Almost 50 years ago to the day, the classic Mini won the Monte Carlo ... to fight off bigger rivals. The car to contest in the rally was unsurprisingly a Cooper S version, prepared by the BMC ...

It was bejewelled with bespoke details, like the chrome-rimmed lights front and rear, and the large, central speedo and row of rally car ... the car just turns.’ Mini Cooper S Works GP, evo ...

It also helped that the Mini won the Monte Carlo rally in 1964, 1965 and 1967, which made people sit up and notice that it ...

The Cooper S is stupidly stiff ... it’s a miniature BMW saloon dressed as a cartoon rally car. Thanks to a very tall seventh gear and strong torque, the Mini routinely racked up 45mpg averages ...

The Mini WRC Team will be competing in the 2011 World Rally Championship with the John Cooper Works Countryman, as modified by legendary performance company Prodrive. The team was recently ...

the boost in engine torque to 280 pound-feet from 236 in the previous car somewhat softens the blow. Relative to the standard Mini Cooper, the JCW brings features such as powerful Brembo brakes ...

It’s properly aggressive, sculpted to look more like a rally car than other Yarises (I’m not calling them ‘Yarii ... after what seemed like protracted turbo and DCT lag. Why the hell can’t Mini just ...