Typically, getting to a media drive involves getting on an airplane and flying to the event, but I got lucky when the Mini held the 2025 John Cooper Works 2 Door launch only a few hours from where ...

It is officially branded Mini JCW, though we will refer to it in this review as the Mini Cooper JCW – as it sits above the ...

The quintessential Mini Cooper will always be the two-door Hardtop. Both the regular Cooper and Cooper S are fine everyday propositions, but the 2025 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop is maximum Mini.

The redesigned Mini Cooper is immediately recognizable and retains ... Handling is super-agile, but the ride is very stiff and choppy. Four-door and convertible versions are also available.

In base form the Mini is perhaps a bit too minimalist, missing some of the visual charm of its predecessors, but stepping up to the Cooper SE in ... agitated ride and eager reactions.

Let’s get the Mini Cooper cliches out the way ... allowing you to soften or firm up the ride by changing mode. Even so, the Mini still feels very firm and you’re jostled around in your ...