The R56 MINI Cooper S, and also the Cooper, comes with a 1.6-liter engine. It's small, but so is the engine bay, so doing any mechanical work vaguely resembles contortionism. People keep complaining ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

If you’re a U.S. citizen hankering for a factory-tuned R56 MINI Cooper S, you’re officially in luck. MotoringFile has received the press release on the new JCW tuning package, and according to our ...

Theo has dedicated his life to cars. He has studied the only Automotive Journalism course in the world located at Coventry University and describes this passion as a clinical obsession. Give Theo four ...

It wasn’t simply that the R56 Mini Cooper S Hatch, which hit the road in 2007, was a couple of inches longer than the R53 that came before it. No, there was something else about the new model, too. It ...

This first drive of a modified R56 Mini shows how upgrades transform performance and character. With engine tuning, suspension work, and styling changes, the Mini delivers sharper handling and a more ...

View post: A Friend Drives a Jeep Wrangler and Wants to Buy a New Honda Prelude. This is Was My Response. The first assessment of the John Cooper Works tuning package is in, and the verdict is a ...

When the Mini John Cooper Works GP was officially confirmed, we were more than a little excited. Then we delved into the specification a little deeper and rejoiced in the detail. Even a standard ...

The all new MINI Cooper Works R56 CHALLENGE cars have taken to the sky on their way downunder from Germany. True to their “Flying Brick” moniker, the first 20 cars are currently being airlifted from ...

It wasn’t simply that the R56 Mini Cooper S Hatch, which hit the road in 2007, was a couple of inches longer than the R53 that came before it. No, there was something else about the new model, too. It ...