2026 MINI Cooper Paul Smith Edition: The Complete Buyer’s Guide
One of the largest special edition MINI release is about to launch but what models are available, what options are there and what will it cost? We’ve created the first ever MINI...
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MINI’s 5th Consecutive Quarter of Growth: What BMW Group’s Q1 Numbers Mean for the Brand
Buried inside BMW Group’s Q1 2026 financial results is a number that deserves more attention than the headline EBT margin will get it: MINI delivered 68,503 vehicles globally in the first quarter,...
MINI’s New Boss Says the Lineup Is Set. What He Does Next Will Matter More.
MINI’s new chief has a clear message: the lineup is done. What he does with it from here is a more interesting question. Jean-Philippe Parain, speaking to Autocar at the Beijing motor...
The MINI Cooper Paul Smith Edition in the Real World: Best Photos Yet
The 2026 MINI Cooper Paul Smith Edition looks better in the real world than staged press images suggested. Here's our best real-world photo gallery yet, plus full details and pricing.
MINI Countryman Refresh: What’s Coming in 2027 and 2028 and When to Buy
The U25 MINI Countryman is barely two years into its production life and MINI is already updating it. That might sound like an admission of weakness. It isn’t. It’s a reflection of...
Review: MINI and Paul Smith’s “A Garden of Curiosity” at Salone del Mobile 2026
Milan during Salone del Mobile week is a city that has seen everything. Every brand with a design story to tell, and several that don’t have one but try anyway, takes over...
First Look: The F67 MINI Cooper Convertible Paul Smith Edition in Inspired White
Press photography is a controlled argument. Carefully chosen backgrounds, flattering light, and camera angles that have been approved and re-approved until every edge reads exactly as intended. It’s often not until we...
The Day That Started Everything, the MINI USA Launch and How It Inspired MotoringFile
Twenty-five years ago I played hooky from work for a few hours. It was a special day. A new brand from BMW was opening its doors across America, and it had completely...
The R50 MINI Cooper at 25: Celebrating the Car That Brought MINI Back
There are two ways to follow an icon. You can chase it, measuring every decision against what came before until the weight of the original crushes anything new you might have to...
The Skeg in Beijing: MINI’s Surf-Aero Concept Is Now a Permanent Brand Mood Piece
The MINI x Deus Ex Machina Skeg is, somehow, still on tour. After its IAA Munich debut last September and its North American premiere in Toronto in February, the translucent-fiberglass Cooper JCW has surfaced at Auto...
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MINI UK’s Mile of Minis Returns, Still Rooted in What Matters
The Mile of Minis returns for 2026, and with it comes one of the clearest expressions of what MINI gets right, not as a product, but as a culture. Now in its...
The Classic Mini Timeline: 40 Years That Changed Everything
There is a version of automotive history where the Mini is a footnote, a clever economy car that solved a fuel crisis and then quietly faded. Luckily what Alec Issigonis delivered on...
MINI USA Opens Registration for MINI Takes the State 2026
MINI USA has officially opened registration for MINI Takes the States 2026, marking not just another run of the brand’s most iconic owner rally, but a significant milestone. This year celebrates 20...
MINI at 67: The Key Moments in the History of MINI
Before MINI became a premium small car success story under BMW, it was something far rarer: a genuine revolution on four wheels. How did it unfold? We have a full timeline of...
MINI Goes All-In on Customization at Auto China 2026 with Vagabund Debut and 14-Car Showcase
At Auto China 2026 in Beijing, MINI arrives with one of its most expansive and unconventional showings in recent memory. That matters because this isn’t a typical product showcase. It’s a statement...
MINI Heads Into ARA Olympus Rally With Momentum and Optimism
This weekend, the brand heads west to tackle one of the most iconic events on the American stage, the Olympus Rally. Held April 17–19 in Shelton, Washington, the event is equal parts speed,...
Japan, MINI and the Art of Automotive Obsession
There are countries that like cars, and then there’s Japan, a place that doesn’t just appreciate the automobile but elevates it into something closer to cultural currency. But spend a few days...
Are New MINIs Actually Selling? A Deep Dive Into MINI USA’s Q1 2026 Sales
A 10% drop isn’t catastrophic. But it’s meaningful, especially now that the full lineup is in market. MINI is asking fewer products to do more work. The Clubman is gone. The range...
The MINI Red Line Edition: New Details, Pricing and Our Take
When MINI USA first pulled the wraps off the Red Line Edition, it felt familiar. A Cooper S with some JCW-inspired attitude layered on top. Now with full details confirmed, we can...
This 1 of 1 Custom Oxford Made MINI May be a Glimpse Of The Brand’s Future
This isn’t a coachbuilder fantasy or a dealer special. It’s a factory-backed custom build, created by the team at Oxford Plant in collaboration with MINI’s own designers. And it might just be...
MINI USA Introduces the Cooper S Red line Edition
MINI USA is back with its second of eight planned special edition drops for 2025. This one is called the Red Line, and if that name sounds familiar, it should. This is...
MINI JCW F66 vs. the Tail of the Dragon: An Old Test for the New JCW
There are few roads in America that carry mythology quite like Deals Gap. Straddling the border of North Carolina and Tennessee, this remote stretch of US 129, better known as the Tail...
Our Favorite MINI April Fools’ Pranks
There are two types of automotive April Fools’ jokes. The lazy ones, dashed off by brands that should know better, and the rare good ones, the kind that feel just plausible enough...
The 25th Anniversary of the New MINI Cooper – Building a Brand While Reinventing an Icon
Reinventing a car is one thing. Reinventing a car while simultaneously inventing a brand is something else entirely. It’s a story that often gets lost in the narrative but sets the MINI’s...
The Science Behind That New MINI Smell
For years MINI owners have had their own version of a familiar automotive joke. Open the door to a brand new MINI, slide into the driver’s seat, and there it is. That...
MINI Countryman Goes Full Adventure Mode With New Off-Road Accessories
When MINI releases a batch of “after sales accessories,” it is usually worth a polite nod and a quick scroll. This time, it deserves a second look. Because what MINI has just...
Revisiting the U25 Countryman JCW: MINI’s Most Powerful Car Ever
There’s a predictable cycle to every new MINI. The first drive is all adrenaline and first impressions. The specs dominate the conversation, the design gets endlessly dissected, and enthusiasts immediately begin comparing...
MINI USA Celebrates 24 Years & 1 Million Sold: How the MINI Cooper Found America and Built Something Bigger
This week MINI USA celebrates its 1 millionth car sold and its 24th birthday. So we wanted to look back at the start of this improbable journey for a brand that most...
New Details Confirm MINI Could Have Built a Manual JCW GP3 — So Why Didn’t It?
The F56 MINI JCW GP3 has always felt like a contradiction. It’s one of the fastest, most aggressive MINIs ever built, producing over 300 horsepower and 331 lb-ft of torque, with styling...
Are the New MINIs Actually Selling? We Now Have Our Answer
For the last year or so, one question has hung over MINI like a stubborn warning light: how would buyers respond to this new generation? Not just to the new designs, although...
The New Electric BMW i3 Might Be the Most Important New Car for MINI in 2026
There are moments in BMW Group history when a new car feels bigger than a normal launch. For MINI fans, those moments matter even more because what starts in Munich has a...
Paddy Hopkirk Memorial Foundation
db and Gabe were joined by Norm Nelson and Eric Newland, President and Vice President of the Paddy Hopkirk Memorial Foundation. They are building a life-sized bronze monument of Paddy and his...
The Best MINI Manual Ever? A Deep Dive Into the F56 JCW’s Surprising Getrag 6-Speed
For enthusiasts who still insist on three pedals, the manual gearbox in the modern JCW hatch may be one of the most underrated parts of the car. Beneath the compact bodywork of...
Stability at BMW Group, and What It Quietly Means for MINI
At first glance, BMW Group’s latest earnings report reads like the sort of corporate document designed to induce mild drowsiness. There are margins to discuss, tariffs to acknowledge, and the usual parade...