BMW/MINI Sued Over CVT Failures in Early MINIs
It’s well known in the MINI community that the CVT automatic transmission used in the early R50s was — how shall I put this delicately — kind of a pile of crap....
BMW to Cooperate with GM on Fuel Cells
We’ve seen this rumor floating around for the past couple days and held off on reporting it until it seemed completely viable. However with both sides now specifically not denying the claims,...
X-raid Team Team Prepares for the Dakar
Official Release: The X-raid Team is well prepared for the toughest rally in the world as it lines up with five crews at the 2012 Dakar. The ten men are all old...
Official: MINI to Build a JCW Countryman
Just in time for MotoringFile’s JCW month, MINI has taken some of the wraps off of it’s 2013 MINI JCW Countryman in Austria today. Rest assured we’re going to have plenty of...
MINI United 2012 Scheduled for May 12th?
While MINI hasn’t officially announced anything, an eagle eyed reader has found that Circuit Paul Recard (long known to be the host for 2012) has it listed under 2012 events. The site...
Android Apps NOT Coming Soon to MINIs?
Ever since MINI Connected debuted in 2010 for the iOS, people have been asking about Android. We’ve reported previously that the sheer number of different device types and hardware has made it...
MF Vault: JCW GP Road Trip
First we gave you another look at our full review of the JCW GP. Then we took you back to our last drive in the R53 JCW. Today, for MF’s month long...
Autosport Names MINI WRC Rally Car of the Year
Without a doubt, MINI has made a huge splash its first year back racing in rally racing. Team MINI was in the chase for several podiums and found themselves standing on more...
MINI Releases Driving Excitement app for MINI Connected
Just what we’ve been waiting for. One of the best things about MINI Connected is the easy of updating the software with new features. Luckily it looks as if those features aren’t...
MINI Records Best November Ever in Worldwide Sales
Last week we repotted on MINI’s incredible 70% increase in sales for the US. Now it’s worldwide sales. The MINI brand recorded its best November. Global sales climbed to 23,534 vehicles (+14.6%/prev....