“Clutch in, move to second,” I repeated. There was a steady stream of self-talk as I maneuvered a dark green Mini Cooper S four-door hardtop around the closed track at the BMW Performance Center West ...

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 ...

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Stick shift is back in the MINI cars with November 2022 production vehicles for the U.S. market. The German-owned brand wants to lure in more customers for the emblematic automobile. Since the ...

Between all the auto manufacturers moving to electric platforms — MINI and parent company BMW included — and the decades-long domination of automatic transmissions in the U.S. market, it can often ...

If you had told me twenty years ago that there would be a point at which you could not buy a brand new Corvette, Ferrari, or Mini without a manual transmission, I'd have said "Interesting, now leave ...

While automatic transmissions are more efficient than ever before -- and many now beat manual transmissions on gas mileage -- fans of stick-shift gearboxes are quick to point out that guiding your car ...

Of all the automakers we’ve talked with so far, Mini seems to sell the largest percentage of its cars with a manual transmission. A representative from the company shared numbers with us that show 11% ...

After graduating with an MBA, Jared pursued his love of cars by becoming an automotive journalist. An internship with CarBuzz grew into his current position as Editor At Large. Jared now flies around ...

MINI has decided to temporarily stop manufacturing its models equipped with a manual transmission. The decision is linked to several factors, including the global chip crisis and the war in Ukraine.