The electric MINI Cooper SE is teased ahead of a reveal in July, the first proper production electric MINI as BMW rolls down the EV road. It’s getting on for two years since the MINI Electric Concept was revealed ahead of the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show but now, finally, MINI is close to debuting the […]
MINI John Cooper Works Clubman and JCW Countryman now with 302bhp
MINI has overhauled the John Cooper Works Countryman and Clubman models for 2019, including a huge power hike to 302bhp. The MINI John Cooper Works Clubman Estate and John Cooper Works Countryman SUV have been overhauled for 2019, but it’s a bit more than the usual new bumpers, new wheels, new lights and a bit […]
The 2019 MINI Clubman FACELIFT – can you spot the changes?
The MINI Clubman – MINI’s estate – gets a facelift for 2019 and debuts at the Shanghai Motor Show. But the updates are tough to spot. We’re not entirely sure you can call the tiny tweaks MINI has wrought to the 2019 Clubman Estate a facelift – they’re more of a lunchtime non-surgical tweak than […]
Swind E Classic Mini – It’s an ELECTRIC Classic Mini for £79k
British Technology company Swind has take the classic Mini and turned it in to the Swind E Classic Mini, with electric powertrain and a £79,000 price tag. Some classic Minis can now fetch serious money, and some companies – like David Brown – have ‘remastered’ the Mini to make it modern without losing the essence of […]
New MINI 60 Years Edition celebrates 60 years of Mini / MINI
New MINI Cooper S 60 Years Edition arrives to celebrate 60 years of the Mini / MINI Brand, with just 500 units in British Racing Green. We’re not entirely sure that Alec Issigonis would recognise today’s MINI as the descendant of the little urban runaround he created in the 1950s, but whether today’s MINI is a […]
MINI John Cooper Works BACK from its WLTP sojourn
Production he MINI John Cooper Works had to be temporarily halted earlier this year as it fell foul of WLTP emission testing, but it’s back for 2019. The WLTP tests for car emissions and economy, which came in to force in September, has impacted on many car makers as they failed to get their cars ready […]
MINI Pepper Pack and Chili Pack DROPPED for MINI Classic, Sport and Exclusive trim levels
The MINI range is dropping the familiar add-on Chili and Pepper Packs as MINI offers trim levels for the first time in the UK – Classic, Sport and Exclusive. If you’re a long time MINI buyer, you’ll know your way round picking an engine and getting the spec it delivers, and adding on stuff like Chili […]
Paul McCartney’s 1965 Morris Mini Cooper S De Ville SELLS for £183,000
Sir Paul McCartney’s 1965 Mini Cooper S De Ville – one of four special Minis gifted to the Beatles – sells for £183,000 in auction. Last month we reported Paul McCartney’s 1965 Morris Mini Cooper S De Ville was going up for auction in the US, and expected to make over £100k. In fact, the ex-Beatle’s […]
Paul McCartney’s 1965 Mini Cooper S DeVille up for grabs
A 1965 Mini Cooper S DeVille by Radford is hitting the auction block in the US, the second of the four ‘Beatle Minis’ to be offered for sale in the last year. When Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ manager, wanted to say a special thank you to the Fab Four, he bought them each a special customised […]
New MINI Clubman City is MINI’s pitch to FLEET buyers
The MINI Clubman City arrives as an entry-level Clubman aimed at business and fleet buyers, with low emissions, low BIK and a business focused spec. The MINi Clubman, the MINI estate, is a proper lifestyle car, interested more in coaxing MINI owners to stick with the brand when they grow up and have children. And it […]