2007 JCW Kit Officially Announced
[Updated w/Official English Press Release] MINI has officially announced the JCW kit for the R56 that we reported about earlier in the week. The kit includes a JCW exhaust, intake and ECU...
Does the MINI’s Production Location Matter?
With momentum building for BMW’s new “Colorado” (code name only) MINI soft-roader, production plans are starting to take shape. And it was with this knowledge that I posed this specific question to...
Newsweek Road Tests the R56
You will actually be able to check this out in the March 05 issue. >When the Mini Cooper folks took me and a few other automotive journalists to a racetrack to test...
2008 JCW Stage One Upgrade Revealed
MF Exclusive: Yesterday we broke the news that MINI would most likely be releasing two JCW vehicles rather than simply offering one JCW product as previously expected. Thanks to sources from three...
A New Dealer in the Midwest
Next week, the fine state of Nebraska finally gets their very own MINI Cooper dealer! >Pop-art colors stand out against matte-black at the new Markel Mini Cooper dealership. The colors correspond to...
MotorWeek Road Tests the R56
Some of you might have caught this on your local PBS stations airing of the show. For those of you that didn’t, here is the written review. >When BMW took the wraps...
MINI’s Future JCW Vehicle(s)
MF Exclusive Yesterday we introduced the idea that MINI could releasing two JCW vehicles rather than the one we had expected to see late this year or early next. We now have...
World Car Fans drives the R56
They hated the Italian Job, but loved the R56. >It was hardly broke on the outside anyway, the new MINI is every bit as popular, cute and non-threatening as the original, and...
White Roof Radio #136
Before I begin, please ignore the mismatched show numbers. Pretty please? Robert in Toronto joined us this week since Mr. Bridger was out for a little birthday celebration. So of course we...
VW To Go after the MINI Market?
Word is that Volkswagen has plans to develop a… (wait for it)… rear engine MINI competitor. Here’s an excerpt from Leftlanenews.com: >The reasons for designing such a vehicle are not known, but...