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 ...

What car embodies the idea of smallness? What car personifies classic British motoring? What car covers smallness and classic British motoring? There is no other car than the MINI Cooper S. Like the ...

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 ...

Just about everything in the whole Mini family, really. The classic hatchback sees a big upgrade: it’s still on the same platform as before, but Mini has tweaked the proportions: it’s fractionally ...

We’ve completed the side quest. The mission to drive all the MINI models that have been heavily updated over the past two years. The Countryman SE ALL4, the regular gas-powered Countryman, the Cooper ...

The verdict: The redesigned 2025 Mini Cooper S Hardtop 2-Door leans all the way into its quirkiness — for better and worse — but if that’s not your style, you might find its personality grating.