Almost a decade after its launch, MINI is celebrating production of the one-millionth example of the current MINI 3-Door Hatch (F56) in Oxford. Back in November 2013, the current MINI 3-Door Hatch arrived as BMW’s MINI went a bit more upmarket and a bit roomier, and owed much of its underpinnings to BMW with its […]
New 2024 Mini Cooper Electric REVEALED
The new MINI Electric Hatch – to be badged MINI Cooper E – is revealed ahead of an official launch expected at Munich in September. As MINI gets more serious about electric cars, we’ve already had a first look at the next generation electric MINI Countryman – albeit with camouflage – and an electric MINI […]
New Electric MINI Countryman E is as big as a BMW X1 – and gets the same EV powertrains
MINI releases camouflaged images of the new electric MINI Countryman and confirms it will be available in FWD and AWD guises. The arrival of the MINI Countryman a decade or more ago raised more than a few eyebrows, so far removed was it from the ethos of the original Mini. But, visual shock aside, it […]
New MINI Clubman Final Edition bids Farewell to MINI’s Estate
The MINI Clubman Final Edition arrives as a limited run of 1,969 cars marking the end of the MINI Clubman. Costs from £37,000. In Mini’s 1960s heyday, if you wanted a Mini Estate, Mini had the Traveller as a more practical take on the regular Mini. But in 1969, Mini decided they needed a model […]
New MINI Countryman SUV will add to MINI’s electric offerings
The new MINI Countryman, due to be revealed in September, will grow in size and come with an electric powertrain option. It’s 13 years since BMW’s MINI adventure first delivered a new Countryman as a MINI suitable for MINI fans with families and, despite the incongruity of seeing a super-sized MINI, it’s been quite a […]
MINI Electric Convertible arrives – at a WHOPPING price
The MINI Electric Convertible arrives as a limited-run open-top MINI EV with fixed specifications and a £52,500 price tag. Surprisingly, it was 2019 when the first electric MINI arrived – apart from the ‘test’ MINI EVs we had back in 2009 – and it’s been quite a success despite its modest range and power. What […]
Buy a MINI Cooper S Convertible Seaside Edition and you’ll get it in time for spring sunshine
The MINI Cooper S Convertible Seaside Edition arrives in the depths of winter as a convertible Cooper S special edition. We all know that MINI loves a special edition model to get metal shifting out of showrooms, so yet another MINI ‘Special Edition’ arriving is far from unusual, although launching a special edition MINI Convertible just […]
MINI Electric Multitone Edition gets a multi-colour roof – just 200 for the UK
The MINI Electric Multitone Edition arrives with a special multi-colour roof and other cosmetic titivations. Costs from £33,200. MINI has gone its own way with the MINI Electric, delivering an EV with modest battery size and range, but allowing it to charge a more reasonable price as a result, and that seems to be tempting […]
MINI Aceman Concept arrives to point the way to MINI’s Electric future
The MINI Concept Aceman is revealed as MINI’s look at its next-generation EV path, with new design and sustainable materials. What is the future of MINI going to look like as it transition to an all-electric future? Well, wonder no more – MINI’s future starts here with the MINI Aceman Concept, which MINI is calling […]
MINI Aceman Concept incoming to preview a new ELECTRIC MINI Crossover
MINI is busy teasing the arrival of a new concept – the MINI Concept Aceman – to be revealed on 27 July as an electric Crossover. We recently saw the next generation MINI Countryman out testing and, despite it already being anything but a ‘mini’ car, it’s set to grow again in the next generation […]