What is it? The Mini Cooper SD, the high performance diesel variant of the ever-popular small car. It’s not only the Mini’s most powerful diesel option yet, but the biggest engine in its 54-year ...

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 ...

Do you remember the exact moment when every manufacturer scrambled to add a high-riding SUV to their line-up? It was around the time the Nissan Qashqai started to become a runaway sales success. As a ...

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 ...

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 ...

This Mini has a long name, huh? Yep, but there are only two initials you really need to pay much attention to – SD. We’ve driven the new Mini Countryman before, as a Cooper S petrol, but given it’s a ...

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 ...

Although the MINI Countryman Cooper SD is very easy to like - the punchy engine, lively handling and characterful design ensure that - the price tag means it’s not the model we’d go for. A Cooper D is ...

Cooper SD or Cooper S? The petrol engine offers sharper acceleration and a cheerful exhaust noise, but this SD is just as much fun and much more frugal. It’s not the most practical hot hatch by far, ...