Hyper Blue for the Cooper
There seems to be quite a lot of confusion on the Cooper and Hyper Blue. For the record Hyper Blue will be available on the Cooper in the US market for 1/05...
More Photos of the 2005 MCS
This comes from MotoringFile reader: I thought I would help a lot of people out by sending you some pictures of my new MCS. It arrived one day after being at the...
MINIBrother.com
MINI UK has a realtively new ad compaign featuring “Big Brother-esque” scenes filmed inside a MINI. Hilarious stuff. Has anyone in the UK seen these or have they been out for awhile?...
R99 US Pricing Released, Available Now
The R99 wheel will retail $280 each and should be available to order immediately. Of course this probably doesn't include the center caps, which are around $2.75. The part number for the...
More Details Emerge on the Next MINI
The current issue of Autocar has an article on the next MINI (aka the R56) that does a good job of summing up what has been reported on MotoringFile and the press...
MINIUSA Ups Rust Protection for 2004 Models
This comes from frequent contributor Frank Granados: MINI Model year 2004 Vehicles – Extended Rust Perforation Warranty The MINI division of BMW of North America, LLC is pleased to inform you that...
Scion vs MINI, Forbes Takes off the Gloves
Forbes drives the ’05 Cooper and does the unthinkable – compares it to a Scion… What’s remarkable about this is that the Scion was supposed to have a slow rollout, but clearly...
MINI_Motion Watch Reviewed
The Motion_Watch, from the MINI_Motion collection, has been one of the most anticipated pieces of MINI gear created yet. It was announced along with other MINI_Motion products back in the winter of...
It was 30 years ago today…
Every so often we get a personal story about Minis/MINIs that so vividly captures the excitement of these cars that we must post it for all to share. This story comes from...
Official Bluetooth Kit How-To PDF
For all your do-it-yourselfers out there we've added a couple new pdfs to the MotoringFile How To Guides in the past few days. The most notable of those will surely be the...