MINI has revealed its next-generation Cooper Hardtop model ahead of its official debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show this week, adding size but getting noticeably more mini under the hood. While ...

The Mini has always provided something unexpected. The original, launched 50 years ago, was a minimalist's version of transportation. Through the years it has remained parked on the edges of ...

If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone from Mini refer to ‘go-kart-like handling,’ I’d be retired, living on a beautiful piece of coastline somewhere in the Caribbean. Perhaps even on the ...

Presently we are coming out of a series of bends and the smile is there, on our faces. You can have quite some fun with the 2014 MINI Cooper S, but for all the unexpected reasons. We never quite found ...

The all-new, third-generation 2014 MINI Cooper three-door hatchback--now called "Hardtop" by MINI--sports a longer nose, a new 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine, and an interior that at last cleans up ...

Whereas we've previously had Cooper S Minis—those being the only version an enthusiast would entertain—this time we went for a base 2014 MINI Cooper. The standard 2014 Mini Cooper now uses a ...

In the process of trying to acquire a Cooper S, we once had a rather interesting discussion with a MINI sales person. Among others, we were explained that the MINI spirit would never allow features ...