Mini

You have to admire the marketing genius. BMW, with its reputation for build quality and dynamic excellence fully in play, reinvents the most brilliantly packaged car in history as... the worst packaged car of modern times. And yet still makes it a huge success. Terrific fun, but threatened by estate agent overkill.

Our long-term Mini Countryman's cabin never (metaphorically) shuts up

Surprise! The biggest Mini ever - this third-gen Countryman - "drives like you think a Mini should"

Here’s what Mini’s new design boss thinks of flush door handles and giant touchscreens

Bowie, The Beatles and rallying: the future of Mini design sounds interesting

Mini JCW Cabrio vs Mazda MX-5: which affordable convertible is best?

Time's up with the Mini Countryman: here's the six-month verdict

Here are five things that annoy us about the current Mini Countryman

Mini Convertible review: a soft-top survivor

The Mini Countryman can use E25 fuel. But what the heck *is* E25 fuel, and where can you get it?

There’s a new collab in town, and it’s called the Mini Paul Smith Edition

The Mini Countryman has eight screen options: here's what to choose and what to avoid

Mini Countryman: what's the C Exclusive trim like and how does it drive?

These custom Mini JCW hot hatches are all kinds of awesome

Happy birthday Mini! Here are nine of its greatest hits

Is the Countryman - the largest Mini ever - overinflated or a big success?

David Gandy's bespoke Mini gets a 110bhp rally engine and much brown

Mini Cooper review: the regular hatch is good, but the JCW falls flat on its face

Mini Aceman review: a more practical Cooper Electric, but stay clear of the JCW

Mini Cooper Electric review: is the electric JCW more fun than the Cooper S?

Six months in a Mini Cooper S: decent fuel economy, but isn't this meant to be a hot hatch?

Why did the Cooper S crash and burn (metaphorically) in TG’s 2025 hot hatch megatest?

These are the 20 best estates you can buy right now

The new Bugatti Destrier is a 1,578bhp Bolide reimagined as road-going art

Aston Martin Vantage S review: should be pointless, actually utterly sublime

Here are 11 great-handling used car heroes that are (fairly) cheap to run

For all its Neue Klasse smarts, the BMW iX3 can be... pretty dumb

Mercedes says the CLA solves range anxiety, but is it too techy for its own good?

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The Mini Countryman can use E25 fuel. But what the heck is E25 fuel, and where can you get it?