New mini jcw set for ’ring debut

IT’S been a little over 30 years since BMW bought the MINI brand, and it’s fair to say that over the three decades since, the transformation from one-model icon to a diverse range of retro-inspired ha

Mini has signalled its renewed interest in high-performance models with a new pair of stripped-out John Cooper Works concept cars. Named The Skeg and The Machina, they are based on the electric and pe

CAN a hot hatchback be a hot hatchback without an internal-combustion engine? We reckon yes, because apart from the occasional outlier (an Audi RS 3, for example) pretty much every option has a turboc

As a motorist who has always enjoyed swift, measured and safe driving, a combination of factors (average speed cameras, reduced A-road speed limits, drivers going considerably slower ‘just in case’, i

The new sixth-generation Renault Clio features the most significant design update for the supermini in more than a decade. The new model draws heavily on last year’s Emblème concept by adopting a simi

Ian Cushway searches out new and used parts prices