The second generation of the new MINI from the BMW Group has been with us since 2007 but the tuning industry has yet to let go of the Mk1 hatch and especially the Cooper S model with the R53 ...

There was a notable omission from our small-engined Six of the Best at the weekend: a 21st-century Mini. In both supercharged and turbocharged forms, they made for fast, characterful, exciting ...

Car wrapping specialist CoverEFX has presented not one, but two more takes on the first new generation of the MINI John Cooper Works [JCW] sports hatch with the R53 designation. Both cars feature a ...

Mini comes out with a more practical Cooper S, with four side doors and a bigger engine, but that means less of the previous generation's go-kart handling. Wayne Cunningham Managing Editor / Roadshow ...