MINI Shows off the Cooper SE and JCW GP At Monterey
This past weekend MINI made a couple of important American debuts at pebble beach: the Cooper SE and the JCW GP. the latter we’ve written about extensively this week as it was...
Hands-On with the 2020 MINI JCW GP – All that We Learned Inside and Out
After years of anticipation the all 301 hp 2020 MINI JCW GP is here. Sort of. Still wrapped and in prototype specification, the GP you see above is 95% of the production...
Launch Video: The 301 hp MINI JCW Countryman and Clubman
The 301 hp MINI JCW Countryman and Clubman are set to arrive at dealers in the weeks ahead and MINI has released it’s first 30 second spot showing them off. And to...
Video: JCW GP Makes its UK Debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
The JCW GP make it’s UK debut (in prototype form) this past weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. After spending a few days at the MINI booth the GP took to...
2020 JCW GP Nurburgring Time Revealed
Thanks to an eagle-eyed reader we have confirmation of the 2020 JCW GP Nurburgring time. For those new to such things, the Nürburgring-Nordschleife is an epic track in Germany that is seen...
The 2020 MINI JCW GP Officially Debuts Today at the Nurburgring (Video)
MINI is almost taking the wraps of the 2020 MINI JCW GP this weekend. Scheduled to appear today during the open ceremony of the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring, the 300 hp...
Opinion: Bring on the Automatic MINI
We’re huge fans of the manual transmission here at MF. So much so that your author has only ever had one automatic MINI out of eight owned (and that one wasn’t even...
MINI USA to Temporarily Stop Selling Manual Transmissions
The sky is not falling but the rumors are true. MINI USA will temporarily stop offering manual transmissions and it’s happening sooner than you might think. According to MINI USA, the company...
Driving the First MINI JCW GP – Can it Compete with Modern MINIs?
Thirteen years ago when the JCW GP entered the automotive scene things were different. Turbocharged MINIs were only a tuner thing and fast meant under 6 seconds to 60. 13 years on...
Video: 301 HP JCW Clubman at the Track
Packing 301 hp and 331 ft lbs of torque, the revised 2020 JCW Clubman is now MINI’s performance pinnacle. With a 0-60 time conservatively clocked in at 4.9 seconds and a electronically...