Three Spoke Wheel Standard for 2005

We all knew it would eventually happen… the 3-spoke steering wheel (seen here) appears to now standard across the MINI range. It would also appear that the 2-spoke wheel has now been...

4 Spotlights May Invalidate Portion of Warranty

Here's post on MINI2 to keep an eye on if you're planning on installing 4 spotlights on the front of your MINI: 4 Spotlights Invalidates Portions of Warranty. We can't verify this...

Frosted Glass Sunrooof?

Not sure how to present this other than say it's a rumor that comes from AutoSpies – make of it what you will: One of the coolest features of the MINI is...

A Cautionary Tale

This is why you shouldn't put low tread tires on the rear of your MINI: A Cautionary Tale [as posted on MINI2] I can speak first hand of this effect. The MINI...

MotoringFile Hyper Blue Gallery

In the past couple of weeks we've seen a lot of people asking about the new 2005 colors and what they actually look like in person. The most talked about color seems...

Autoweek Previews the MINI Convertible

Autoweek gives us their quick impressions of the new MINI convertible (and puts it on the cover) in it's latest issue. Unfortunately it includes little more than a paragraph of actual observations...

The Shark Fin Comes to an End

It's been mentioned on MotoringFile in the past but it's probably worth mentioning again… in two weeks the shark fin antenna will officially be no longer. All 2005 MINIs will be a...

An Official BMW/Apple iPod Solution?

As reported previously on MotoringFile there seems to be a buzz in regards to Apple and BMW possibly working together on official iPod/Car Stereo integration of some kind. This solution would most...

North American Motoring Version 2.0

The ever-popular North American Motoring (or NAM, as it's known) has just relaunched with a complete front- and back-end redesign. More specifically, the site was upgraded to vBulletin software (similar to MINI2)...