The MINI Red Line Edition: New Details, Pricing and Our Take
When MINI USA first pulled the wraps off the Red Line Edition, it felt familiar. A Cooper S with some JCW-inspired attitude layered on top. Now with full details confirmed, we can...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
MINI’s Digital Subscriptions Explained: What You Actually Get and If They’re Worth Paying For
Over the last few years, MINI has quietly transformed how features are delivered, activated, and paid for. What once came bundled at purchase is now increasingly handled through software, digital services, and...
Video Guide: How to Master MINI’s New Assisted Driving in Five Minutes
MINI’s latest driver assistance technology has quietly become one of our favorite upgrades in years. However it can be a daunting system to use given that you’re handing over control of your...
CarPlay in the MINI Cooper & Countryman – Pro-Tips You Need to Know
If you’ve spent any time with the new MINI Cooper, Countryman or Aceman, you know MINI OS 9 brings a completely different digital experience. It’s quicker, cleaner and far more capable, but...
MINI Cooper & Countryman Driver Assist Systems Explained: Sensors, Software, and Upgrades
MINI has spent the last decade with an uneven portfolio of driver assistance features. Some models nearly BMW level hardware. Others carried older systems that never quite matched what the parent company...
MINI Expands Driving Assistant Pro to the Entire Cooper Range
MINI is bringing one of its most advanced technologies to the heart of its lineup. Our sources tell us that the full Driving Assistant Pro system will be available across all Cooper...