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First Drives2014 MINI Cooper: Decreasingly English!
As a car whose parents come from different backgrounds, the MINI Cooper has come a long way since its reincarnation in 2002. Its ancestor, the first MINI Cooper, was a pure Brit, but the second vehicle of the same name became increasingly German after the brand was purchased by BMW—which …
Spotlight on2014 MINI Cooper: We’re Testing the 3rd Generation this Week!
2014 MINI Cooper: We’re testing the 3rd generation this week! In 2002, BMW made a splash by reincarnating the MINI, the celebrated miniature British car. Since then, the MINI Cooper and its various versions have captured the hearts of many thanks to its style and bold interior. Not your everyday …
First Drives2012 Mini Cooper Roadster: Small car, big fun4.0/5
When the MINI returned in 2001, there were doubts as to whether or not it could be successful over the long term. It’s one thing to launch a model successfully when you have a clearly defined target market, but ensuring its long term success is something else entirely. For example, …
Test Drives2012 MINI Coupe: Who and why?3.5/5
The MINI has been full of surprises ever since BMW reintroduced it in 2001. The manufacturer wants to offer a MINI for all tastes, but not necessarily for all budgets. They are trying anything and everything to keep people from losing interest in the brand – or worse, forgetting about …
Test DrivesMini Cooper S Coupe: The BMW X6 of the Mini Lineup3.5/5
When BMW first announced that they intended to bring the Mini brand back onto the market, there were two main sticking points for most enthusiasts: the news that the upcoming Mini Cooper would be marketed and priced as a premium compact hatchback, and the idea that one of Britain's most …
Test Drives2012 Mini Cooper S Countryman: A Moke; Almost.4.0/5
In the late fifties, Sir Alec Issigonis, the designer of the game-changing Mini, had his sights set upon an unlikely British icon: the Land Rover. Lured in by the various lucrative military contracts Land Rover had been awarded as a result of their stunningly practical Series I, and later, Series …
Test Drives2011 Mini Cooper S: A Freshly Facelifted Time Machine4.5/5
Life is too short to drive a boring car. For the first time in mankind’s history, the latest generations of homo sapiens have a shorter life expectancy than the ones previous. The result of too much time spent stagnating, this should be frightening news, and yet no one seems to …
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