Back in the 1960s, Marcos Engineering didnât have enough money to display their Mini-based sports coupe at the Earls Court Motor Show like all the other manufacturers. So, they took a picture of the car outside the show, printed up a bunch of them, and handed them out to as many show goers as possible in a brilliantâŚ
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This week Iâm roaming around in a 2018 Mini John Cooper Works Clubman ALL4 which is a wordy way to say âthe performance trimâ of what is essentially the Mini sedan, paradoxical though that may be. What do you want to know?
The original BMC Mini is widely considered to be one of the most technically influential cars of all time. Its transverse front-wheel drive layout is the basic design of nearly all mass-market small cars to this day. Yet a surprising number of the Miniâs revolutionary design decisions were present in another tiny carâŚ
Automakers must feel like they have something to prove with electric cars. Every new concept and production EV we hear about has supercar horsepower, a ludicrous 0-60 mph time and an interior that looks like the H.R. Giger version of an Apple Store. What if I just want something simple, small and easy to navigate aâŚ
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Minis! Theyâre fun cars, but please miss me with that British kitschâtheyâre BMWs now and we all know it. So, why not stuff a BMW V8 in the front?
Welcome to Jalopnik Movie Club, where we take a look at cars in movies and movies about cars, and you write in with all of your hot takes. This week, weâre reviewing the boring 2003 remake of The Italian Job, a movie that strips most of the style, flair and humor away from the original and replaces it with Marky Mark.
I am nothing if not a fair, honest, and gracious (and beautiful, too, why not) journalist. Thatâs why when I review Minis, I try to do so from the deranged standpoint of someone who might actually buy them. But the truth is, I hate them for a ton of reasons. Patrick George, who is wrong, thinks Iâm wrong. Welcome backâŚ
Welcome to Jalopnik Movie Club, where we take a look at cars in movies and movies about cars, and you write in with all of your hot takes. This week, weâre reviewing the original The Italian Jobâthe strange tonal genesis of Austin Powers, Top Gear and the global obsession with original Mini Coopers.
Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know. And just a heads up, there are a lot of multi-million dollar settlements and fines raining down on the auto industry today.
BMW is having a hard time figuring out our electro-autonomous future. After making a splash there early on with the i3 and i8, its alternative energy offerings have languished. Now the company has to adapt in a way that could mean losing the whole âdriverâs carâ thing. Either way, BMW and its Mini subsidiary areâŚ
The 2018 Mini Cooper S E Countryman All4 has a long name and a smaller battery than almost any other plug-in hybrid in existence. But even though itâs a small step toward electric driving, itâs got a lot of personality for a car you connect to a wall socket.
The current generation of Mini Cooper launched way back in 2014, so now itâs time for an update. Hereâs the bad news: itâs not getting any major changes, like the dual clutch gearbox option seen in other markets. But on the bright side, itâs getting more British. A lot more British.
The incredible 14-day Dakar Rally kicks off through South America Saturday and American off-road racer Bryce Menzies is finally getting to race it. Menzies wanted to race the Dakar last year, but was badly injured when a world record jump attempt went wrong. Now heâs there in an X-Raid Miniâone of Dakarâs bestâŚ
Itâs not exactly a replicator you can just look at and yell: âFloor mats. Mini. Make them say that âgas, grass, or assâ thingâ and out spits some very classy floor mats for your Mini, but this is pretty close. Mini is now offering a service called Mini Yours Customized that will let Mini owners order custom, 3DâŚ
Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Three years ago I ran into Red Bull-backed off-road racer Bryce Menzies in a bar in Iquique, Chile. He was scouting the Dakar Rally- the 5,000-odd mile endurance challenge named after a place in Africa hosted by a French outfit in South America. Next year, heâs finally getting into the pilotâs seat of an X-Raid Mini.
In the 1950s and â60s, two-tone paint schemes were a common sight on everything from family station wagons to muscle cars. According to a report by Automotive News, that trend is on its way back to the mainstream.
