Around town, the MINI Cooper S 2-Door feels like a go-kart. Acceleration feels brisk, with smooth, quick shifts and a ...

To really live up to the “go-kart” reputation, it needs just a little more oomph. A big part of the letdown is the absence of a manual transmission or paddle shifters. Unfortunately ...

The Mini is still diminutive (though not nearly so much as it once was), its power, 228-horsepower, relatively outsized and it still handles a little like a go-kart. In fact, that — Go-Kart ...

Like others in the MINI family, the John Cooper Works (JCW) Hardtop is all-new for a fourth generation in 2025. Available in both two and four-door variants (three and five-door in Canada), these ...

The 2025 Mini Cooper S is a thoroughly modern take on what constitutes fun: it’s still got the go-kart spirit, but there’s a greater focus on smile-and-delight features inside the cabin.

Even with the enlarged exterior dimensions and a weight of 2 tonnes, there’s enough of a go-kart feel in the handling to live up to the Mini badge. The Hans Zimmer-composed soundtrack comes into ...

Interestingly, the Mini features ‘Iconic Sounds’, which gives drivers the option to play synthesised motor sounds via the speakers. These sounds are loudest in the Go-Kart mode, wherein it ...