BMW Group will reportedly stop making electric MINIs in the United Kingdom by the end of 2023 and move production to China once the next-generation Cooper SE model launches. The German automaker has decided to make electric hatchbacks and a small electric crossover in China through its Spotlight Automotive Limited joint venture with Great Wall Motor. BMW announced
Mini's current EV is the Cooper SE Electric, which is based on the two-door Mini Cooper hardtop. The convertible prototype, which was hand-built in Munich, mostly migrates that electric powertrain to the Cooper convertible body and has the same powered fabric top that raises or lowers in about 20 seconds. Powertrain components are the same,
Drag races are fun, especially when the race ends up in an upset. Top Gear decides to pit two hot hatches in a straight-line race, but it's definitely a mismatch. On the blue corner, it's a Ford Fiesta ST – a three-door pumped-up version of the small hatchback that isn't sold in the U.S. Its
The classics British carmaker has tweaked its range-topping John Cooper Works for 2019 to make it not only quicker and better looking, but with the addition of a particulate filter integrated into the sports exhaust system to meet European emissions, cleaner, too. Better efficiency doesn’t necessarily equate to less power, though. The European JCW still
