Twin Test: 2020 BMW M235i Gran Coupe vs 2020 JCW Clubman
The 2020 2 Series Gran Coupe has had BMW enthusiasts up in arms since the day it was rumored. The thinking goes that a front wheel drive BMW hatch is one thing....
We’re Picking up Our 301 HP JCW Clubman and Heading to the Dragon
This week we pick up our new 2020 301 hp JCW Clubman. But that’s just one of three reasons we’re massively excited. We’re doing it at the BMW Performance Center where we’ll...
Longterm Review: 2019 JCW Countryman
If a manual, all wheel drive performance crossover sounds like a unicorn, that’s because it is. And for 20,000 miles we’ve driven this unicorn through about every scenario you can imagine and...
MotoringFile is Getting a New MINI
If you count all of our contributors we have lots of MINIs. But there’s only one official test MINI year after year. And every year we try to pick one that appeals...
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...
What -23 Degrees Fahrenheit Does to a MINI JCW Countryman
It turns out not a lot. Our JCW Countryman has soldiered through a lot this winter already. But operating at -23F (-31C) is a new trick it. We’ve all seen the spy-shots...
Opinion: The Worst Manual MINI Sells is Still Better than an Auto
Strong words. But after spending the last 35,000 miles in a JCW Clubman automatic and a JCW Countryman manual, I feel like I’m ready to make the statement that the worst manual...
The JCW Countryman 5,000 Mile Review – All That Glitters is Green
5,000 miles will tell you a lot about a car. Behind the wheel of the JCW Countryman it’s confirmed just how great an all-round small crossover this is. Thanks to its design,...
MINI JCW Countryman Review – 1 Week, 1,000 Miles & Dirt Roads
Saying goodbye to our JCW Clubman was hard. We loved that car for all the reasons you’d expect. But after 25,000 miles of testing the time had come to step into something...
Our 2018 MINI JCW Countryman is Here!
After a long wait our Rebel Green JCW Countryman has finally landed in our hands. Our first order of business is of course to get to know this thing. And what better...