R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 Archives

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 Dec 24, 19Feb 26, 20

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 May 20, 19May 20, 19

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 Mar 4, 19Mar 4, 19

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 Dec 19, 18Dec 19, 18

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 Dec 17, 18Dec 17, 18

The “bubble GP is for sale. What its likely the only brand new 2006 JCW GP still in existence is finally up for grabs....

by Gabriel Bridger May 13, 18May 13, 18

(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...

by MF Staff Apr 20, 18Apr 20, 18

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...

by Gabriel Bridger Dec 6, 17Dec 6, 17

MINI reliability has been uneven over the years. The original R50 generation (2001 – 2007) had issues ranging from premature rust under the door...

by Gabriel Bridger Nov 6, 17Nov 5, 17

The upcoming Ice Blue edition from MINI USA got us thinking about the first special edition car MINI USA ever created – the MC40....

by Gabriel Bridger Oct 29, 17Oct 29, 17