Tag Archives: Mini Reviews

MINI Cooper D Countryman Review

So, you want a MINI, but don't want it to be mini? Then the MINI Cooper Countryman is for you. It takes all the good aspects of the MINI - fun handling, funky looks, curvy interior, economical engine - and transplants them into a bigger packag

MINI John Cooper Works Review

Model tested: MINI John Cooper Works R56, 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder with six-speed manual - $49,400 (Manufacturer’s List Price) To be honest, the MINI Cooper S I had just road tested seemed to be such a complete performance packag

MINI Cooper Countryman Review

Model Tested: MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4; 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder; five-door SUV What you see here is a mini SUV. No, really. It's a MINI SUV. For the first time in the MINI's history, it's been jacked up, given extra doors,

MINI Cooper D Review

Model Tested: 2011 MINI Cooper D; 1.6-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed manual; two-door hatchback CarAdvice Rating: If it's a fun-to-efficiency ratio you're looking for from a car, then there are quite a few to choose from. Th

Mini Cooper S Clubman Review

The Mini Clubman is definitely  not the car for everyone, but when it comes to standing out it certainly ticks all the right boxes. Who buys a Mini Clubman? It's hard to say. Assumably someone that really wants a Mini Cooper but must have p

Mini Cooper S Cabrio Review

If you think the Mini Cooper S Cabrio is a hairdresser's car, I suggest you book yourself in for a consultation with a shrink because this topless Mini is one hell of a drive. Here is the thing: when you see a twenty-thirty-forty-something-yea

MINI Countryman Review

MINI Countryman Road Test & Review A bigger, brasher MINI Hamburg, Germany—Introduced in 2001, the modern MINI wrote the book on how to resurrect a classic car for a new era. Some critics bemoaned the fact that the new MINI dwarfed the

MINI Cooper Mayfair, Cooper S Camden Review

MINI Cooper Mayfair, Cooper S Camden Review & Road Test 50 years on, not even Sir Alec himself could have predicted the popularity of his iconic design Models Tested: 2010 MINI Cooper Mayfair; 1.6-litre, four-cylinder, petrol; six-speed

Mini John Cooper Works Cabrio Review & Road Test

99 per cent fat free motoring Model Tested: 2009 Mini R57 John Cooper Works Cabrio; 1.6-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-petrol; six-speed manual; convertible - $56,900* CarAdvice Rating: Words by Matt Brogan Pics by Brendan Nish Mini's t

Mini Cooper D Review & Road Test

Mini Cooper D - The Frugal Mini Green motoring has finally become cool. Model Tested: 2009 Mini Cooper D; 1.6-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed manual; hatch – $33,750* CarAdvice Rating: The Mini Cooper D is an interes