In 1959 Mini changed the world. The Mini’s innovative design, the result of an inspired decision by chief engineer Alec Issigonis to mount its engine transversely across the front of the car and send ...

General Motors’ Wuling MINI EV continues to increase its level of commercial success in China, where it is currently the best-selling vehicle so far in 2025. According to the latest sales figures from ...

Quite a few years ago, Ferrari discontinued manual cars in favor of DCTs for better 0-to-60 and lap times. Lamborghini followed suit, and this worrying trend has also penetrated volume-oriented ...

Mini, the iconic small car brand that operates under the umbrella of the BMW Group, recorded a notably strong year in 2025, underscoring how quickly its transformation toward electrification is taking ...

Craig has worked in automotive media for nearly 20 years, producing content for publications ranging from Autoline and AutoGuide to Roadshow by CNET and EV Pulse. Aside from writing, he’s also ...

In what could either be a sign of the times or perhaps the start of a terrible decision-making chain, that famous $2,000 electric mini-truck I bought from China several years ago has somehow gotten ...

Future Mini EVs will switch to the BMW Neue Klasse platform. BMW created the Neue Klasse architecture with either rear- or all-wheel drive in mind. No cheaper front-wheel-drive version of the platform ...

Japan’s Nissan Motor Corporation announced it will show a prototype solar PV-equipped version of its Sakura Kei electric vehicle (EV) at the upcoming Japan Mobility Show 2025. The Sakura, which ...

It looks like Toyota is eyeing the smaller slice of the electric vehicle (EV) pie. The company, known for its big ambitions in the electric market, may be shrinking things down for its next project.

If you want to build a proper driver’s car, one that maximizes motoring fun, you pretty much have to go rear-wheel drive.