MINI is celebrating 25 years of the BMW MINI with a limited edition MINI Cooper Oxford Edition, festooned in Union Jack flags. No car maker is more prolific when it comes to ‘Special Edition’ models than MINI, often churning out specials with the most tenuous of reasons. But this time we get another special from […]
MINI One Returns and Paul Smith Edition MINI goes ICE
The MINI One returns as the new entry-level MINI, and Paul Smith Edition models are now available with ICE powertrains. When BMW launched the new MINI 25 years ago, the entry-level model was the MINI One, and things stayed that way for two decades until the arrival of the current MINI, when the badge disappeared. […]
MINI Countryman Electric now with ADDED range
The electric MINI Countryman E – and the Countryman SE ALL4 – get a range of technical tweaks to deliver an extended range. When the MINI Countryman arrived back in 2010, it arrived with looks only a mother could love and seemed like a step too far as BMW tried to push the MINI brand […]
MINI Paul Smith Edition sees MINI inspired by Sir Paul Smith – AGAIN
The MINI Paul Smith Edition – available across the Cooper range – brings unique design elements as MINI collaborates with Sir Paul Smith once again. No car maker likes a ‘Special Edition’ car more than MINI to get footfall in car showrooms, the most recent of which – the MINI Cooper and MINI Aceman Monochrome […]
Electric MINI Cooper and MINI Aceman get the Monochrome treatment
The MINI Cooper Electric and MINI Aceman get the Monochrome treatment with enhanced specs and a choice of Black or White paint jobs. We haven’t done the actual numbers, but it feels like MINI has delivered more ‘Special Edition’ models than any other car maker in the last 15 years, with recent specials including the […]
Classic Mini REIMAGINED by Callum and Wood & Pickett – costs from £75,000
Ian Callum’s design company has teamed up with Wood & Pickett to reimagine the Classic Mini. Costs from £75,000. The love for the Classic Mini still runs strong in the British psyche, with almost every car lover either having owned a Mini in their youth or having had one in the family and evoking nostalgic […]
Classic Mini Cooper S RESTOMOD by Tolman looks a hoot
Classic restomod experts Tolman have worked their magic on a 1968 Mini Cooper S, with more power and modern tech. We already know that Tolman does a great restomod job having seen what they are doing with the Peugeot 205 GTI, still an ongoing project with four cars currently in build. But Tolman doesn’t just deliver […]
MINI John Cooper Works and JCW Convertible ARRIVE with ICE power
The new MINI John Cooper Works and John Cooper Works Convertible arrive with 228bhp petrol power. Prices from £31,200. Earlier this month, the electric MINI John Cooper Works arrived to add a bit of fizz to MINI’s electric offerings, complete with a 245bhp electric motor with 251lb/ft of torque driving the front wheels and good […]
Electric MINI Cooper and MINI Aceman John Cooper Works models arrive as the first JCW EVs
MINI reveals John Cooper Works models of the new electric MINI Cooper and MINI Aceman, with a bit more power and JCW tweaks. MINI has been busy rolling out electric models, but so far we’ve had nothing more powerful than the MINI Cooper SE Sport. But now the first electric MINI JCW models arrive for […]
New MINI Cooper Convertible REVEALED to complete the new MINI family – priced from £26k
The new MINI Cooper Convertible arrives in Cooper C and Cooper S guises with three trim levels and prices starting from £26,200. MINI has been busy rolling out the latest MINI Cooper, and now, with the arrival of the new MINI Cooper Convertible, we have a more niche MINI offering. Much of what’s on offer […]