The first generation of Mini Cooper (R50/R53) debuted in the United States ... The Cooper S received a new ECU, exhaust, and shorter gearing, while a limited-slip differential joined the options ...

The Mini looked dynamic and an evolution of the original; you could imagine there being a couple of earlier models, design stepping stones leading to the R50 ... And yet the Cooper was priced ...

Rear exhaust silencer boxes rot inside out and also deposit ... resulting in problems with both the lighting and the washers. On a 2006 MINI Cooper R50 with an opening 'Panoramic' roof the roof failed ...

Can it be possible that, between 1959 and 2023, there have only been four distinct generations of Mini ... The new petrol Cooper range very gently evolves the upmarket Cool Britannia cliché BMW ...

I've always loved the Mini Cooper brand as they make fun to drive ... the Knights Edition receives a performance exhaust system that is controlled via exhaust remote, a strange but cool feature.

The Mini Cooper S Challenge 210 – which we’ll be calling the Challenge from now on – represents the middle ground between the regular Mini Cooper S and the all-new John Cooper Works range ...