Top 5 Mods for MINI Newbies
Spring is in the air and new MINI owners everywhere are planning their first mods. The ability to make a car your own is one of the real joys of ownership and...
Psst, Wanna Buy some Engines?
The writing is on the wall at Tritec, current manuafcturer of the MINI’s 1.6 litre engines. With BMW’s agreement with Daimler Chrysler set to expire at the end of 2005, Tritec has...
Cooper Convertible; Most Efficient in Class
While the MINI’s Tritec engine may not be known for it’s effeciency, it was still enough to best the rest of the US convertible market in terms of fuel economy. Here’s an...
MINI XXL Limo Downunder
The MINI Limo has landed downunder and Carsguide has the story. Here’s an excerpt: Some laughed, some pointed and some Sydney onlookers performed amazing acts of skill to get their cameras out...
Most Successful Year Ever for BMW Group
For those that just live for numbers, here’s news of another banner financial year for MINI’s parent company, BMW Group (via BMW Press): The BMW Group proved its underlying strength in 2004...
More Details on the JCW Brake Kit
For those wanting even more info on the newly released JCW brake kit, here are a few new details. First off a full listing of components and part numbers for the kit:...
The 2005 John Cooper Challenge
What’s the John Cooper Challenge you ask? The ultimate way to test your skill and your JCW MINI. As another season of the JCW Challenge is about to get underway we thought...
Carrozeria Castagna's new MINI Offerings
Carrozeria Castagna, the maker of the MINIWagon, (profiled on MotoringFile last year) has several new MINI related offerings for 2005. For those that aren’t familiar with Castagna, they’re a bespoke Italian coach-builder...
The MINI Canada Works Package
This comes from an MF reader: Just thought I’d pass on something of interest to your Canadian readers… MINI Canada is offering a limited edition Works package including the JCW Works Kit:...
Worldwide MINI sales up for February
From MINI press: Five years after its launch, sales of the MINI brand continue to grow. In the first two months of 2005, sales are up 9% to 30,554 units (previous year:...