The Honda Odyssey, Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, and Mini Cooper Countryman are the latest vehicles to earn the 2011 Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Earning that designation means a car...

A digital music streaming service called Mog, could soon be found inside Mini Coopers.Photo: Consumer Reports Home entertainment gear in the living room is one place you'd expect to find digital streaming services like Netflix. And maybe you listen...

I picked up our new Mini Countryman and delivered it to the test track earlier this week, and frankly came away not quite ready to give up the keys. The largest Mini yet seems a little more grown up...

Mini is looking to maximize the brand with a new concept called the Paceman, which almost sounds like the 1980’s video game “Pac-Man.” The Mini is scheduled for its global reveal at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show in January....

With the 2010 LA Auto Show media days behind us, my notebook still contains many interesting, and even fun, anecdotes that don't readily fit into our traditional coverage. A couple items might be familiar to those who follow us...

Mini has announced pricing for the upcoming Countryman, a four-door, four-seat model that is the largest, tallest, and roomiest Mini yet. Due in showrooms early next year, base models will start at $22,350, or $500 more than the Mini...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened up investigations on the 2007-2008 Honda Fit and the 2004-2005 Mini Cooper, Cooper S, and the 2005 Mini Cooper convertible. NHTSA’s Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has received eight complaints...

Electric cars, which have grown in fits and starts since the energy crises of the 1970s, make a big splash for 2011. By the end of the year, General Motors will begin selling the Chevrolet Volt, and Nissan will...

The approaching July 4th holiday, and ongoing FIFA World Cup, have made this is a time for national pride and competition. Inspired, our Consumer Reports Auto Price Services studied the latest incentives and produced a list of the best...

Spring is here and the time is right to put the top down. And glancing around the parking lot at our Auto Test Center, one of our favorite drop-top candidates is the 2010 Mini Cooper S. What's so special...

The New York auto show press days are over and the show is open to the public until Sunday, April 11th (view hours and admission prices). Visitors to the Jacob. K. Javits Center can see first hand the newest...

Mini is expanding its lineup to four models with the introduction of the Mini Countryman crossover, previewed at the recent Detroit auto show in Beachcomber guise. The production-bound Countryman translates the familiar Cooper and Clubman styling to a wee...

One of the highlights of the Frankfurt Motor Show is Mini Cooper’s unveiling of coupe and roadster concepts. OK, so that’s two highlights. Either way, these pocket-sized two-seaters are headed for production and eventual sale in the United States, according...

2010 Buick LaCrosse gets four-cylinder engineTimes are a changing. A direct-injection four-cylinder engine will join a 255-hp, 3.0-liter V6 and 280-hp, 3.6-liter V6 later this calendar year. The new 2.4-liter base engine will produce 182 horsepower. Matched with a six-speed...

As automakers are racing plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles to production, such as the Chevrolet Volt and Mini E, utility companies are preparing to address this new demand for electricity. In a recent move, a New England utility...