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  • Tony Hawk jumps a moving MINI Cooper Hardtop

    The Internet is awash in videos (real and fake) of people jumping (or trying to jump) moving vehicles. Many end in predictable tragedy. This one ends in triumph. Why? Because it's Tony Hawk. MUST SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat: Live Photos And Video The premise is simple: a moving MINI Cooper Hardtop drives around a building, gathering speed as Hawk does the same, coming head-on at each other. Between the two is a ramp. Hawk hits the ramp milliseconds before the MINI does, and goes soaring over. Cue the wave of soon-to-be-crippled imitators in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...

  • MINI Paceman Adventure design concept
    MINI Paceman Adventure Is A Tiny Pickup You'll Want To Buy, But Can't

    Here in America at least, small trucks are dead, as are the -amino and -chero car-truck mashups of decades past. For the most part those are both good things. But every now and then we come across a modern car converted into a pickup-like vehicle that makes us wish things were different. The MINI...

  • The colorful gents from Bad Obsession attempt the impossible
    Project Binky AWD Mini GT-Four Is Back: Episode 5

    Project Binky is the brainchild of the guys at Bad Obsession Motorsport in the UK. Combining an Austin Mini with a Toyota Celica GT-Four's drivetrain and suspension, while building a race-worthy structure along the way. It's an incredible dive into the world of highly custom engineering and...

  • 2015 MINI Cooper Paceman
    2015 MINI Paceman Rolled Out At 2014 Beijing Auto Show

    With MINI’s Cooper Countryman receiving a series of updates for the 2015 model year, the car’s three-door variant, the Cooper Paceman, is also set to receive the same updates and has been shown in its new form for the first time at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. The updated Paceman will...

  • 2015 MINI Countryman, 2014 New York Auto Show
    2015 MINI Countryman Gets Revised Styling, New Tech: 2014 New York Auto Show

    MINI may have just introduced an all-new Cooper Hardtop, but that doesn’t mean it’s ignoring its other models. The automaker has just rolled out an updated version of its Cooper Countryman, which is on show this week at the 2014 New York Auto Show. It’s due to go on sale later...

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    2015 MINI Countryman To Make World Debut In New York

    MINI’s Countryman crossover was introduced for the 2011 model year, and received its first update for 2013. Now, just a week out from the 2014 New York Auto Show, MINI has confirmed that it will use the event for the world debut of its 2015 Countryman. Although MINI has already introduced its...

  • 2014 MINI Cooper S

    The essence of the classic Mini Cooper is easy to define: it's endearingly small. What happens when you mess with the "small" part? In more than a decade since Mini transformed into MINI, its makers have laid progressively larger patches on the road with models like the Clubman, the Paceman and the Countryman, even the second-generation Cooper hardtop. Nowadays, none are all that small, and frankly, not all of them are endearing. MUST SEE: 1966 Ford Mustang ... Limousine? The Things You Find On eBay You could worry that the gradual inflation and mission creep of the BMW-bred MINIs could...

  • 2012 MINI Cooper S Coupe
    MINI Coupe, Roadster & Paceman Likely To Get The Cut In Model Range Downsize

    Not long ago BMW execs were gung ho about expanding the MINI lineup to between eight and ten separate models in a quest to boost sales, however, since then the focus has switched to improving the design and quality of the brand’s core models or “pillars” as they’re referred...

  • MINI Clubman Concept  -  2014 Geneva Motor Show live photos
    MINI Clubman Concept: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos

    MINI has given us our first official look at its third-generation Clubman in the form of a thinly veiled concept version at this week’s 2014 Geneva Motor Show. MINI’s new Clubman Concept is about ten inches longer than the current Clubman and close to seven inches wider. This puts it in...

  • 2015 MINI Cooper S five-door spy shots
    2015 MINI Cooper S Five-Door Spy Shots

    The third generation of the modern MINI Cooper recently made its debut, but so far only in its three-door Hardtop bodystyle. There are still many variants to be revealed, including some brand new ones. One of these will be a new five-door variant that’s expected to be revealed in the second...

  • 2014 MINI Cooper
    MINI To Scale Back Number Of Variants For Fourth-Gen Cooper Family: Report

    MINI is on the verge of launching its third-generation Cooper, and will soon follow up with new versions of the Convertible, Clubman and Countryman variants and possibly even a new sports car, but the first details on the fourth-gen Cooper family have already emerged, despite the cars not being due...

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    BMW To Reduce Number Of Platforms

    The BMW Group is the latest automaker to announce a plan to consolidate platforms used across different models and brands. The move, says BMW, will help operations remain profitable during volatile periods and improve the chances of reaching a previously stated goal of two million unit sales by...

  • 2014 MINI Cooper Countryman

    BMW's version of the MINI is an unusual vehicle, and it's built in unusual places. Currently, many MINIs are built in the Oxford, England plant that's most closely tied to the brand's heritage. But the Countryman and Paceman are made under contract by Magna Steyr in in Graz, Austria. The latter arrangement will end in 2016, moving some production to the brand's Oxford plant and some to a new partnership with VDL NedCar in the Netherlands. Bringing some of the Paceman and Countryman production to Oxford will mark renewed output for the world's third-oldest car plant. With over 100 years of...

  • 2014 MINI Cooper S
    2014 MINI Cooper Priced From $20,745

    MINI’s third-generation Cooper goes on sale this spring, priced from $20,745 when you include a $795 shipping charge. The sportier Cooper S will set you back $24,395, once again including shipping. The cars are being introduced as late 2014 model year arrivals and join existing 2014 models...

  • Joan ‘Nani’ Roma driving an X-Raid MINI ALL4 Racing in the 2014 Dakar Rally
    X-Raid’s Joan Roma Drives MINI ALL4 Racing To 2014 Dakar Rally Victory

    A trio of MINI All4 Racing crossovers took the top three spots in the 2014 Dakar Rally, which saw Spanish driver Joan ‘Nani’ Roma come first. It was the first win for Roma in a car at the Dakar Rally (he won the event on a motorcycle back in 2004 when the rally was still held in...

  • 2015 MINI John Cooper Works spy shots
    2015 MINI John Cooper Works Spy Shots

    Just this week MINI presented a concept previewing the new John Cooper Works performance version of its third-generation Cooper, and now we have our first look at the actual production version, which was spotted cold weather testing in northern Europe recently. The car features all the typical JCW...

  • MINI John Cooper Works concept, unveiled at 2014 Detroit Auto Show
    New MINI John Cooper Works Model Previewed With Detroit Concept

    It was only a couple of months ago that MINI first revealed its new 2014 Cooper, the third generation of the modern MINI and the biggest one yet. Now MINI is giving us a preview of the upcoming John Cooper Works performance variant with a new concept on show this week at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show...

  • 2014 MINI E Coupe spy shots
    2014 MINI E Coupe Spy Shots

    MINI is out testing a new electric car, but unlike the automaker’s previous effort in this field, the MINI E, this new one isn’t expected to be leased to individuals. The new electric car is based on the MINI Cooper Coupe and was spotted testing in Germany recently by one of our spy...

  • MINI at the 2013 Dakar Rally

    MINI and the X-raid team look to take home a third Dakar win.

  • Twin-engined 2002 MINI Cooper on Jay Leno's Garage.
    Twin-Engined MINI Cooper Powerslides Into Jay Leno's Garage

    This MINI Cooper has two complete drivetrains, for twice the fun.

  • 2014 MINI Cooper S, 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2014 MINI Cooper Live Photos And Video From Unveiling

    MINI rolled out a brand new generation of its Cooper hatchback at its plant in Oxford on Monday but just a day later the car was being presented at events taking place in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai and London. Here are some live photos and a video taken at the separate reveals. The car’s...

  • 2014 MINI Cooper
    2014 MINI Cooper Revealed

    The MINI Cooper has been completely redesigned for the 2014 model year, offering a brand new platform, three- and four-cylinder engines, and advanced safety and convenience tech.

  • Teaser for 2014 MINI Cooper
    2014 MINI Cooper Teased In New Video

    MINI is set to unveil its third-generation Cooper on November 18, the 107th anniversary of the birth of Sir Alec Issigonis, the designer of the original Mini. To get us excited, the automaker has released this new teaser video that provides several glimpses of the car. MINI is clearly excited about...

  • 2014 MINI John Cooper Works Paceman in Frozen Black matte paint
    MINI Offers Frozen Black Matte Paint On Select Models

    The BMW Group’s ‘Frozen’ matte paint finishes, once the domain of special edition M3s only, is now being offered on select MINI models. Yes, buyers of the 2014 model year Countryman and Paceman that opt for the sportier Cooper S and John Cooper Works trims will be able to select a...

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