Mini Cooper News

Rosewood Edition lands to celebrate spring
By Tung Nguyen · 18 Sep 2020
Mini Australia has launched 40 examples of its limited-run Rosewood Edition in three- and five-door body styles, which add unique styling elements to the Cooper S grade.Split evenly between three-door Hatch and 5-Door models, the former will cost $59,250
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Electric vehicles dominate 2020 new releases
By Justin Hilliard · 28 May 2020
Welcome to the zero-tailpipe-emissions future. Electric vehicles aren't a fad. They've been around for a while, and 2020 will be one of the busiest years yet when it comes to new releases.
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Mini’s Electric Hatch priced
By Tung Nguyen · 06 May 2020
Mini has revealed pricing for its emissions-free Electric Hatch, which will wear a $59,900 drive-away sticker when it hits Australian showrooms in August.Underpinning the Electric Hatch is a 135kW electric motor and 32.6kWh lithium-ion battery that enable
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The best car comebacks
By Stephen Ottley · 11 Apr 2020
Some models are staples, others come and go with the whims of the market.For example, it's hard to imagine Toyota without the Corolla or Volkswagen without the Golf, as each generation rolls neatly into the next.
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Where did my new car come from!?
By Justin Hilliard · 23 Jan 2020
Of the 1,062,867 new vehicles sold in Australia last year, just 45 were locally manufactured – a crazy thought a decade ago, right?
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EV future will enable smaller Minis
By Stephen Corby · 22 Nov 2019
Mini is set to return to its diminutive roots by shrinking back in size towards the famous original, according to the brand's global boss Bernd Körber.While Minis seem to have grown ever larger over the years, the shift to an EV platform will free up spac
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New Mini JCW GP gets automatic over manual
By Justin Hilliard · 21 Nov 2019
Mini Australia has confirmed pricing and specification details for the just-revealed third-generation JCW GP hot hatch, and while it is sure to please local enthusiasts from the middle of next year with its 225kW power punch, some will lament th
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Toyota tops most valuable car brands list
By Tung Nguyen · 21 Oct 2019
Toyota has once again topped the table for most valuable car marque, according to US consultancy firm Interbrand's top 100 best global brands of 2019 list.Placing seventh overall, Toyota's value surged five per cent from last year to hit $US56.2 billion,
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Next JCW GP could be last non-electric halo
By Tung Nguyen · 14 Oct 2019
Mini's next John Cooper Works (JCW) GP could be the brand's last electric-free performance halo as it looks ahead to emissions-free motoring with the likes of the three-door Hatch Cooper SE due next year.Speaking to CarsGuide at last week's Motorclassica,
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All you need from the 2019 Frankfurt motor show
By Tung Nguyen · 14 Sep 2019
The Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) motor show in Frankfurt is always a cacophony of news as the biggest brands in the world gather together in one place to show off their latest cars and technology.
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