2007 Cooper S at the Nürburgring (video)
AutoExpress as an article this month on the new MINI that recaps most of what we’ve been saying on MotoringFile for the past year or so. However it’s not the article that...
Top Gear on the Next MINI
Top Gear does the best job of any of the larger media outlets in cutting through the rumors and getting to the fact about the next generation MINI. While there’s probably nothing...
Italdesign Helps Engineer the 2007 MINI
We had heard rumors last year of Italdesign’s involvement in the next generation MINI but at the time they were sketchy and hardly worth a mention. Well they’re sketchy no more. Automotive...
Next Generation MINI Drops the CVT
The much loved (and loathed) CVT transmission available on the MINI One and Cooper will be dropped by MINI in favor of a standard style automatic. No details have been confirmed yet...
Next Generation MINI Production Timeline
With BMW introducing the new MINI late this year, there have been lots of questions from MotoringFile readers about future availability of both the new and current car. With some recently received...
2006 Production Ahead of Schedule?
As has been previously reported on MotoringFile and elsewhere, MINI has publicly stated that they expect to produce about 20,000 fewer MINIs this year due to plant construction. However we’ve heard some...
Nuzzo Motorsports 2006 Season Preview
We’ve got some details on Tony Nuzzo’s 2006 Motorsports season including news of a new sponsor, driver line-up and a super secret peek at his new look. Here are the PR releases:
White Roof Radio Podcast #31
We’re short one this week but DB and I make up for it with a topic that everyone seems to haven an opinion on; brakes. We chat about everything from fluid upgrades,...
JCW Spoiler Install PDF & Special Pricing
We’ve got everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the new JCW Spoiler for the US market. First off, yes it is available. However it’s fairly limited as only one dealer that...
The JCW GP Gets an Upgrade?
The JCW GP, the car that disappointed MINI fans everywhere with it’s paltry 8bhp upgrade, 88lbs weight difference and questionable styling details is set to show off some surprises at the Geneva...