Theo has dedicated his life to cars. He has studied the only Automotive Journalism course in the world located at Coventry University and describes this passion as a clinical obsession. Give Theo four ...

Superchips has just unveiled its phase 2 ECU remap for the turbocharged 1.6-litre, 181 bhp engine in the the R56 MINI Cooper S (produced from 1st March 2010 onwards). Given the high demand for ...

We look at the most common problems to blight the second-generation R56 Mini models, and how to cure and prevent them in this buyer’s guide. BMW’s relaunch of the Mini brand has to be the perfect ...

The R56 MINI Cooper S, and also the Cooper, comes with a 1.6-liter engine. It's small, but so is the engine bay, so doing any mechanical work vaguely resembles contortionism. People keep complaining ...

The first assessment of the John Cooper Works tuning package is in, and the verdict is a qualified “Buy.” According to the JCW site, the kit has an air filter ,a remapped ECU, and a central twin ...

It wasn’t simply that the R56 Mini Cooper S Hatch, which hit the road in 2007, was a couple of inches longer than the R53 that came before it. No, there was something else about the new model, too. It ...

It's a testament to the ability of the new Mini's designers that its freshness hasn't diminished once the initial excitement of its launch faded. Doing a retro model is perhaps the most difficult of ...

Who doesn't like a hot Mini? Nobody, surely. These little buzzbombs have been thrilling drivers since 1961, when Alec Issigonis's pal and F1 car builder John Cooper first saw the original Mini's giant ...

You’d think plugging a comparatively giant 4.0-litre naturally aspirated V8 into a tiny R56 Mini Cooper S would be a tricky project, wouldn’t you? Well, you’d be absolutely correct, because the ...

When the Mini John Cooper Works GP was officially confirmed, we were more than a little excited. Then we delved into the specification a little deeper and rejoiced in the detail. Even a standard ...