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 ...

簡単に言うと、「新型MINIにJCWが追加された」ということなのだけれど、一応いろいろと整理をしておこうと思います。MINIの「3ドア」「5ドア」「コンバーチブル」は、今回から「MINIクーパー」と呼ばれるようになった。“クーパー”とは1960年代に ...

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 ...

Yes, you read that right - 2026 marks 25 years since the first ‘new’ Minis made it onto British roads. You may well still see the odd ‘Y’ and ‘51’ plate car around and think little of them, given how ...

ビー・エム・ダブリューは、2月に発売したプレミアムコンパクトSAV「MINI クロスオーバー」のPHEV（プラグインハイブリッドカー）「MINI クーパー S E クロスオーバー ALL4」を、7月8日～9日に全国の正規販売店で実施するデビューフェアに合わせてデリバリーを ...

It doesn’t seem that long ago (even though it actually was) that a Mini like the one seen here was the not-a-proper-Mini. It was too big to ever be a Mini kind of Mini - a Bini. How the tables have ...