A MINI, albeit a highly-modified one, has been driven to victory in the arduous Dakar Rally for the past two years, with Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel and his co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret pulling off the feat on both occasions. Their weapon of choice was the custom-built MINI ALL4 Racing...
MINI’s first offering with available all-wheel-drive, the Countryman crossover, enters its third year on the market in 2013. That means it’s time for a bit of a... November 1, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
We don’t generally preface stories with a disclaimer, but in this case we’ll make an exception. Do not, under any circumstances, attempt to duplicate the stunt... March 23, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Reactions to MINI's new Countryman crossover have been mixed--some like the increased ride height and four- or five-passenger seating, others disparage the altered... March 7, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Ferrari has finally revealed the successor to the 599. Called the F12 Berlinetta, this new Ferrari is the fastest vehicle to ever wear the prancing horse badge. Powered by a... February 29, 2012 by Joel Feder
Rumors of a John Cooper Works version of the MINI Countryman have been circulating since early 2010, and now it's official: MINI has announced that the 2013 John Cooper Works... February 28, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Stéphane Peterhansel and his co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret have taken out top honors at the 2012 Dakar Rally for the X-Raid Team and MINI. At the end of the last of 14... January 18, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Following last week’s report that MINI had missed the deadline for filing paperwork necessary to compete in the 2012 World Rally Championship, news coming out today... December 27, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Races are never won on the opening lap, although they certainly can be lost on lap one. As MINI is finding out, sometimes entire seasons can be lost, too, even before the... December 20, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
MINI has been working on a John Cooper Works version of its Countryman crossover for quite some time. We first told you about the car back in January of 2010, and there... December 13, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
MINI’s new World Rally Championship racer, based on the Countryman crossover and developed by British motorsports and engineering firm Prodrive, recently made its... October 20, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
It's been almost a year and a half since talk of a John Cooper Works version of the MINI Countryman made the rounds, but a recent sighting on the Nurburgring by our photo... July 6, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
Canadian twins, Dean and Dan Caten, better known as the designer duo DSQUARED², have finally presented the MINI Countryman crossover they designed exclusively for the... May 23, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
You already know MINI will be back in WRC this year, testing at a limited number of events ahead of a full push for the 2012 season. Here's the view from inside the company... March 8, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
Monte Carlo is one of the classic homes of rally racing, and the original Mini was no stranger to its wiles. The new MINI WRC isn't, either, now that the two have shown off... February 3, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
File this one in the "we hope, but we don't expect" drawer, as it's almost too good an idea to be true: a road-legal, widebody, 300-horsepower MINI Countryman based on the... January 27, 2011 by Nelson Ireson