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Jul 29, 19Dec 14, 19

The MINI Cooper SE Could be the Best Electric Car Buy of 2020

The MINI Cooper SE is rumored to start under $29,000 when it hits dealerships in early 2020. On the face of it, $29k for...

by Gabriel Bridger

Opinion: Bring on the Automatic MINI

by Gabriel Bridger

R56 JCW GP Revisited: Why it May Still be the Ultimate MINI

by Gabriel Bridger

MF Garage: CarPlay is Here and We’ve Already Turned it Off

by Gabriel Bridger

Marketing Opinion

Opinion: It’s Not Called MINI Cooper – It’s Called MINI!

The term MINI Cooper has become the brand name for MINI in the US and it drives us at MF crazy. Let’s back up...

by Gabriel Bridger Oct 25, 18

Opinion

Opinion: Drive Small or (They Will) Die

Small cars are dying in the United States. This week Ford announced that it will no longer be selling traditional sedans in North America...

by Gabriel Bridger Apr 30, 18Apr 29, 18

Opinion Technology

Opinion: MINI Should Make Adaptive Cruise a Low Cost Option

As MINI looks to get its footing back in the US market there are a couple of areas that the brand clearly needs to...

by Gabriel Bridger Dec 17, 17Dec 17, 17

Opinion

Let’s Create Our Own MINI Cooper Signature Line

MINI USA is releasing something called “The MINI Cooper Signature Line” – a package that brings a handful of key options to customers for...

by Gabriel Bridger Jul 19, 17Jul 19, 17

F56 3rd Gen MINI // 2014-2022 GXX 4th Gen MINIs // 2022 - 2030 Opinion R56 2nd Gen MINI // 2006-2014

Opinion: Is MINI Forgetting what it Means to be Mini?

As MINI prepares to design and engineer the next generation of MINIs, we thought we’d get the cards on the table and talk about...

by Gabriel Bridger Jul 10, 17Jul 11, 17

F56 Two-Door Hardtop Opinion R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

Opinion: We Want Another R53 Cooper S

163 hp, 2600 lbs and $22,000. Those approximate numbers were some of the key ingredients to one of the most successful cult cars of...

by Gabriel Bridger May 24, 17May 25, 17

Opinion

BMWM to Eliminate Manual Transmissions from – What Does it Mean for MINI?

According to our sister site BimmerFile, BMW is moving to eliminate manual transmissions (and DCTs) from all its products in the next “handful of...

by Gabriel Bridger Apr 27, 17

Opinion Sales

November US Sales Numbers in Context

Due to travel conflicts, we couldn’t post the November sales numbers in the context of the industry as a whole. This post is about...

by Matt Richter Dec 4, 16

Opinion R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007

Why Can’t MINI Continue Making Its Old Cars?

Pedestrian impact standards. Crash standards. Efficiency standards. Lets just get them out of the way. These are the typical reasons stated why automakers redesign...

by Gabriel Bridger Sep 10, 16

Opinion

Runflats vs Non-Runflats – Are There Any Winners?

Last Friday I was on the receiving end of a tire-shredding Chicago pothole for the second time in two months. The first happened as...

by Gabriel Bridger Aug 28, 16Aug 28, 16