The outside is a mini-me Countryman dressed in trendy SUV clobber. Plastic cladding, skid plates, roof bars — and the same square lights. How much is it? Slap bang between the Cooper and ...

Carmakers have a history of adding quirky features to their new vehicles — for instance, Tesla Model X has a celebration mode that flashes strobe lights, opens and closes the rear falcon doors ...

Well, it’s a Mini John Cooper Works with a folding fabric roof. In fact ... the JCW’s hyperactive turn-in isn’t complemented by light, easy steering. The heavier setting, although a bit ...