MINI Road Tests Articles

2007 MINI Cooper S - Long-Term Update

Our MINI is going as strong as ever more

2007 Mini Cooper S Turbo Hatch - Long-Term Update

Our MINI is even better than before more

2007 Mini Cooper S - Long Term Update

A Long-Term Update of the 2007 MINI Cooper S. more

2009 John Cooper Works - First Look

The '09 John Cooper Works is the driving enthusiast's MINI with more power and a more sporting demeanor. more

2008 MINI Cooper S - R56 Stoptech Brake Upgrade - Web Exclusive

Check out the R56 Stoptech Brake Upgrade on our long term 2008 MINI Cooper S. more

2007 MINI Cooper S - Long Term Update

The Pier-Less Hot Hatch more

MINI Cooper S - Long Term Update

Life With America's Hottest Hatch more

2007 Mini Cooper S - First Drive

Check out the photos, reviews, and specifications of new 2007 Mini Cooper S. - European Car Magazine more

2006 Mini Cooper S Convertible - First Drive

Mini ran a radio ad a few months ago on the convertible, something about a "top-down patrol" who would go around and harass those convertible drivers motoring with their tops up. It's true, it seems a shame to drive a convertible on a nice day without feeling the sun on your face and the wind in you more

2005 MINI Cooper S Steptronic - Seat Time

Our man Kerry Morse spends some quality freeway time in the MINI Cooper S Steptronic. Read the review of its Steptronic transmission in LA traffic. more

First Look: MINI Cooper S

The new MINI Cooper S has a number of attractive qualities, but it all begins with the platform's long wheelbase combined with wide tracks, short overhangs and a low center of gravity. Add sporty and direct steering and a responsive manual gearbox mated to a s more

2002 Mini Cooper S - First Drive

The exciting new Cooper S, though "imitative" of the original Mini, happily does not share the "endearing" quirks of its older namesake. Instead it "modernizes" the enjoyment that comes from driving a small, nimble, responsive urban-centric car. more