We all know the formula: big engine plus small car equals loads of fun. It’s a combination as old as hot rodding itself. No surprise then, that the formula is still in use today, with modern builds ...

"The engine’s slender power band sits low in the rev range and is yoked to gearing taller than a skyscraper (at 100 mph in sixth, the tach reads just over 3000 rpm). So, the motor is markedly calm on ...

The 2014 MINI Cooper hardtop is the first entire, top-to-bottom redesign of the iconic British minicar. In its base form, with a new 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine and a six-speed manual ...

Mini has been all-in on electrification as of late, but the brand isn't letting go of its gasoline-powered engines just yet. In fact, Cooper and Cooper S models are getting an upgrade for the 2025 ...

MINI is currently working to develop a Cooper SD model, as the company is planning to offer an oil-burning hot hatch. Previous media reports indicated that the vehicle would use a turbocharged 1.6 ...

In 1994, BMW made the curious decision to buy Britain's beleaguered Rover Group. It didn't work as well as they had hoped, and in 2000 they dumped all but one of Rover's brands: Mini. That ended up a ...

Mini comes out with a more practical Cooper S, with four side doors and a bigger engine, but that means less of the previous generation's go-kart handling. Wayne Cunningham Managing Editor / Roadshow ...

A brand new generation of the MINI Cooper is just around the corner but the performance flagships of the current range, the potent John Cooper Works models, will have to soldier on for a few more ...

The 1963 Morris Mini Minor did not simply update an existing small car formula, it rewrote it. By compressing radical ...

Mihai has even branched beyond the usual confines of an automotive writer from time to time, however, his heart is still close to anything car-related. He's most at home retelling the story of some ...

The 2014 MINI Cooper, the third generation of BMW’s modern take on the classic Issigonis design, will be revealed on November 18 and then showcased at auto shows taking place in Tokyo and Los Angeles ...

When the Mini John Cooper Works concept debuted at the 2014 Detroit auto show, it had all the looks of a fiesty next-gen JCW. Now we're hearing reports that, as expected, the 2015 MINI Cooper JCW will ...