The MINI Cooper S name first graced the classic Mini back in 1963 and during the ensuing half century it has represented the ultimate performance Mini, having won the Monte Carlo rally three times ...

The new Mini Cooper SD twin-turbo diesel has just been revealed. With 170 hp (125 kW) and a 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h) time of just 7.2 seconds with the optional 6-speed Steptronic transmission, the SD ...

After the launch of the 5-door Hardtop last week and the introduction of a world premiere in the shape of the new diesel engine under the bonnet of the Cooper SD model, MINI decided to bring the same ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

This is the Mini Cooper SD, and it is the most powerful diesel ever slotted into the not-actually-that-small supermini. The hatch, drop-top, Countryman and Clubman are now being offered with BMW's 2.0 ...

The test drives were brief—less than an hour in each—on roads ranging from eight-lane motorways to narrow, serpentine paths originally mapped by the Romans. Each of these diesel Coopers generally look ...

We all know that Minis arent so mini any more. It isnt just the cars themselves, either; the new Cooper SD has the largest-capacity engine yet to be squeezed under a Minis bonnet. This is the first ...

His automotive adventure started reporting on various motorsport events as a sports writer before moving onto a full-time auto career with various sites, including This Week In Motors and ...

MINI has added a pair of new options to its growing Cooper hatch range, one a top-shelf diesel and the other an entry-level petrol model. Topping the duo is the Cooper SD, which joins the three-door ...

Joe is Pocket-lint’s car editor; a role he recently moved into having written about cars for the site since 2010. Joe has a Masters in Car Design and has been working in the automotive industry for ...

THE MINI Cooper SD Clubman ALL4 is the longest, lardiest MINI ever. Even the first BMW-era car of 2001 is a Jimmy Krankie to this Johnny Vegas. The lard comes partly from the big twin hinges of its ...

Apart from the small ‘D’ badge on the tailgate, you’ll struggle to tell the newcomer apart from a Cooper S. Better still, the SD driving experience is every bit as fun as in other hot petrol- powered ...