BMW sure knew how to keep interest in its new Mini rolling when the car was first launched in 2001. Just as we'd become accustomed to the new interpretation of an icon, along came the Cooper S to ...

Under the bonnet was the same supercharged Tritec 1.6-litre four-cylinder as found in the Cooper S and S Works, but with its Eaton M45 supercharger faster spinning, a revised intake system improving ...

As front-wheel-drive fun goes, the supercharged ‘John Cooper Works’ version of the R53 Mini is pretty hard to beat. A superb basis for tuning and re-mapping, the hot Mini responds extremely well to ...

With the Mini Cooper S R53 now in its Twenties, we take a look at everything you need to know before buying one of the best used cars on the market. The launch of the ‘New’ R50 Mini in 2001, offered ...

BMW sure knew how to keep interest in its new Mini rolling when the car was first launched in 2001. Just as we'd become accustomed to the new interpretation of an icon, along came the Cooper S to ...