The quintessential Mini Cooper will always be the two-door Hardtop. Both the regular Cooper and Cooper S are fine everyday propositions, but the 2025 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop is maximum Mini.

If your idea of fun involves taut handling, nicely weighted steering, and an engine that feels permanently caffeinated, this is your MINI. Sharp handling, strong midrange punch, and excellent brakes ...

John Cooper was a trailblazing Formula 1 owner, his team pioneering the rear-mounted engine in the sport and winning two World Championships. Yet these days, the British engineer is best known for his ...

Everybody knows what a Mini Cooper is. Next to the Volkswagen Beetle, it's the de facto small car. Unlike the Beetle, however, the Mini Cooper — and especially the Cooper S — are more associated with ...

Power is up around 40bhp over the Cooper SE, giving the JCW Electric a chunky 254bhp and 250Ib ft of torque. That’ll get you from 0-62mph in an Abarth 600e matching 5.9 seconds and on to a top speed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew MacConnell covers the evolving world of motoring. I believe in the saying: “Life’s too short to drive boring cars”. After ...

Mini has decided to have some fun with its John Cooper Works lineup, creating two one-off hatchbacks in collaboration with lifestyle label Deus Ex Machina. The pair, named Machina and Skeg, pay ...