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.BMW are ditching the PSA-sourced 1.6-litre diesel and replacing it with one of their own engines. Sourced from the BMW 116D but with a slightly reduced capacity, the new engine gives the Mini One...

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 its legs.The bit of countryside in question was none other than the Nürburgring Nordshcleife, with BMW intent on seeing just how quickly the Mini E could lap the 13-mile course. However, the...

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 power of their petrol engines while lowering emissions and fuel consumption.The turbocharged 1.6-litre fitted to the Mini Cooper S gets the most from the upgrade. A new twin-scroll turbocharger,...

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...

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 want fewer syllables) will be a cosmetic makeover of the standard John Cooper Works edition.Only 250 WC50s will be built with 100 allocated to the UK, which will make this a very exclusive Mini....

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 John Cooper’s first F1 car.The JCW F1 edition is expected to be mechanically the same as a standard John Cooper Works model, so that means a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine with...

Despite the small engine bay, BMW have somehow managed to squeeze the 2.0-litre diesel engine from the 1-series into the MINI Cooper. The four-cylinder engine is designed to be fitted longitudinally in the 1-Series while the MINI requires a transverse installation, but BMW engineers have overcome the complexities and got the engine into place. So what does this...

Following the release of the MkII version of the BMW MINI, the hottest version to date has been the 210bhp Works Cooper S. Now there’s going to be an even quicker MINI following the announcement of the 218bhp MINI GP.The 2009 MINI GP (2005 model above) is due to be officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, before going on sale in July 2009. Only 2000...