The third-generation Ford Taurus was controversial. Everything was ovals. The headlights, the rear window, even the…
A young woman is trading her way up from a hairpin to a whole damn house, and on the way there she’s already made a…
From the Ford Bronco to the Jeep Wagoneer, automakers have been pretty damn enthusiastic about bringing back classic…
My first new car was a 2004 Mini Cooper S. I did a factory order and waited three months for it. Three years later…
As Jalopnik’s resident car-buying expert and a professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve picked a…
Sometimes, you look at a car, and you just wonder, “Why?” or “Who authorized this?” or “People thought this was a…
I had a fever dream some years ago. In this dream I fed a MiniDisc into the dash of my E36 and smiled as it clunked…
Look back through the history books of automotive design. It won’t take long, there have only been 120 years of cars…
Mini was underrated for years as one of the few automakers offering a stick on any car, let alone more than one.…
For a while, you couldn’t buy a Mini with a manual transmission because the automaker took a hiatus from importing…
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You don’t really notice how truly huge everything else on the road has gotten until you’re behind the wheel of a…
When my friend Jeb showed me the $1,500+ repair estimate he’d gotten from his Mini dealership, I told him to hold…
“A 2015 Mini Cooper. Engine bay might be a bit tight, but there’s no rust, so this job will be easy!” I told my…
The 2020 Mini Cooper SE is a hack-job electric car with parts from the BMW i3 that somehow only gets an estimated…
Mini is back to building an electric car. Like last time, the yellow-colored accents and two-door body style are…
I bought my first new car in 2008 after several years of proud shitbox ownership. I was coming from a $500 Honda CRX…
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I last drove a two-door Mini in 2013 and it was the Mini Cooper Coupe—you know, the one that looked like a hat. But…
This new electric Mini Cooper SE is a perfect example of what BMW’s trying to do with EVs today, and also…
I will personally attest to the fact that watching vintage Mini racing is one of the most delightful activities a…