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MINI Cooper vs Audi A1 -- Top Gear Test

MINI Cooper vs Audi A1 — Top Gear Test

Small, premium hatchbacks are extremely popular in Europe. In the ‘States, they’re about as desirable as the measles, because us ‘Mericans are all about size (maybe, we’re compensating for something). But east of the Atlantic,…

Photo Comparison: MINI Cooper vs Audi A1

Photo Comparison: MINI Cooper vs Audi A1

Normally, if you want a compact car for urban cities, you buy a MINI. Not only are they, well, mini, but they’re fun to drive, premium on the inside, economical and affordable. There are other…

MINI Cooper vs Audi A1 vs Citroen DS 3

I'm gotta stop living in the past

I’m gotta stop living in the past

Lately, I’ve written quite a few articles in which I express the fact that I enjoy older BMWs more so than new ones. If it seems like I’m living in the past, that’s because, well…I…

MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50

Both were revolutionary and triumphant: in the summer of 1959 Alec Issigonis presented his concept for a small car which, with its transverse-mounted front four-cylinder engine and space for four occupants plus luggage, was to…

Spec Comparison: Mini Cooper S & BMW 135i

Spec Comparison: Mini Cooper S & BMW 135i

It’s an odd comparison that to me actually makes more sense than most that I have been writing about lately (ie: BMW 550i/Pontiac G8 GT). Even though the Mini and the BMW are cousins they…