MINI News

Intellichoice has released its annual list of cars it considers a Best Value of the Year. Analyzing every new car for the 2012 model year, Intellichoice applies cost analysis to determine cars that have low total ownership  costs as well as lower than expected costs over time. Looking beyond the initial ...    Read more

Another day, another Mini special edition to slowly milk the United Kingdom of all of its Britishisms for its new products. It was the Baker Street and Bayswater coupes. This month, it's the 2012 ...    Read more

A tumultuous year that ushered in sweeping change, 1959 saw the U.S. recognize the Castro government, the Soviet Union launch the Luna 1 spacecraft, Alaska became a state, and Charles de Gaulle was a president— not yet an airport. Amid all of this, a sprightly little car, the Mini, was ...    Read more

A quintessential British roadster has two seats and an optional top, and the latest round of Mini Coopers are taking note. Mini has announced pricing for its Mini Roadster lineup for 2012 and as expected, if you want more fun, you're going to have to pay for it. Three models will ...    Read more

The mini Mini is no more. It's a curious time we live in when a car named the "Mini" is large enough to have another car slot underneath it in size. But regardless of what corporate overlord BMW thinks of the Mini Cooper's (relatively) prodigious plump, it has quashed any ...    Read more

Because bringing out one Olympics edition Mini Cooper wasn't enough, Mini is sending out another pair of special editions to satiate our need for meat pies, tea and crumpets, jolly good motoring, and a bloody good time. Enter ...    Read more

Turbochargers and tire pressure monitors are at the core of two separate, unrelated recalls announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today. Mini is recalling 88,911 of its turbocharged models over concerns that the circuit board for the turbocharger's water pump could overheat, potentially smoldering and causing a fire. Affected ...    Read more

Zee German automakers and Chinese-owned Volvo all posted year-to-date double-digit sales for the month of November. Volkswagen took the lead with an increase of more than 25-percent compared to November 2010, with most of the sales drawn from the all-new 2012 VW Beetle and 2012 VW Passat sedan. The "newest" ...    Read more

Owners of the Chevrolet Volt have latched on to their cars and helped push the innovative plug-in hybrid to the top of Consumer Reports’ Owner Satisfaction Survey. The annual survey takes owners of cars made in the last four model years—in this case 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012—and asks them ...    Read more

The first commercial for the 2012 Mini Cooper Roadster has hit the internet, and we fancy it to be a Turkish delight, indeed. Called “Another day. Another adventure.,” the 30-second spot was presumably filmed on a Saturday in Istanbul. It features two men driving around in a ...    Read more

All European automakers except Porsche posted strong sales numbers in October compared to last year’s figures. For the first time in a while, the Mercedes-Benz brand outpaced BMW on the month with 22,637 vehicles sold, not including the Sprinter commercial van. The three-point-star brand led with a strong performance lead ...    Read more

Two months to the day after releasing information on the Mini Cooper Coupe, Mini has issued its first flood of information on the sixth model to join its lineup: the Mini Cooper Roadster. A dedicated two-seater, the ...    Read more

You always remember your first. For the all-new Range Rover Evoque that first came at the hands of Motor Trend and the annual award that comes along with it. The all-new Range Rover Evoque was presented with Motor Trend's 2012 Sport/Utility Vehicle of the Year award after a field of ...    Read more

Small, sporty cars like the Mini Cooper S are commonly referred to as “hot hatches,” but we’re not sure the British brand really would want that designation right now. This month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened up an investigation for Mini Cooper S models to potentially self-combust. ...    Read more

Why does it seem like such a natural fit to have an Olympic athlete long-jumping over a trio of special edition Mini Coopers? Maybe it’s because Mini is synonymous with outlandish publicity stunts with its chip-chip-cheerio jolly-good sense of humor. And maybe it’s because the quirky British brand is one ...    Read more

Has slushbox tedium got to you? Are you bored with the mind-numbing simplicity of your daily beater's clunky transmission? If this sounds like you, and if you're craving more motoring exhilaration, then according to Mini, you might be experiencing symptoms of "Manualhood." That's why Mini put together a Public Service Announcement ...    Read more

If you can’t hear it, there’s an angry snarl and a bunch of incomprehensible German swearing coming from BMW’s U.S. headquarters in South Carolina. It’s not that the BMW group, which also owns Mini, didn’t sell a bunch of cars; it did. It’s just that 23,924 vehicles sold in the ...    Read more

German companies are generally very good at the business of charging more for less. If you need proof, look no further than the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder, priced more than $3000 above the high-performance Boxster S, yet comes with nylon pull straps for interior door handles and a tarp for ...    Read more

It used to be that only the Hollywood elites and hemp-wearing, granola-crunching hippies were the purveyors of electric vehicles. Then, the Toyota Prius became the go-to hybrid for instant earth-loving credibility. But for many reasons, mostly design related and economic accessibility, hybrid and electric technology failed to ignite the passions ...    Read more

Scaling down Rolls-Royce luxury into a pint-sized package, Mini just released a production version the 2012 Mini Cooper Inspired by Goodwood model at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, Calif. Lavishly decked out with top-notch materials, the Goodwood name is a nod to the development center of BMW’s Rolls-Royce ...    Read more

"Fuel-sipping SUV" is not an oxymoron; just take a look at the 10 environmentally friendly crossover SUVs we've collected below. While no SUV—so far—can match the 50-mpg combined fuel economy rating of the Toyota Prius, efficiency can still be had in a crossover. 10. Mini Countryman S all-wheel drive, six-speed ...    Read more

From its humble inception in 1959 to iconic status of the '60s—one so influential designer Mary Quant named her short skirt, a 'mini' skirt after her favorite car—the Mini cooper has left its mark. The European car of the 20th century, lauded for its sporty handling and signature petite size, ...    Read more

BMW has jumped on the “gamification” bandwagon with a new smartphone app called “The Ultimate Drive,” which uses Google Maps technology to find the best driving roads nearby. But could it be more of a danger to drivers than a fun gimmick to those taking to the open road? Developed by ...    Read more

Hybrids aren't the only option for consumers looking for fuel-efficient 2011 new cars. Whether you want a gas or diesel engine, the 10 cars below prove hybrids don't have a lock on stretching a gallon of fuel as far as possible. All but one of the 10 new cars below ...    Read more

Another birthday is in the books for America, and with much of the country roasting on low-broil (even our beers seem to be sweating) it's easy to forget another important summer holiday: July 31st is Mutt's Day, a celebration of our furry, mixed-breed, four-legged ...    Read more