The head of Mini, Stefanie Wurst, told Top Gear, "We won't have a manual unfortunately." A Mini representative left the door open for a future addition to the lineup, saying, "It doesn't look likely ...

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 ...

The world still wants manuals, Mini maintains, so it’s upping its manual model count to nine, starting in March. “Fun to drive” was the top characteristic respondents most associated with a manual ...

We've been talking about saving the manuals for years around the Car and Driver office, and yet they continue to disappear. Mini's American arm removed the manual transmission option from the brand's ...

View post: Amazon's ‘Quality’ Craftsman 61-Piece Mechanics Tool Set Is Just $40 We feared this might be the case after learning all about the latest Mini Cooper, but now it’s confirmed: The manual ...

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 ...

BMW has been moving away from manual transmissions for several years The trend continues in the industry: Mini will no longer be offering a manual gearbox with its new Cooper. This is significant news ...

CARS.COM — Manual transmissions are usually cheaper to maintain and repair than automatics because the latter are far more complex and have more parts and functions that can fail, but it may depend on ...

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 ...

Gerhard started his career in automotive journalism in 2010, after finishing degrees in Communication, English, and Politics, and diplomas in Film and Art Appreciation and Graphic Design. He's ...

Low demand and increasingly stringent emissions rules will resign manual-transmission Mini hot hatchbacks to the grave. Hopes of a return of the manual transmission to the Mini range have been dashed, ...