The first-generation of the new Mini Cooper, or R53, is a hilariously fun hot hatch. Here's what you need to know before you get one.

Mini Cooper S Works GP (R53, 2006): a limited-run hyper hatch for £15k The R53-generation Mini Cooper S Works GP is a genuine road-going special – in miniature ...

The second generation of the new MINI from the BMW Group has been with us since 2007 but the tuning industry has yet to let go of the Mk1 hatch and especially the Cooper S model with the R53 ...

It doesn’t seem that long ago (even though it actually was) that a Mini like the one seen here was the not-a-proper-Mini. It was too big to ever be a Mini kind of Mini - a Bini. How the tables have ...