MINI Cooper

Features

Top 10 Fun Front-Wheel Drives

These 10 prove there’s no such thing as wrong-wheel drive

News

MINI Australia’s Major EV News

Pricing and specs for all-electric John Cooper Works and John Cooper Works Aceman variants have been confirmed ahead of their introduction to Australia early in 2025.

News

Hot electric Mini Cooper JCW inbound

Can’t run to an Ioniq 5 N? Could this be the next best thing

Features

Wheels names the 50 sexiest cars of all time

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but this is the definitive list of the 50 sexiest cars… Ever!

Advice

How much do electric cars cost in Australia? Full market pricing!

We break down what to expect to pay for every new EV in Australia today

News

Classic-shape Mini cops electric makeover

What is old is new again as old-school Mini scores a new-school electric makeover in Melbourne

News

2023 Mini Cooper EV revealed without disguise during filming

Fully-electric future of the iconic model is right around the corner, as these new photos show

EV TAX
News

Solar Victoria paying EV buyers back directly over subsidy scheme ‘confusion’

Solar Victoria is running the scheme which is not as straight forward as it first seemed

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News

Mini sees out current-gen Cooper S with Paddy Hopkirk Edition

Mini Paddy Hopkirk Editions celebrate the brand’s roots, commemorates rally driver Paddy Hopkirk

Advice

Which cars are making the best use of boot space?

If it can’t take an IKEA flatpack, don’t call it a boot. We check out the cars that have big booty, and the ones that don’t

mini cooper racing simulator
News

Man turns a Mini Cooper S into a racing simulator in his basement

Man builds car-based racing simulator inside his house. What could go wrong?

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Advice

Three-cylinder engines are taking over, and here’s why

They say size doesn’t matter, it’s the way you use it

Car Style

Hollywood’s 10 most iconic cars

We’re bringing you our favourite cars that have made it big in Hollywood. Have we missed any?

Mini John Cooper Works GP revealed
News

Mini John Cooper Works GP revealed with Australian pricing

Race-inspired hot hatch makes debut after a long tease from Mini

Frankfurt Motor Show

New electric Mini confirmed for Australia in 2020

Mini’s latest electric hatch could be in Australia as early as mid-2020. But with an estimated price north of $50K, it won’t be cheap

Car Style

How BMW kept the Mini spirit alive: Charlie Cooper

The heir to the Mini Cooper legacy talks taking on the family name, why Mini was the original start-up and what his grandfather would have thought of EVs

News

Mini 60 Years Edition celebrates the birth of a legend

Limited edition Mini is a nod to the original revealed to the world in 1959

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2019 Mini Millbrook Edition adds luxury to JCW hot hatch

Exclusive Mini Millbrook Edition is a luxurious hot hatch, but limited to just 20 examples in Australia

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2018 Mini Kensington Edition now available – but online only

There’s a new set of limited-edition Cooper and Cooper S hatches available in Australia, but this time there’s something different: you’ll only be able to get your hands on one if you order online.

News

Winging it: Mini’s fuel-efficient future design tricks

Making the Mini’s iconic shape more aerodynamic is likely to call for race-inspired elements, designer reveals

2018 New York Motor Show Classic Mini E concept revealed
Events

2018 New York Motor Show: Classic Mini E concept revealed

Mini has gone back to the future with an all-electric version of its classic Mini Cooper that we wish wasn’t just a one-off concept

2018 Mini facelift revealed
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2018 Mini facelift revealed

The core Mini range gains a performance boost, tech upgrades, a new automatic transmission and cool Union Jack tail-lights.

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Mini hatch to gain quicker dual-clutch transmission

Mini adds a third gearbox option for those who don’t like a clutch but are partial to a little hands-on shifting

Premium compact under 50k Australia’s Best Value Cars 2017
Best Value Cars

Premium compact under $50K: Australia’s Best Value Cars 2017

Audi, Mini and BMW complete the podium of small, stylish and economical luxury hatches