BMW's recall of fuel pumps on 130,000 turbo-powered vehicles left some Mini owners scratching their heads – since they've had the same kind of failure on their BMW-designed Cooper S models since 2007.

Cars.com caught wind of the Mini Cooper Hardtop’s lowered fuel-economy ratings a few weeks ago while, coincidentally, a 2014 Mini Cooper S with a manual transmission sat in our test fleet. Talk about ...