We’ve completed the side quest. The mission to drive all the MINI models that have been heavily updated over the past two years. The Countryman SE ALL4, the regular gas-powered Countryman, the Cooper ...

When you look at the list of the most reliable car brands on the market, you see that almost all of these companies are either based in Japan or South Korea. East Asian automakers have a reputation ...

So it’s come to this: The latest Mini Cooper not only does not offer a manual transmission, but this two-door Cooper S Hardtop, ostensibly among the sportier Hardtop models, lacks any manual control ...

The verdict: The redesigned 2025 Mini Cooper S Hardtop 2-Door leans all the way into its quirkiness — for better and worse — but if that’s not your style, you might find its personality grating.