Superchips has just unveiled its phase 2 ECU remap for the turbocharged 1.6-litre, 181 bhp engine in the the R56 MINI Cooper S (produced from 1st March 2010 onwards). Given the high demand for ...

While the automotive world is still trying to wrap its collective head around the idea that the original 'new Mini' is now swiftly approaching its 18th birthday, the second generation version - or R56 ...

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 ...

Missing a whole year on the account of you know who might have proved providential for some of the most exotic attendees of the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed (July 8-11). Case in point, “Vini' the ...

Point the JCW down the sort of road hot hatch drivers dream about and this car is alive with feel through the steering and suspension. Engines range from John Cooper Works Convertible to John Cooper ...

The all new MINI Cooper Works R56 CHALLENGE cars have taken to the sky on their way downunder from Germany. True to their “Flying Brick” moniker, the first 20 cars are currently being airlifted from ...

You’d think plugging a comparatively giant 4.0-litre naturally aspirated V8 into a tiny R56 Mini Cooper S would be a tricky project, wouldn’t you? Well, you’d be absolutely correct, because the ...