Credit where it's due: the 2001 Mini looked absolutely brilliant. Reinventing an icon for the 21st century was never going to be an easy job, but the task was carried out with aplomb. If you see a ...

We look at the most common problems to blight the second-generation R56 Mini models, and how to cure and prevent them in this buyer’s guide. BMW’s relaunch of the Mini brand has to be the perfect ...

Who doesn't like a hot Mini? Nobody, surely. These little buzzbombs have been thrilling drivers since 1961, when Alec Issigonis's pal and F1 car builder John Cooper first saw the original Mini's giant ...

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But do improve it. That seems to have been BMW's mantra when it came time to overhaul the reborn Mini, the most popular of the retro cars in recent years. The new ...

Still, the R56 would go sideways more quickly and with less warning. The 1.6 engine, now a shared development between BMW and Peugeot, runs more smoothly than the unit in the R50, but is also slightly ...