White Roof Radio #121
A bit of a recap of the year. We talk about our personal biggest moments in MINI for the last year. Remember AMVIV 3? Or MoTD? And who could forget MTTS? Or...
MotoringFile 2006 Year in Review
Okay so we’ve been busy in 2006. Between Db, myself and all the frequent MF contributors posting reviews, news etc, we have had well over 600 stories about the MINI, related accessories...
MINI USA’s Electronic Billboards
We’ve heard reports from several readers in NYC, Chicago (on I294 near O’Hare) and San Franscico that they’re seeing roadside billboards featuring an R56 MINI and a large electronic message that seems...
Official Xenon Retrofit PDF for 05+ MINI
MotoringFile DIY Friday is back with an update of a reader favorite. For those who may remember we posted a Xenon retrofit guide for ’01-’04 MINIs to allow for an upgrade to...
Hamann Mods the R56
Auto Tuner Hamann has gotten thier hands on an R56 and given it a few modifications. >One thing is clear: you will attract attention with the Mini, even in standard trim. The...
Xenon Headlamps In Detail
We’ve been talking about this a lot lately over at WRR as Todd, and other GP owners, have been trying to figure out how they can retrofit them into their cars. MF...
MINI USA’s Audio Pack Delayed Until Summer
MINI USA’s Audio Package that includes Sirius Satellite Radio, HD Radio and a Hi-Fi 10-Speaker sound system has been pushed back to a Summer 2007 introduction. Apparently the hold-up is the Sirius...
MINI Aero Kit Pushed Back to Summer
Another rumor we’ve heard from several folks over the last few weeks was that MINI was moving the introduction of the factory “MINI” aero kit back from March of 2007 to Summer...
R56 Cooper S Production Delay
Over the last week or two we’ve heard from serveral sources about rumored production delays at the Oxford plant. But until now we hadn’t been able to confirm exactly what the issues...
Classic Mini Christmas Commercial
This one is an absolute classic and one we’ve been saving for some time for this particular MotoringFile Video Friday…