In this video, we take the iconic Mini Cooper S JCW R53 onto the unrestricted German Autobahn to experience its supercharged ...

I’m currently rebuilding an R53 Mini Cooper S. It’s getting an aftermarket exhaust and a comprehensive suspension and brake refresh to take it from neglected near-classic to road-ready hot hatch. But ...

I just bought another R53 MINI Cooper S, and the big question is why this small hot hatch keeps pulling me back in. This video looks at what makes the R53 Cooper S so addictive, from its supercharged ...

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 ...

The first-generation BMW-made Mini Cooper S has a fatal flaw. It’s not a faulty timing chain, an exploding power steering pump, or even a self-immolating ECU. It’s the oil dipstick. Come again? Due 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 ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. The reborn R53 Mini arrived in 2001 and wooed buyers from the outset with its cute modern ...

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 ...