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How MINI Became the Most Successful British Car Brand of the Modern Era

Dec 11, 25Dec 10, 25

The Improbable Story of How MINI Outlasted the Rest of the British Motoring Industry British automotive history is littered with proud names that lost their way. Some drifted until the market forgot...

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Stellantis to Re-Introduce Combustion, the Manual Transmission Fiat 500 – Could MINI Follow?

In a surprising turn of events, Fiat has taken a bold step by transforming its electric 500e into a hybrid model equipped with a manual transmission. This move comes in response to...

May 16, 25May 16, 25

MINI Competitors Opinion

Does Slate’s “Truck” Channel the 1959 Mini (And Could MINI Learn from it)?

Sometimes the best tech is no tech. The best user interface? No interface at all. And sometimes the biggest disruption in a bloated market comes not from more features, but from asking:...

Apr 27, 25Apr 27, 25

MINI Competitors Reviews

2023 BMW X1 28i Review – a Software Upgrade In the Making

You get used to it. That’s not how you want to begin a review of any car let alone a BMW. Yet that was our overriding theme in the week and almost...

May 15, 23May 17, 23

MINI Competitors Opinion

Opinion: The Ford Bronco Just Showed MINI How to Do Retro Right

The Ford Bronco hit the internet last night and the internet broke. From the automotive to the general press the Bronco is being hailed as exactly the type of product that people...

Jul 14, 20Jul 14, 20

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Mercedes Kills Smart in North America

Mercedes has announced it will kill Smart in North America. The micro-car maker will wind-down the Smart division in the US at the end of model year 2019. The writing was on...

Apr 30, 19Apr 30, 19

MINI Competitors UKL Front Wheel Drive BMWs

Here’s the All New 2020 BMW M135i Before You’re Suppose to See it

Courtesy of our BMW site BimmerFile we have our first look at the all new 2020 BMW M135i xDrive. Not only will this be a JCW Clubman and Countryman competitor but it...

Apr 15, 19Apr 15, 19

4th Gen MINI Cooper | 2024 - 2031 MINI Competitors

Mercedes Sells Half of Smart to Geely – Could BMW do the Same with MINI?

Mercedes has sold half of its share of Smart to Geely. It’s a headline that was both shocking and not entirely surprising. While this news isn’t surprising (Mercedes has been losing an...

Apr 4, 19

F56 Electric MINI MINI Competitors

Small Cars With Internal Combustion Engines Are Facing Extinction

In what can be classified as an ironic development, new European environmental regulations are set to kill small cars as we know them. In the coming years small cars with internal combustion...

Mar 12, 19Mar 13, 19

F60 Countryman | 2016 - 2024 MINI Competitors

Quick Drive – JCW Countryman vs BMW X2

Among one of its most direct competitor, the JCW Countryman is a great buy. That’s our quick (and surprising) opinion after spending five days and 500 miles in the brand new BMW...

Aug 18, 18Aug 19, 18

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The BMW X2 – The Four Door Countryman Coupe We Never Got

Yesterday BMW took the wraps off of the first ever BMW X2. Based on the same platform as the Clubman and Countryman, the X2 is a four door “coupe” crossover that similar...

Oct 26, 17