Category: Mini

Electric vehicles are notoriously slow sellers in Australia. Partly due to there being no government assistance to buyers, partly due to there being too few charging station. So MINI Australia has launched a Dynamic Mobility Package it feels will help buyers owners into EV ownership. The Package for the MINI Electric Hatch bundles peripheral hardware and owner benefits into a simple four-year finance offering, with the option to hand back the car after two. It includes the advanced MINI Wallbox system, as well as cables for charging the vehicle at… Read more

Just 40 MINI Rosewood Editions are coming to Australia. They are finished in Indian Summer Red Metallic paint and areas normally finished in chrome are instead in Piano Black contrast elements to its colour. Edition specific badging and special blacked-out MINI logos complete the exterior treatment. Inside, an exclusive MINI Yours leather lounge package covers more surfaces in the supple material, while Piano Black interior surfaces and a MINI Yours Nappa leather steering wheel. Interior enhancements include side scuttles engraved with a ‘Rosewood’ designation and there’s a special edition 3D-printed… Read more

Two new limited edition MINI variants have been launched in Australia, the MINI Nightfall Edition three-door Hatch and Convertible. Both are powered by tuned-up 2.0-litre TwinPower Turbo engines developing 170kW and 320Nm, driving the front wheels via an eight-speed automatic. Their exteriors are finished in a deep Enigmatic Black Metallic, and all chrome surfaces such as the headlight covers, door handles and waistline finishers on the Hatch have been re-treated in Piano Black. Both cars also feature a number of John Cooper Works upgrades, including a carbon fibre bonnet scoop,… Read more

MINI John Cooper Works Countryman has been given similar changes to those made in recent weeks to others in the range. The MINI grille now features a horizontal red stripe rather than an outline; standard LED headlights in a new shape, and at the rear, union jack designs in the LED rear lenses. New colours are White Silver metallic and Sage Green metallic. These can be teamed with the new Piano Black Exterior option that darkens the headlamp surrounds, rear lights, radiator grille, door handles, as well as model lettering… Read more

MINI Australia has announced that the first-ever, all-electric MINI will be priced at $59,900 (national drive away price). A limited number of launch special “First Edition” variants will arrive in local dealerships from August 2020. The MINI Electric Hatch is based on the three-door petrol-powered MINI Cooper S. Visually the front “grille” shape is like that of other MINIs but it’s pretty obvious it’s a dummy. It is powered by a 32.6kWh latest-generation lithium-ion battery, producing 135kW of power that provides a zero to 0-100km/h acceleration time of just 7.3… Read more

MINI has introduced special edition Countryman models, tagged as the Stafford Edition to Australia. They feature John Cooper Works details inside and out it has the addition of luxury and sports packages as standard. MINI has introduced a new online configurator for the Stafford Edition Countryman. Customers can customise their favourite options and make an online deposit with the MINI dealer of their choice. Key highlights of the Cooper Countryman Stafford Edition are: • John Cooper Works Exterior Styling Kit • 18-inch John Cooper Works Grip Spoke alloy wheels •… Read more

MINI Countryman Sterling Edition is a bespoke model produced only for the Australian and New Zealand markets, is limited to 50 vehicles; 40 for Oz and 10 for the Kiwis. At $62,900 (National drive away price) it features an elegant styling package both inside and out, MINI’s latest technology, such as large screen Navigation system with Real Time Traffic Information, MINI Connect Services and Apple CarPlay. Key highlights are based on the MINI Yours and feature: Unique paint in White Silver metallic, with roof and exterior mirrors in jet black… Read more

The MINI John Cooper Works GP is a special edition to celebrate Mini’s many motor racing achievements over extended periods. Limited to just 3,000 units it’s a follow up to the John Cooper Works GP series that sold very well in 2013 and 2006. Visually it stands out, with a wide track, large front apron and flared wheel arches, not to forget a rear wing that’s even visible even from the front of the car. Lightweight materials such as carbon fibre significantly improve the power- to-weight ratio. The 18-inch lightweight… Read more

The fastest ever production MINI, the John Cooper Works (JCW) Clubman is coming to Australia. Extensive changes to the John Cooper Works four-cylinder TwinPower Turbo petrol engine makes it produce 225kW, an increase of 55kW over the previous model, and 450Nm of torque. The result is a zero to 100km/h time of just 5.1 seconds. The 55kW power increase is thanks to internal revisions including a reinforced crankshaft drive, new pistons with modified compression, adapted connecting rods with bush-less bracket, modified injection valves with increased flow rate and a newly… Read more

At the start of the year we ran a news piece on the MINI 60 Years Edition, but reported that it would possibly be sold only in the UK, with none coming to Australia. Thankfully that didn’t happen and they are definitely on their way Downunder. The complete range isn’t coming here, but the selections we do get are very much what Australian drivers are looking for. That is, 2.0-litre petrol powered MINI Cooper and Cooper S hatches in both three- and five-door body styles. The MINI 60 Years Edition… Read more