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Posted by Chris on Oct 30, 2012

MINI John Cooper Works Roadster – First Drive

The MINI John Cooper Works Roadster is fast and exciting but not all its cracked up to be.

Posted by Chris on Feb 10, 2011

MINI Sport Pack

As well as the hot new Cooper SD, MINI are offering a Sports Pack on all MINI hatchback and convertible models. The Sport Pack brings some of the styling features from...

Posted by Chris on Feb 10, 2011

MINI Cooper SD

There’s a new diesel-powered hot hatch on the way, and for fans of the black stuff it should be a good one – it’s the MINI Cooper SD, powered by a...

Posted by Chris on Dec 15, 2010

Russ Swift + Mini Cooper = Cunning Stunts

There’s not been a huge amount of newsworthy info about the Mini recently, other than a midlife facelift and a few engine tweaks. So what do you do if you work in...

Posted by Chris on Jul 26, 2010

Mini Cooper D Will Be Road Tax Free

The diesel engines in the Mini are due for an update this September and if you like your hatchbacks to be cheap to run then you’ll appreciate the Mini Cooper D....

Posted by Chris on May 14, 2010

Electric Mini E Tackles Nürburgring

BMW’s electric Mini E has so far proven to be a big hit on trials in various cities, but now the battery powered has been taken out to the countryside to stretch...

Posted by Chris on Jan 29, 2010

2010 Minis Get More Power

Mini has been hard at work improving their engines for 2010 and the results look good. By fitting BMW’s Valvetronic system Mini have been able to increase the...

Posted by Chris on Sep 6, 2009

Mini Cooper S versus Evil Shopping Carts

An amusing ad from America, showing the Mini Cooper S pitched against an army of evil shopping carts intent on causing as much damage to cars as...

Posted by Chris on Jun 6, 2009

Mini Announces JCW World Championship 50 Edition

Mini have released details of a very limited edition. Based on the hottest model in the Mini range, the John Cooper Works World Championship 50 edition (or WC50 if you...

Posted by Chris on Apr 30, 2009

MINI Cooper JCW F1 Edition On Way?

According to MINI site MotoringFile there will be a special edition of the John Cooper Works being released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the construction of...