MINI Cooper News

How a Mini that was left for dead found a second life as a dream racing sim rig.

The manual transmission returns to Mini for 2021 after its 2020 absence.

The 2021 Mini Cooper S convertible Sidewalk Edition recalls a special edition from 2007 and comes standard with the brand's only manual transmission.

The new hot hatch lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in under eight minutes.

The 2020 Mini Cooper SE will start at $30,750, but local EV incentives will drop the price as low as $18,750.

Mini mimics Tesla's strategy of playing up the performance aspect of electric powertrains with its first volume EV.

It will have more than 300 horsepower and be limited to just 3,000 units worldwide.

Mini hooked its upcoming Mini Cooper S E to a Boeing 777F cargo plane and pulled it a short distance to prove that small electric cars can be muscular.

The John Cooper Works GP is a track-focused version of the Mini Hardtop, and it's coming next year with more than 300 horsepower on tap.

Our latest spy shots show Mini's electric Hardtop which is due in 2019 and set to be badged a Cooper S E.

For Mini fans, the performance hierarchy goes S, John Cooper Works, and, rarely, John Cooper Works GP. The last time Mini graced fans with a GP model was 2013, and after seven years, the badge will return. Mini announced Wednesday that 2020 John Cooper Works GP model will pack more than 300...

Mini launched an updated version of its Hardtop earlier in the year and on Wednesday the covers came off the car's John Cooper Works performance variant. Both the updated JCW Hardtop and Convertible have been revealed. The updates represent a mid-cycle update for the current third generation of the...

Mini on Thursday gave us our first look at some of the design of its electric Hardtop due in 2019. The vehicle was previewed as a concept at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show, and judging by the latest teasers design elements from the show car will make it onto the upcoming production model...

The new 2019 Mini Cooper hatchback and convertible broke cover Tuesday, lifted straight from the pages of "If It Ain't Broke." Not much on the new model has changed, aside from small touches on the front bumper, Union Jack on the taillights outside, new logos, and bigger touchscreen infotainment on...

Mini’s third-generation Hardtop is encroaching on the midway point in its life cycle and will soon be updated to keep it looking and feeling fresh. A prototype for the updated model has just been spotted ahead of a likely debut early next year. We should see it arrive in showrooms as a 2019...

Mini is hinting at a new generation of its John Cooper Works GP with a concept on show this week at the 2017 Frankfurt International Motor Show. For those unfamiliar with the GP badge, it denotes a vehicle one step above the John Cooper Works grade. Mini tends to use it towards the end of the...

It was only in the past couple of months that we saw prototypes for updated versions of the Mini Hardtop and Mini Convertible. Now engineers from BMW’s small car brand are out testing a prototype for an updated Hardtop 4 Door. (Elsewhere the vehicle is known as the Mini 5 Door.) Since the...

Owners of the first generation of the modern Mini should be doing a happy dance today, because if a certain rumor is true the man behind the iconic, retro-inspired design could be coming home to the brand. Motoringfile, a site exclusively focused on Mini-related news, is reporting a rumor that...

It was only a few weeks ago that we saw a prototype for an updated Mini Hardtop. Now engineers from BMW’s small car brand are out testing a prototype for an updated Convertible. Since the current Mini Convertible only went on sale a year ago, expect only minimal changes for the updated model...

Mini is an iconic brand with a storied history in producing small economy cars beginning in the late 1950s. But, by today's standards, Mini isn't so miniature anymore. And while the brand keeps the Mini Rocketman in limbo, David Brown Automotive has returned with a modern take on the classic...