I’m currently rebuilding an R53 Mini Cooper S. It’s getting an aftermarket exhaust and a comprehensive suspension and brake refresh to take it from neglected near-classic to road-ready hot hatch. But ...

BMW sure knew how to keep interest in its new Mini rolling when the car was first launched in 2001. Just as we'd become accustomed to the new interpretation of an icon, along came the Cooper S to ...

The aftermarket world is like an endless gold mine, offering something for everybody, from light tweaks like adding new wheels to completely changing everything about a car. And the German tuners ...

Fakenham’s Andy Langley has been crowned 2025 Mini Challenge Clubsport R53 Cooper S Class champion - after overcoming ...

Under the bonnet was the same supercharged Tritec 1.6-litre four-cylinder as found in the Cooper S and S Works, but with its Eaton M45 supercharger faster spinning, a revised intake system improving ...

The second generation of the new MINI from the BMW Group has been with us since 2007 but the tuning industry has yet to let go of the Mk1 hatch and especially the Cooper S model with the R53 ...