MINI USA Unveils 2026 Line-up With New Options & Pricing
New colors, smarter tech, richer standard kit and, at last, paddle shifters for every S model. MINI’s 2026 range may look like minimal changes at first glance, yet under the paint lies...
Why MINI is Rejecting CarPlay Ultra (and What They’re Doing Instead)
Apple has officially taken the wraps off the highly anticipated CarPlay Ultra, debuting it in the 2026 Aston Martin Vanquish S—with more automakers expected to follow suit. But what about MINI and...
2025 MINI Cooper F66 vs F56: The Full Breakdown After 12 Months Behind the Wheel
At first glance, it’s easy to assume the new F66 MINI Cooper is just a lightly updated F56. But look closer, and the story gets far more interesting. Despite sharing the same basic...
The F66 MINI Cooper: Why the Brand’s Oldest Model Might Be Its Best
At first glance, the F66 MINI Cooper might seem like the least exciting car in MINI’s next-generation lineup. No all-new platform. No ground-up redesign. No wild proportions or radical materials. In fact, it looks…...
MINI’s Manual Transmission Future Once Again Looks Grim
According to officials from MINI Australia and New Zealand, MINI’s current generation lineup will not see the manual transmission return. If true it’s cold water on news we’ve reported (directly from MINI...
MINI USA Extends Price Protection—but Only If Your Car Is Built by June 30th
Buried in our recent tariff report was the news that MINI USA is extending price protection for potential customer to Jun 30th. But what does that mean and how do the UK...
MINI USA Extends Price Protection—But Tariffs Now Hit Cooper and Countryman Very Differently
In the latest US Tariff twist, UK-built vehicles headed to the U.S. now face a reduced 10% import tariff (down from the proposed 25% but up from the previous 2.5%). For MINI,...
Exclusive: MINI USA To Add JCW Trim—and Shift Paddles—to the 2026 Cooper and Cooper S
For 2026, MINI USA is making a course correction that enthusiasts have been waiting for: the JCW Trim package is coming to both the Cooper and Cooper S. More importantly, this brings...
MINI’s New Head of Design on Current & Future Models
Our friend Horatiu from BMWblog connected with MINI’s new Head of Design, Holger Hampf, to talk about the current lineup and where the brand is headed. For the first time, we get...
MINIUSA Says “No Thanks” to Expanding Software Subscriptions—for Now
In a world where automakers are increasingly looking to turn every feature into a monthly payment, MINI USA has confirmed it has no plans to offer additional subscription-based software. While some functionalities...