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Aug 31, 24Sep 16, 24

The Top 5 Tech Features in the New MINI Countryman SE

If you haven’t heard MINI has an all new Countryman that’s larger, entirely redesigned and even available fully electric. But perhaps the biggest change is inside with a completely rethink of the...

VIDEO: 2025 MINI Countryman S as a Daily Driver & Comparing It with Our Clubman JCW

Review: MINI Countryman SE – The Electric MINI For the Rest of Us

Harry’s Garage Tests the New Electric MINI Cooper SE

MINI Pro Tips: Making New MINIs Easier & More Fun (Including Hidden Sport Mode)

Aug 15, 24Oct 8, 24

What if we told you there were some secrets to making the new MINIs easier to use? That’s exactly what we mean by “Pro Tips”. Small short-cuts or hidden ways of operating...

Is MINI’s Digital Experience Getting in the Way of Driving?

Aug 13, 24Oct 8, 24

We’ve been spending a lot of time behind the wheel of the all new 2025 MINI Countryman S and dissecting every aspect of its design, performance and its all new digital experience,...

Video: 2025 MINI Cooper S – More Power & tech But Is It Improved?

Jul 24, 24Jul 24, 24

On the face of it the 2025 MINI Cooper S doesn’t seem a big departure for the brand. But with the manual gone and shift paddles not even available (in the US),...

Video: MINI Clubman JCW 2500 Mile Review – The Perfect MINI Daily?

Jun 4, 24Jul 16, 24

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...

How To Watch the New MINI Cooper JCW Race The Nurburgring 24 Hours

May 31, 24Jun 1, 24

A couple of years ago we checked-off something major from our bucket-list in attending the mythical Nurburgring 24 Hours. The race and the atmosphere blew away our already high expectations but the team...

First Look Video: the 2025 MINI Cooper JCW

May 19, 24May 27, 24

The 2025 MINI Cooper JCW is here albeit in race form. Bulldog racing is taking the all new MINI Cooper JCW to the 24 Hours of Nurburgring with Charlie Cooper behind the...

First Drive Video: Our First Miles in the 2025 F66 MINI Cooper S

May 15, 24May 15, 24

The very first few miles in a car can tell you a lot. That’s exactly what we found as we recently set out in the 2025 F66 MINI Cooper S for the...

Secret Mode Discovered: Manual Shifting Without Paddles in the New MINI Cooper & Countryman

Apr 28, 24May 2, 24

The F66 MINI Cooper and U25 MINI Countryman won’t have shift paddles as standard. Depending how they’re optioned, even some Cooper S and Countryman S won’t have them. And without a traditional...

Video: MINI’s Circular Display & OS9 Re-Imagines The Automotive Digital Experience

Mar 28, 24Mar 28, 24

Of all the fresh ideas we see on the new generation of MINI’s perhaps the most unique is the circular display that dominates the interior. Along with its operating system MINI OS9,...

Video Review: Electric MINI Countryman SE – Big on Power, Range & Size

Mar 6, 24Apr 29, 24

The first ever electric MINI Countryman SE delivers the electric driving experience we’ve been waiting for. But how does it compare with its petrol siblings and does it still feel MINI-like? The...

Our Favorite Hidden Features of the new MINI Countryman JCW

Feb 22, 24Feb 22, 24

The new MINI Countryman JCW is our first look at the new MINI family and with it numerous features and functionality that we’ve never seen in MINIs before. Here are a few...

Video Review: The New MINI Countryman JCW On Portugal’s Backroads & Mountain Passes

Feb 20, 24Apr 29, 24

The all new 313 hp MINI Countryman JCW is here and it’s a big deal. Literally it’s the longest, tallest, widest and heaviest MINI ever sold. So how can it possible live...

Video: hands-on With The New 2025 F66 MINI Cooper S

Feb 16, 24Apr 29, 24

Today we Go hands-on with the 2025 F66 MINI Cooper S – MINI’s last ever petrol powered Cooper. Is it a Worthy Successor to the F56? When you first look at the...

Review: MINI OS9 CarPlay Integration

Nov 16, 23Jan 14, 24

When we first saw spy photos of radical MINI’s circular OLED display we quietly wondered if the brand was moving away from CarPlay and Android Auto like General Motors has. Turns it...