MINI Cooper News
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Anyone with a soft spot for hot hatchbacks will love the latest special edition from Mini.
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2022 Mini Convertible spy shots: Mild facelift pegged for drop-top
Mini's Hardtop and Convertible are about to come in for their second facelift.
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2022 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop spy video
Mini is working on a second facelift for its current Hardtop and a prototype for the sporty John Cooper Works has been spotted.
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2022 Mini Cooper SE spy shots
Mini is already testing an updated version of its battery-electric Hardtop.
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2022 Mini Hardtop 4 Door plug-in hybrid spy shots
Mini looks to be readying more electrified models for its lineup.
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Former McLaren design chief remembers when he penned the first modern Mini
Frank Stephenson is known for his supercar designs like the Ferrari F430 and McLaren P1, but he also designed the first of the modern Minis.
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How a Mini that was left for dead found a second life as a dream racing sim rig.
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2021 Mini John Cooper Works hardtop confirmed with manual transmission
The manual transmission returns to Mini for 2021 after its 2020 absence.
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2021 Mini Cooper S convertible Sidewalk Edition offers brand's only manual transmission
The 2021 Mini Cooper S convertible Sidewalk Edition recalls a special edition from 2007 and comes standard with the brand's only manual transmission.
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301-horsepower 2021 Mini John Cooper Works GP revealed with $45,750 price tag
The new hot hatch lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in under eight minutes.
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2020 Mini Cooper SE electric priced from $30,750
The 2020 Mini Cooper SE will start at $30,750, but local EV incentives will drop the price as low as $18,750.
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Electric Mini Cooper SE laps the 'Ring without engaging the brakes
The Mini Cooper SE offers 181 horsepower, 114 miles of range, and the ability to adjust the severity of the regenerative braking.
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Mini mimics Tesla's strategy of playing up the performance aspect of electric powertrains with its first volume EV.
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New Mini John Cooper Works GP hits the 'Ring
It will have more than 300 horsepower and be limited to just 3,000 units worldwide.
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The mighty Mini Cooper S E electric car can tug a cargo plane
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.
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2021 Mini John Cooper Works GP spy shots and video
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.
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Electric Mini Hardtop will be badged a Cooper S E
Mini's first volume electric car bows in 2019, but instead of positioning it as an eco model Mini has decided to go the hot hatch route.
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2020 Mini Cooper S E Hardtop spy shots
Our latest spy shots show Mini's electric Hardtop which is due in 2019 and set to be badged a Cooper S E.
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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 horsepower. It's unclear when we'll see a full reveal, but Mini provided a few teaser images of the car. Namely, we can see a massive rear wing that takes inspiration from a John Cooper Works concept car shown at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The photos also show twin exhaust pipes and new wheels. The...
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2019 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop and Convertible make debut
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...
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Mini teases design of electric Hardtop due in 2019
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...
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Meet the new 2019 Mini Hardtop, same as the old Mini
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...
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2019 Mini Hardtop spy shots
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...
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Mini John Cooper Works Buggy revealed for 2018 Dakar Rally
Mini and the X-Raid Team will head to the 2018 Dakar Rally with not one, but two rally racers. The Mini John Cooper Works Rally will return, but the all-new John Cooper Works Buggy also will tear up the terrain. Mini revealed the Buggy rally racer Tuesday and noted its rear-wheel-drive layout...
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