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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
The 2026 American Rally Association season began exactly the way MINI hoped it might, sideways, snow-covered and standing on a podium. At the February 6–7 Sno*Drift Rally in Atlanta, Michigan, MINI USA...
For the first time the brand offers performance models across multiple body styles and two completely different powertrains. There is the electric hot hatch, the traditional gasoline Cooper and a surprisingly powerful...
In 2004, while the R53 MINI Cooper S was busy redefining what a modern hot hatch could be, Getrag was testing something that might have redefined MINI itself: a compact, torque vectoring...
If you ask us what the best looking F66 MINI Cooper is to date, the answer is easy. It is the Elie Saab Cooper S. Not just because of the sculptural copper...
