MINI Cooper S News

The reason? Proposed sales aren't high enough to justify the cost of engineering two different kits - one for the standard Cooper S and one for the All4 version.

MINI just pumped new technology into its John Cooper Works options package. The new features promise ultra-sporty performance across the whole brand's line.

Gas price increases and concerns about the environment have made small, fuel efficient cars increasingly popular.

What happens when you let a fashion editor loose on a car? Deep purple paint, lots of flowers and a snazzy interior were the order of the day in this case.

Perhaps more importantly, how you should spec your own Countryman if the time comes.

Provided with a Mini Cooper S Roadster as a blank canvas, Franca Sozzani, chief editor of Italian Vogue , created a rolling work of art to mark the 20th anniversary of the Life Ball charity event and auction held annually in Vienna.

The Mini John Cooper Works line is set to get a little more efficient. Engineers have given the turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine a tune-up with new reinforced pistons, a sturdier cylinder head laded with lightweight cams, and sodium-filled exhaust valves.

Never one to rest on its performance laurels, Mini has announced a clean-burning, new-generation engine for its flagship John Cooper Works models, along with a package of fuel-efficiency technologies called Minimalism - which seems an odd name for a car so rich in high-tech complexity, but then the Mini has never been a logical car.

The Beetle. The Juke. The Smart. Since its announcement, the Fiat 500 has been compared with the MINI Cooper Hardtop ad nauseum.

It would be easy to say that Mini has lost the plot when it comes to the Countryman, its self-proclaimed crossover.

Last weekend's event once again pulled in MINI fans from around the world, and the MINI faithful from almost 50 countries were greeted by a unique combination of live music and car-fuelled action at the Circuit Paul Ricard.

A new limited-edition Mini model is joining the lineup, and the automaker calls it the "sportiest road-registered Mini ever made."The Mini John Cooper Works GP is a sport-tuned, race-inspired version of the 2-door hatchback.

The Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works GP was unveiled during a gathering of the Mini faithful in France.

A MINI six years in the making. The next generation follow up to MINI's most R53: the JCW GP.

We've previously run a couple of speculative stories on the Mini John Cooper Works GP.

At this weekend's Mini United festival in France, Mini revealed the John Cooper Works GP.

Mini chose this weekend's Mini United festival in France to introduce its highest-performance model yet: the John Cooper Works GP.

Westerly MINI in Barnstaple is now offering the MINI London 2012 Edition, celebrating the London 2012 games starting in less than 100 days.

It'll be the fastest MINI to date with more power and engineering hours behind it than any product from the brand ever.

Ironically, what is arguably the most pretentious BMW-Mini ever made is also the closest in spirit to the seat-of-the-pants original Cooper.