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It’s such a cliché, but the Mini Hatch really is a car that needs little introduction. It’s possibly the most recognisable new car on the roads today, with its small dimensions (even if fans of the original might criticise it for not being so ‘mini’), big round headlights and wraparound plastic trim making it stand out immediately. The ‘new’ Mini has now been around for 20 years, and in that time well over 10 million have been produced at BMW Group’s factory in Oxford. But given ...

First Drive: The updated Mini Hatch remains as fun and stylish as ever (Mini) (Mini) It’s such a cliché, but the Mini Hatch really is a car that needs little introduction. It’s possibly the most recognisable new car on the roads today, with its small dimensions (even if fans of the original might criticise it for not being so ‘mini’), big round headlights and wraparound plastic trim making it stand out immediately. The ‘new’ Mini has now been around for 20 years, and in that time w...

2019 marked the Minis 60th anniversary. Watch the original meet the modern successor. To some people the “new” Mini will never be a replacement for the original, but here’s the thing: it’s not that “new” anymore. In fact the BMW Mini is celebrating its 20th birthday this month! That’s right, while the original celebrated its 60th back in 2019, the modern Mini is 20 (that’s the benchmark to be considered a classic car by a lot of insurance companies, by the way), with the BMW Gr...

2021 Mini Cooper price and specs Opening the line-up is the trio of Cooper models, available in all three body styles, and three equipment grades: Classic, Classic Plus and Mini Yours. All Cooper models are powered by 1.5-litre turbo petrol three-cylinder engines, sending 100kW and 220Nm to the front wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. 0-100km/h times vary from 8.2 to 8.8 seconds, while combined fuel use claims span from 5.6 to 6.0L/100km. Standard equipment on th...

Share More than ten million Minis have been built and sold worldwide since 1959 — and almost as many of the new ones have been built in the 20 years under BMW (5.13 million) as in the previous 40 years of the original (5.38 million). Yet the timing of the original Minis launch could not have been better, arriving as a classless and affordable small car loved by celebrities, royalty and ordinary folk alike, who took it to their hearts just in time for the Swinging Sixties.  The Oxford factory...

Final Report: The case for the diesel defence In our long-term test of the Audi A3, we set out to answer the question of whether it makes sense as a diesel premium hatchback. Well, now that its left our fleet, we have to conclude that the answer to the first part of that question is a resounding yes. An average economy figure on test of 61mpg, an improvement on the official WLTP figure, is superb, as is the way it allowed an average of nearly 600 miles between visits to filling stations. Admitt...

We can now include BMW's Mini brand on the list of automakers committing themselves to an all-electric vehi...

The MINI Cooper SE is an all-electric version of the Mini Hatch that hit the public roads in 2020. Its drivetrain utilizes technology used in the earlier BMW i3. It comes equipped with a 184 PS motor and a 32.6 kWh battery, comprising a dozen packs of lithium-ion cells arranged in a T-shape between the front seats and below the rear seats. It has EPA-rated maximum range of 114 miles. While the Hyundai Ioniq Electric, Mini Cooper SE and Toyota Prius Prime grabbed the spots in the greenest categ...

- shares The year 2020 was one that many would like to forget, and the automotive industry is no exception. Lockdowns and economic slowdowns brought on by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic translated exactly as youd expect for Australias new-car sales, with a staggering 48.5 per cent sales decline in April, contributing to an overall market down 13.7 per cent by the end of the year. Despite the sales slowdowns and production delays caused by COVID-19, 2020 was still a relatively strong year in t...

Mini Countryman, Hatch, Convertible: Mini Indias sales at 512 units in 2020, posts 34 per cent grow Mini Countryman, Hatch, Convertible: Mini Indias sales at 512 units in 2020, posts 34 per cent growth in Q4 Mini Indias product portfolio currently includes the Mini 3-door Hatch, Mini John Cooper Works, Mini Convertible and Mini Countryman. advertisement UPDATED: January 20, 2021 22:15 IST The Mini John Cooper Works GP Inspired Edition was one of the four new limited edition models launched in 2...