Will Synthetic Fuel Save The Cars We Love?
With the sale of pure ICE engined cars being banned in some countries by 2030 (and hybrids by 2035) many are openly asking what...
Let’s Talk About Winter Tires And MINIs
Snow seems to be everywhere this winter. From the UK to the southern US we’ve seen an abundance of the white stuff over the...
Opinion: The Ford Bronco Just Showed MINI How to Do Retro Right
The Ford Bronco hit the internet last night and the internet broke. From the automotive to the general press the Bronco is being hailed...
The Surprising Value of the Electric MINI Cooper SE
We’ve been writing about the surprising value that MINI USA has achieved with the electric Mini Cooper SE since pricing was announced last fall....
Is Anyone Else Nervous About MINI Going All Electric?
The classic sound of a high-performance four cylinder MINI will soon be a thing of the past. Some rumors point to MINI aggressively moving...
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...
Opinion: Bring on the Automatic MINI
We’re huge fans of the manual transmission here at MF. So much so that your author has only ever had one automatic MINI out...
R56 JCW GP Revisited: Why it May Still be the Ultimate MINI
While we wait for the MINI GP3 to come in early 2020, we thought we’d revisit the ultimate MINI to date – the R56...
MF Garage: CarPlay is Here and We’ve Already Turned it Off
After years of anticipation CarPlay finally arrived on MINIs last year. Offered in its latest and great wireless form, it promised unequalled mobile integration and ease of use. We’ve been living with it in our new JCW Countryman and over the last 5,000 miles have formed a few well informed opinions. Notably that CarPlay is at best medicroe and should be classified as beta software until major updates are offered.
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...