Mini John Cooper Works: new engine and gearbox coming
The Mini John Cooper Works range will receive a new engine this year and, in a JCW first, the option of a six-speed automatic gearbox.
The new engine keeps the proven twin-scroll turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder platform with direct-injection but benefits from more boost, an aluminium block and bearing mounts, reinforced pistons...
Mini Cooper: Third-generation hatch not so mini
A prototype of the all-new Mini Cooper hatch has been spied undergoing testing on public roads in Europe.
Due to hit showrooms before the end of 2013, the third-generation Mini Cooper hatch – codenamed F56 – will be longer and wider than the current hatch, creating a more spacious cabin better equipped to accommodate rear-seat...
Mini John Cooper Works GP: the fastest Mini ever
The new Mini John Cooper Works GP has been released and it's Mini's fastest production car ever.
The Mini JCW GP is the successor to the 2006 Mini Cooper S with John Cooper Works GP Kit. The new model has recorded a time of 8min23sec around the famed Nurburgring Nordschleife – almost 19 seconds faster than the original GP special.
The Mini still looks great after all these years & I bet there will be a few more on the road in the near future as they are such a practical vehicle for size etc.