F66 MINI Cooper: News, Reviews, and Buying Guides

MINI Paul Smith Edition Spotted in London – First Real-World Photos

Jan 21, 26Jan 21, 26

The MINI Paul Smith Edition has finally done the most important thing a design-led MINI can do. It has left the studio and joined everyday life. Spotted roaming the streets of London,...

2026 MINI Cooper Buying Guide: Pricing, Trims, and What to Buy

If you are shopping for a new 2026 MINI Cooper in the United States, this is the point in the product cycle where things get interesting. The big design and technology changes...

Jan 17, 26Jan 19, 26

F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) F66/J01 Hardtop | 2024 - 2031 J05 MINI Aceman | 2025-2032 JCW MINI Aceman MINI Cooper MINI Countryman U25 | 2024 - 2032

JCW Hits Record Highs as Performance Still Matters in a Changing MINI Lineup

While much of MINI’s 2025 narrative centers on electrification and crossovers, there is another story hiding in plain sight. Performance is not going away. In 2025, MINI John Cooper Works sales increased...

Jan 15, 26Jan 12, 26

F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) F66/J01 Hardtop | 2024 - 2031 J01 MINI Cooper (Electric) J05 MINI Aceman | 2025-2032 MINI Cooper U25 | 2024 - 2032

Did the MINI Cooper Go Too Far With Fabric Interiors?

One of MINI most controversial additions to the Cooper in its 2024 redesign was the fabric dash and door trim. So much so that, when we wrote about the upcoming 2028 MINI...

Jan 12, 26Jan 12, 26

F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) F66/J01 Hardtop | 2024 - 2031 MINI Cooper

2028 MINI Cooper F66 LCI Preview: Design Revisions & The Manual Returns?

Over the last 12 years MINI Cooper has been on a path of methodical evolution rather than reinvention. Each refresh has historically been about sharpening the edges, refining the details, and nudging...

Jan 8, 26Jan 8, 26

F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) F66/J01 Hardtop | 2024 - 2031

The Manual May Still Have a Future at MINI and Here’s How It Could Come Back

In the continuing saga of MINI and the manual transmission, there might be a new chapter. For a brand that built its modern identity on driver engagement, the disappearance of the manual...

Jan 7, 26Jan 6, 26

F56 Hardtop | 2014-2024 F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) F66/J01 Hardtop | 2024 - 2031 J01 MINI Cooper (Electric) MINI Cooper

How BMW Almost Killed The Combustion MINI Cooper

MINI, and BMW more broadly, have been smarter than most automakers in their expansion into electric vehicles. Yes, there have been missteps. But the key to their enviable position today is a...

Jan 1, 26Dec 30, 25

4th Generation 2024-2031 5th Generation 2031 + F65 5 Door | 2024 - 2031 F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) F66/J01 Hardtop | 2024 - 2031 F67 Cooper Convertible J01 MINI Cooper (Electric) J05 MINI Aceman | 2025-2032 NE5 | 2032 + U25 | 2024 - 2032

How MINI Changed Its EV Strategy and What It Means for the Brand’s Future

In 2021, MINI made one of the boldest commitments of any legacy automaker, announcing it would become fully electric by 2030. Four short years later, those plans and the models that were...

Dec 30, 25Dec 30, 25

F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) F66/J01 Hardtop | 2024 - 2031 J01 MINI Cooper (Electric) MINI Concept Cars Video

2025 Rewind – The Radical Deus Ex Machina MINI Concepts

How Deus Ex Machina and MINI Produced MINI’s Most Acclaimed Concepts in Over a Decade Earlier this year MINI quietly did something it has not managed in a long time. It debuted...

Dec 26, 25Dec 26, 25

4th Generation 2024-2031 5th Generation 2031 + F65 5 Door | 2024 - 2031 F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) F66/J01 Hardtop | 2024 - 2031 F67 Cooper Convertible MINI Cooper MINI Countryman U25 | 2024 - 2032

EU Drops 2035 ICE Ban: How It Might Affect Future MINIs

The EU has effectively walked back its planned 2035 ban on new internal combustion engine sales, a cornerstone assumption behind MINI’s push toward an all electric lineup by 2030. With regulators now...

Dec 17, 25Dec 19, 25

4th Generation 2024-2031 Awards F65 5 Door | 2024 - 2031 F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) F67 Cooper Convertible J01 MINI Cooper (Electric) J05 MINI Aceman | 2025-2032 MINI Design U25 | 2024 - 2032

MINI’s Recycled Knit Interior is Now Award Winning Despite Early Criticism

MINI’s interior material strategy has just received one of the highest validations possible from the industry. The brand’s knitted interior textile has been named the overall winner of the SPE Automotive Award...

Dec 16, 25Dec 16, 25