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...
Crushing MINIs to Build New Ones – Inside BMW’s Largest Recycling Center
The first thing I noticed walking into BMW’s massive recycling center in Unterschleißheim, Germany shocked me. The original F54 MINI Clubman concept under a tarp prepped and ready to be destroyed recycled...
Stock vs Modified – Just How Much Can $1000 Change a MINI?
It’s a question many of us have as we venture into the MINI aftermarket world. So we decided to find out just how much of a difference by pitting our lightly modified...
Video: MINI Clubman JCW 2500 Mile Review – The Perfect MINI Daily?
That was my hypothesis when I decided to order one of the last Clubman JCWs last fall. Since then I’ve lightly modded it, lowering the car and tweaking the chassis for even...
Our JCW Clubman Gets Dialed-in with OEM+ Suspension and Chassis Modifications
After a long wait, I recently took delivery of the last customer order Clubman JCW to be delivered in the US. But as you all know buying a MINI is just the...
Video: Taking Delivery of Our New (and Last) MINI Clubman JCW
It’s here. After waiting to the last possible day to order and a long production process, my carefully specced and highly anticipated MINI Clubman JCW is finally in my garage. It’s one...
We Look Back As The Final MINI Clubman Rolls Off the Assembly Line
Today the last MINI Clubman was produced at the Oxford Plant in the UK. It’s a significant milestone as the final production run of the MINI Clubman concludes 55 years since its...