The manual transmission will die with the current generation of Mini Cooper, the company's boss told Top Gear at the launch of the next-generation hatchback.; The new Cooper hatch will come with ...

Mini made that model as an ode to the manual, and it limited production to just 999 units worldwide. It looks like that special edition is more of a send-off to the manual transmission than ...

A senior executive at Mini's BMW parent company also said in June that both the manual transmission and dual-clutch automatic are on their way out, as conventional torque converter-based ...

So it’s come to this: The latest Mini Cooper not only does not offer a manual transmission, but this two-door Cooper S ...

A Mini Cooper S, in contrast, is ... It's still powered by a trusty turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4 and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, ... so keep an eye on the speedometer when ...

Get in-depth unbiased information on the Mini Cooper from Consumer Reports including major redesigns, ... While the automatic works well, the manual transmission better fits the Mini's nature.