MINI Cooper

BMW group announces limited-edition high-performance Mini John Cooper Works GP

At the Los Angeles Motor Show, the BMW Group revealed the most powerful Mini Cooper to date: The Mini John Cooper Works GP.…

Mini celebrates 60th anniversary

The first Mini rolled off the production line 60 years ago today; the year was 1959, the same year that the Barbie doll and “The Twilight Zone” were introduced to the world. The brand’s vehicle portfolio, known…

Electric Mini Cooper SE tows a Boeing 777F

A FULLY electrically powered Mini Cooper SE has been spotted towing a Boeing 777F freight aircraft at Germany’s Frankfurt airport. True, the plane was not carrying any cargo. Still, it weighs some 150 tons. The scene was…

These are the most powerful Mini versions ever

BY MOST indications the original Mini, upon introduction in 1959, was never meant to go racing; it was intended purely as a simple, affordable small car with a roomy cabin. Then some racecar driver/manufacturer named John Newton…

Mini unveils very loud and expensive special edition

At a starting price of $40,750 (over P2 million), this is a very pricy Mini.…

Mini races from one extreme to another

A week after revealing a plug-in electric concept, Mini has taken the wraps off another exciting showcar: the John Cooper Works GP Concept.…

‘BIG’ Mini Countryman conquers Thai countryside

There’s no reason that a MINI Cooper, renowned for being compact and nimble, should be big. Unless you want to carry more stuff and people, in which case MINI has you covered, too.…

Mini PH launches all-new Countryman SUV

When we drove the first MINI Countryman years ago, we were expecting not to like it.…

MINI Cooper interprets the shooting brake in the 2016 Clubman

Introduced by MINI Cooper in 2007, the MINI Clubman is presented this year as the premium British brand’s version of the shooting brake. (See sidebar article, “What is a shooting brake?”)…

Mini is the max: the miniscule car delivers peak driving pleasure

MINIATURIZATION is a good measure of how much technology and expertise have advanced, gauged by how much something can deliver in terms of capability and performance, while reducing its size to the bare minimum. The Mini has…