2005 MINI Owners Manual PDF Released
After an extra long wait the 2005 MINI owners manual (US version) is finally available at the Owners Lounge as a downloadable PDF. You can also download it in our “files” section...
Day One with the MCS Convertible
MINIUSA has loaned us a Cool Blue Cooper S convertible for evaluation purposes and we'll passing along our thoughts on the car daily. At the end of our week these reviews will...
The MINI Grabs Another Top 10
The MINI Convertible has been named one of the top ten hippest vehicles for 2005 by the New York Times. Here's an excerpt of the article: What's cuter than a Mini? A...
MINI Pumps up the Volume
Updated: We've obtained a bit more information about the DPSM via an internal MINI document you can download here. MINI UK Press: The Digital Power Sound Module (DPSM) is the latest and...
MINI Voluntary Emissions Recall
MINIUSA has issued a recall campaign to update tank leakage diagnostic software. Here's an excerpt of the letter some 02-04 MINI owners are currently receiving: MINIUSA has determined that certain 2002, 2003...
Getrag Tests All-Wheel Drive MINI
AutoWeek.nl (a dutch publication) has the scoop on an all-wheel drive MINI that Getrag (the company the supplies manual transmissions for MINI) has developed for future study. While the prototype was created...
Second Chances / A Short Story by Rob Carver
MotoringFile is happy to present another short story from Rob Carver… not 100% about MINIs but a great read for a quiet weekend nonetheless. Some things change in a big way, when...
Official MINI Armrest Reviewed
Update: The armrest in this review has since been withdrawn by MINI due to several concerns. They have now released a new armrest which will be available on all Us spec MINIs...
AutoBilde on the Next Generation MINI
AutoBilde, a popular German automotive publication, has an interesting article on what we might be seeing with the next generation MINI. Here's an excerpt (loosely translated from the original German article): BMW/MINI...
MF Mailbag: What Size Tires/Wheels are best?
The MotoringFile Mailbag is a new feature where we pick one of the many email questions that we get weekly and first, answer them to the best of our abilities, and then,...