318 Turns, 11 Miles, No Wimps
Yes it’s that time of year again. Time for a few hundred MINI enthusiasts to tackle that little stretch of road simply known as the Dragon. Once again North American Motoring (along...
The Dension ICE-Link Plus Reviewed
The Dension Ice-Link Plus came out swinging with the promise of such features as iPod navigation from the head-unit and ID3 tags. While the device delivered on most of this, ID3 tags...
Mosaic MINIs
From Autoweek.nl (translated from Dutch): Mini has been working together with Bisazza (an Italian design brand) and presents four Mini’s that have been dressed up with mozaiks. The four Mini’s premiere on...
Counterfeit MINI Shows up on eBay
Check this irony laced eBay auction for a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit “Kooper-ish”: [ 1981 Volkswagen: Rabbit KOOPER-ish ] eBay “You will be the smoothest cat in town. Dont be fooled by the...
Worldwide MINI Sales Hit Record Levels
From BMW Group Press: Record sales levels were achieved for the MINI brand, both in the first quarter 2005 and monthly. In March, the 20,000 mark was passed for the first time...
End of the Road for Rover?
From the BBC (updated): MG Rover, the stricken UK car maker, has said it will appoint administrators for the business later on Friday. The announcement came after negotiations with a possible Chinese...
Official JCW Suspension How-To
This comes from frequent contributor Mike Craven: I just finished installing the JCW suspension kit (along with an Alta 22mm rear sway bar) on my 2005 MCS today. The install was totally...
Silver Contrast Roof for 2006?
It would appear that the current MINI, R50 and R53, are going out with a bang in their final year of production. Like the classic Mini in it’s later years, it looks...
MINI Commercials
Inspired by the recent Counterfeit MINI spot currently running on cable television, I decided to look up more commercials of our beloved car. Only a few have aired in the US, and...
JCW Accessories to Become Factory Options
It looks like MINI will be taking JCW to a whole new level for the 2006 model year. According to sources, MINI plans to begin offering JCW items (not all) as factory...