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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 removed the 6-speed manual from its options list early last year, citing at the time supply issues while it promised a return of the transmission at a later date. It lived up to its promise last ...

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 ...

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 ...

For most automakers, the manual gearbox is as dead as the carburetor. But not Mini. Manual transmissions account for as much as 41 percent of the mix for some models, such as the high-performance John ...