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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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