At the risk of being accused of fat-shaming, the new Mini Cooper S is a bit of a porker. If the Austin/Morris original yipped through the corners like a terrier after a rat, then the current iteration ...

The MINI JCW GP R53 is a raw, supercharged hot hatch with pure driving soul. In this POV Autobahn run, we push it close to its top speed of 230 KMH, all while enjoying the high-pitched whine of its ...

I’m currently rebuilding an R53 Mini Cooper S. It’s getting an aftermarket exhaust and a comprehensive suspension and brake refresh to take it from neglected near-classic to road-ready hot hatch. But ...

BMW sure knew how to keep interest in its new Mini rolling when the car was first launched in 2001. Just as we'd become accustomed to the new interpretation of an icon, along came the Cooper S to ...

With the Mini Cooper S R53 now in its Twenties, we take a look at everything you need to know before buying one of the best used cars on the market. The launch of the ‘New’ R50 Mini in 2001, offered ...

Sometimes you find the car, sometimes the car finds you. I’ve long loved the first-generation “new” Minis, known by their chassis code R53, but never quite been in the right place at the right time to ...

The aftermarket world is like an endless gold mine, offering something for everybody, from light tweaks like adding new wheels to completely changing everything about a car. And the German tuners ...

Under the bonnet was the same supercharged Tritec 1.6-litre four-cylinder as found in the Cooper S and S Works, but with its Eaton M45 supercharger faster spinning, a revised intake system improving ...

CoverEFX is an aftermarket specialist that has made an obsession for wrapping cars, but sometimes likes to go beyond the surface. This is one of those times, and we are here to show you what the ...

BMW sure knew how to keep interest in its new Mini rolling when the car was first launched in 2001. Just as we'd become accustomed to the new interpretation of an icon, along came the Cooper S to ...