BMW M5 Touring Review: The JCW Clubman’s Larger, More Electric Cousin
The high-performance wagon was declared dead. After a week in the BMW M5 Touring alongside a MINI JCW Clubman, the obituary looks premature.
The MINI Clubman’s Last Adventure: Alps, Snow and a Final Goodbye
Two years ago we created a plan for what we thought would be an epic holiday road-trip. We lined up a 2024 Final Edition MINI Clubman and headed to the Austrian Alps...
MINI Cooper Quality: How the Brand Went From Dead Last to Top 5 in Reliability
For years MINI carried a reputation that was equal parts thrill and headache. On one hand, the cars topped “fun-to-drive” lists with their go kart handling and cheeky style. On the other,...
Review: Can Leather Honey Make MINI Leather Feel More Premium
Let’s face it, MINI’s leather seats generally don’t offer the highest quality materials. While the Lounge Leather MINI offered from 2007 to 2024 was excellent, the normal leather seats (that the vast...
MINI 0-60 Shootout: The Fastest (Factory) MINIs Ranked
Ask any MINI die-hard to name the brand’s performance benchmark and they will probably point to the JCW GP. But dig a bit deeper and you’ll get some surprising answers. So we...
Review: Transforming a MINI Interior Vintage-Style CocoMats
Let’s be honest—floor mats are not sexy. They are not the first thing you brag about after buying a new MINI. And yet here we are, discussing floor mats with a reverence...
The Forgotten JCW Concept: MINI Clubman Vision Gran Turismo
In 2014, MINI Design slipped the leash. Freed from crash regs, pedestrian safety rules, and the dull thrum of real-world feasibility, they built something wild—but only in pixels. The MINI Clubman Vision Gran...
An Inside Look at How MINI Coopers Are Made at it’s Oxford Plant
The MINI Oxford Plant is the spiritual home of the brand since new MNI production started in 2001. We’ve visited the plant previously in 2004 and found it full of new energy...
2024 MINI JCW Clubman One-Year Review: The Ultimate MINI Daily Driver?
For all the talk of MINIs being small, cheeky, and irrepressibly eager, the JCW Clubman exists in defiance of easy categorization. It’s a contradiction that shouldn’t work. A high-powered, all-wheel-drive wagon with...
MINI Ends Aftermarket Coding—While Introducing Its Own Customization Options
Say goodbye to aftermarket coding and apps Bimmercode. MINI has shut down the popular coding loophole on its latest models—but there’s a twist. With the introduction of MINI OS9, new built-in customization...
Interview: MINI USA’s Head of Product on How They Make New Models
What does it take to bring a new MINI model to market? It’s a question many of us have pondered over the years but few truly understand. Enter Pat McKenna, MINI USA’s...