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...
Opinion: 301 HP Could Change Everything For MINI
Over the last several years MINI sales have been sliding along with all small cars (and most cars in general). Yet MINI can’t stand still and just assume that sales will start...
Official Premier: The 301 HP JCW Countryman and Clubman
Many of you never thought we’d see this day come. Way back in 2014 we first told you about a project deep inside MINI to bring a 300 hp JCW Clubman and...
MF Garage – Our JCW Countryman Hits 15,000 Miles and Blows a Tire
15,000 miles in our 2018 JCW Countryman has taught us a lot. For one run-flats aren’t impervious to screws. Also that six speed manual we were excited? Turns out it’s the worst...
Ask MF: When Will We see the 302 hp JCW Clubman?
We’ve received a few questions lately around the timing of the long-awaited 302 hp JCW Clubman. Here’s one of many we’ve recently gotten in comments on the site and via the contact...
Video: 2020 MINI JCW GP Testing at the Nurburgring
Over the last few months we’ve seen official and unofficial teases of the 2020 MINI JCW GP in its final production form. The big news is that the new GP will feature...
The 2020 MINI JCW GP Bares all in Latest Spyshots
Great news: 2020 MINI JCW GP is staying true to the concept that wowed crowds in late 2016. As you can see in the above spy shot (and from what we learned...