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R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007

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R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 Video

Let’s Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the New MINI with a Look Back

Twenty years ago this week BMW took the wraps off of the all new MINI at the Paris Motor Show. Two decades and three...

by Gabriel Bridger 4 months agoOct 6, 20
Accessories JCW R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

MotoringFile Review: The R50/R53 JCW Leather Dash

This story originally appeared in the April 2006 edition of MotoringFile. Due to a recent post on Instagram we’ve seen a bunch of interest...

by Gabriel Bridger 5 months agoAug 17, 20
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R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) Video

Watch Press Coverage of the Original R50 MINI Launch 20 Years Ago

Shockingly it’s been nearly 20 years since the R50 MINI was introduced at the Paris motor show in the fall of 2000. Two decades...

by Gabriel Bridger 9 months agoMay 11, 20
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The Secret MINI Concepts That Could have Changed MINI Forever

How was the modern MINI born? Over the past 15 years MotoringFile has written much about Mini, Rover and BMW in the 1990s. Perhaps...

by Gabriel Bridger 9 months agoApr 21, 20
Design R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007

Frank Stephenson Shows Us How the Original New MINI Cooper was Designed

The original “new” MINI Cooper was designed over 20 years ago by Frank Stephenson, one of the most revered automotive designers of the last...

by Gabriel Bridger 9 months agoApr 18, 20
R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007

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...

by Gabriel Bridger 1 year agoFeb 26, 20
JCW GP R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S) Reviews

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...

by Gabriel Bridger 2 years agoMay 20, 19
F56 3rd Gen MINI // 2014-2022 Faults & Fixes R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007

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...

by Gabriel Bridger 2 years agoMar 4, 19
Design R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007

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...

by Gabriel Bridger 2 years agoApr 18, 20
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Design R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007

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...

by Gabriel Bridger 2 years agoDec 17, 18
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