April 2010

WRR/MF Exclusive: MTTS Route Details Released

Here we go! Get out the calendars and mark the dates! The rally will begin in San Fransisco, Southern California, Chicago, New York and Atlanta and head to Denver. From the West,...

BMW Diesel Spotted in Countryman Engine Bay

Our friends at Bigblogg managed to be in the right place at the right time. They’ve had a peak under the hood of a Countryman with the much rumored (and definitely coming)...

Canadian Police Pull Over Entire MINI Convoy

It’s a complex story but the long and short of it is that the local Ontario MINI Club has a spring a fall charity rally around a road called the “Rattler”. Apparently...

The JCW GP at the ‘Ring (Video)

If there are two things we can’t get enough of, it’s the Nurburgring and the JCW GP. Thanks to a tip from Florian, we have both in spades. Youtube (and we assume...

Ask MF: The Longevity of Vinyl Graphics on MINIs

This week’s Ask MF comes from reader Bryan Hinkle and is related to MINI graphics. Bryan writes: >I am wondering how the various decals are holding up on MINIs. The other day...

MINI’s Future Product Roadmap (Updated)

We’ve noticed quite a few questions in our comments over the last few months from those trying to make sense of all the new models and refreshes coming from MINI. While we’ve...

MotoringFile Review: The MINI E

The MINI E is really nothing more than a test bed for BMW. But it’s a rolling test bed that performs at a level above almost any electric car on the road....