For some time now, classic Mini owners have been dropping Honda engines under the tiny hoods ... In the video, a Chili Red R53 Cooper S sits right alongside a classic model in a similar color.

While 1.6-litre (and more recently 1.5-litre) engines have become the ... It also continues to serve in today’s fourth-generation petrol-powered Mini Cooper S. But it does mean extracting ...

Peter Sellers, the legendary comedic actor known for his iconic roles in films like "The Pink Panther" and "Dr. Strangelove," ...

Mini and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have announced an investigation into certain Cooper S models after reports of engine fires on at least 12 vehicles, five of which ...

New fifth-generation Mini Coopers feature a powerful 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with over 200 hp, offering sports car performance. The Cooper S model boasts a quick 0-60 mph time of 6.3 ...

I love driving my R53. We bought it in 2013 and it had 14k miles on it. It did have trouble with the power steering pump. I fixed it and that’s the only problem. It now has 70k.

The MINI Cooper S is punchier, faster ... speed auto we tested drops by half a second to 6.7 seconds, and the new engine develops 280Nm of torque from just 1,250rpm, up from 240Nm.

Driving At first glance, the Cooper S's 1.6-litre engine looks pretty plain ... at the track, the MINI proved rapid flat-out, and deeply impressive in our in-gear tests. 0-60mph took 6.7 seconds ...

Take the standard Mini Cooper’s compact footprint, cheerful personality, and almost-a-go-kart vibe, bestow it with a more powerful engine tune, suspension modified for sharper handling ...

“Mini’s tactic to replace its heartland hatch with a heavy facelift was a gamble, but it seems to have paid off” It’s the new Mini Cooper, which is what Mini now calls the heartland three ...

Underpinning the new Mini Cooper S is a heavily updated version of the outgoing Mini’s platform. The engine is also the same 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo-petrol but uprated for this latest ...

While 1.6-litre (and more recently 1.5-litre) engines have become the ... It also continues to serve in today’s fourth-generation petrol-powered Mini Cooper S. But it does mean extracting ...