With January’s Dakar Rally fast approaching, Mini has lifted the curtain on the buggy it hopes will carry its drivers to victory. The X-raid Mini John Cooper Works buggy features design tweaks ...

28 Apr 2025, 12:58 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei // This sand rail, or dune buggy, is currently up for bid at no more than $1,300 and hides an extinct piece of GM goodness under the hood:a 215 Buick V8 ...

The Mini-backed X-raid team has found major success in the fabled Dakar rally, scoring four successive overall victories in the race from 2012 to 2015. Usually found in the desert muscling the best ...

The annual Dakar Rally has been casting some doubt on whether four-wheel drive is really the superior technology for serious off-road racing. Peugeot has exploited regulation incentives for 2WD ...

Jonathan loves just about anything with a motor and a steering wheel. As a kid, Jonathan collected any kind of toy car he could lay his hands on, and begged his parents to take him to the monster ...

Mini and the X-Raid Team will head to the 2018 Dakar Rally with not one, but two rally racers. The Mini John Cooper Works Rally will return, but the all-new John Cooper Works Buggy also will tear up ...

MINI has introduced the new John Cooper Works Buggy which will compete in the 2018 Dakar Rally. Set to be driven by the X-raid team, the JCW Buggy is a rear-wheel drive model that is powered by a ...