When MINI Came to Oxford – The History of New MINI Production
Autocar has an excellent look back at the formative years of the new MINI and specifically the last minute switch For MINI production from…
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Driving the First MINI JCW GP – Can it Compete with Modern MINIs?
13 years ago when the JCW GP entered the automotive scene things were different. Turbocharged MINIs were only a tuner thing and fast meant…
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Opinion: Can MINI Overcome it’s History of Quality Problems?
MINI currently makes the most trouble free small sporty car, ranks highest in class in sales satisfaction and is the 4th highest quality brand…
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The MINI Concepts of the 90s – How the Modern MINI was Born
How was the modern MINI born? Over the past 15 years MotoringFile has written much about Mini, Rover and BMW in the 1990s. Perhaps…
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Original MINI Designer Frank Stephenson Interviewed
Autocar recently sat down with Frank Stephenson to talk about his past, current and future projects. But most interesting to us was his stories…
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A Brand New 2006 MINI JCW GP is for Sale
The “bubble GP is for sale. What its likely the only brand new 2006 JCW GP still in existence is finally up for grabs….
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Why You Need a Cold Air Intake system for Your MINI
(This sponsored post is the second in a series coming from our friends at OutMotoring. And don’t forget about the discount code you can…
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R50 & R53 MINI Parts are Becoming Scarce
R53 MINI parts are becoming scarce. It had to happen sooner or later. It’s been 9 years since the last supercharged MINI rolled off…
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Dare We Say it – MINI Reliability Seems to be Improving
MINI reliability has been uneven over the years. The original R50 generation (2001 – 2007) had issues ranging from premature rust under the door…
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A Look Back at MINI USA’s First Special Edition – The 2004 MC40
The upcoming Ice Blue edition from MINI USA got us thinking about the first special edition car MINI USA ever created – the MC40….
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