We feared this might be the case after learning all about the latest Mini Cooper, but now it’s confirmed: The manual Mini is dead. Confirmation of the news comes from Mini boss Stefanie Wurst via an ...
It looks like Mini’s lover affair with the manual transmissions has come to an end. Back in May, Mini boss Stephanie Wurst told Autocar that the brand was 99% sure that the manual transmission was ...
Last month, Mini announced a special “1to6” manual model that was widely reported to be its last three-pedal car ever. But those reports seemingly jumped the gun, as sources inside Mini indicate its ...
Mini boss Stefanie Wurst told Top Gear, “We won’t have a manual, unfortunately.” The new Mini Cooper has already been revealed in BEV form, but the ICE version is still set to be revealed. The ...
Mini won't offer a manual transmission in its redesigned Cooper hatchback, which means the transmission is officially dead at a brand that until now was one of its strongest proponents. The new Cooper ...
BMW-owned MINI temporarily halted production of manual cars in May 2022 due to supply chain issues, with the British automaker noting the chip shortage and the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the main ...
Want a new Mini with a manual transmission? Patience will be a virtue for you, then. The double whammy of the semiconductor crunch and the war in Ukraine means that supply chains are thoroughly ...
The Mini Cooper S F56 with 6-speed manual transmission is so much fun. It rev-matches on down shifts which I wish could be disabled but other than that it is fantastic. Driving stick in traffic ...
The world still wants manuals, Mini maintains, so it’s upping its manual model count to nine, starting in March. “Fun to drive” was the top characteristic respondents most associated with a manual ...
Throughout the final year of this generation of Mini Cooper, the Anglo-German brand has been rolling out limited editions about every 90 days. We got the Mini 20 Years Edition last September, the Mini ...