored by the panoramic vision display and BMW’s next-generation operating system. We recently spent time with the system during a...
MINI’s Global Comeback: EVs and JCW Models Power 2025 Sales Surge
MINI may be heading into a new era, but in Latin America, it is already off to the races. According to BMW Group’s 2025 regional sales report, MINI delivered 7,587 vehicles across...
MINI USA Expands Port-Installed JCW Accessories
There’s a unique thrill when your MINI arrives at the dealer looking and driving exactly how you envisioned it: aggressive stance, performance parts fitted, and rally-inspired wheels turning heads from the first...
2026 MINI Countryman EV Range Jumps Past 500 km
MINI has made it official. Starting with March 2026 production, the MINI Countryman EV range increases significantly, pushing the Countryman E past the 500 km WLTP mark while further improving the already...
Is MINI Preparing to Expand Electric Cooper Production Into Europe?
MINI Cooper EV production could be moving out of China and into Europe as electric MINI sales accelerate across the continent. While EV adoption varies widely by market, Europe has quickly become...
Why MINI’s Biggest Challenge in the U.S. Isn’t Sales, It’s Awareness
On paper, 2025 should feel like a win for MINI in the U.S. Sales rose 9.3 percent year over year. The brand quietly delivered its one millionth car since BMW brought MINI...
The Forgotten Electric MINI GP That Predicted Today’s EV Performance Problem
Did you know MINI once built an electric GP? No, not the Formula E pace car that made the rounds a few years ago. This was something far more interesting. A real...
MINI Cooper Is BMW Group’s Second Best-Selling Car in Europe
2025 MINI Cooper sales numbers are in, and they tell an important story about MINI’s place inside the BMW Group and within the broader European market. In 2025, MINI Cooper emerged as BMW Group’s...