Unsurprisingly, the new MINI John Cooper Works picks up the same platform and styling changes introduced with the latest MINI Cooper, although the petrol engine has been carried over from the old car.

Like most of us here there's something about vehicles which moves us on a deeper level just because of our connection to it.

A highlight of our Cooper SE long-termer has to be the Mini’s Go-Kart mode. It replaces engine noise with a Star ... N is pushing the realms of being a hatchback (it’s so big, it nearly ...

More recently, Hyundai went ahead and released the IONIQ 5 N, arguably the coolest electric hot hatchback currently ... must drive like a very powerful go-kart that generates enough grip to ...

It slots between the similarly-priced Cooper hatchback and the larger ... for flicking between the Aceman’s many drive modes ...

All sorts of engines and transmissions have and continue to feature ... which makes it feel peculiar at times, yet the ...

And, as anyone who has been fastidiously charting the language around these little cars, yes, Mini once again makes mention of ‘go-kart’ handling ... giving you JCW-y things like power, torque, engine ...

British car manufacturer Mini has revealed the all-new John Cooper Works (JCW) hatchback and convertible ... (inclusive of the extra 27bhp with Go-Kart mode activated) on tap.

After revealing its latest Countryman and the fresh-platform Cooper S hatchback and convertible ... brand's performance mode, ...

At the time, they were the perfect little city runner; a versatile hatchback with a four-cylinder engine that delivered that iconic go-kart feeling behind the wheel. Fast forward to today ...

That's why the latest Cooper hatchback and Countryman SUV are available with either ... I learnt to just swap between Personal (which I set as default) and Go-Kart, which makes the powertrain more ...