Awards & Accolades
MINI Cooper = Anti-Establishment King (Motor Trend)
- The MINI Cooper was named "Anti-Establishment King" in the February 2012 issue of Motor Trend Magazine. In a comparison of vehicles that Motor Trend argues "trade some practicality for style and sport," the MINI Cooper came out on top. Motor Trend sums up the MINI Cooper as such: "Handling dream, useable seats, quirky everything, and good fuel economy – the MINI does it all."
In recent testing, the 2011 MINI Cooper Countryman has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) designation as a "Top Safety Pick" for achieving "Good" ratings for front, side, rollover, and rear impact protection.
The MINI Cooper S has received the 2011 International Engine of the Year Award from Engine Technology International Magazine.
MINI brand vehicles won a total of three Best Resale Value Awards from Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com. The 2010 MINI Cooper Clubman was named Best Resale Value in its class for the compact car segment; while the 2010 MINI Cooper Clubman and 2010 MINI Cooper Hardtop are both named among the Top 10 cars with Best Resale Value according to Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com.
MINI Cooper has also received the 2010 Residual Value Award for BEST SPORTY CAR from ALG. ALG's 11th annual Residual Value Awards, for the 2010 model year, honored the vehicles in each industry segment that ALG predicts will retain the highest percentage of their original price after a three-year period.