The JCW Cooper Sound Kit US Pricing
One of the little nuggets released yesterday with the new 2006 MINIUSA configurator was the full pricing on the US Spec JCW Cooper Sound Kit. The Sound Kit will retail for $1100...
MINI Convertible Alarm Install PDF
After over a year of waiting, we’ve finally managed to get our hands on the official MINI Convertible OEM Alarm installation instruction. For all you wanting to DIY or simply know more...
MINIUSA Sets Goal of Doubling Sales
From this week’s Automotive News: Mini’s new chief, former BMW marketing guru James McDowell, sports a green polo shirt and a striped worker jacket from the Oxford, England, factory with his name...
Let's Configure
MINIUSA has launched the 2006 model year edition of it’s always popular online configurator today. The updated edition features all the new 2006 options and colors that have been on MotoringFile for...
Confused lions 'hunt' MINIs
From the BBC: Small cars driving through a safari park in Merseyside have been chased by confused lions who think they are prey. Staff at Knowsley Safari Park are monitoring smaller vehicles,...
The MF Mailbox: The 140hp Cooper?
Another from the MotoringFile mailbox that I thought a few might be interested in. We’ve gotten a few of these questions over the months about the potential for a new mid-range Cooper...
MotoringFile Review: MyMINI Knee pad
Owning a MINI and being 6’2″ has presented little in the way of comfort issues over the years. There’s always enough leg room front to back (more than enough in fact) to...
Autoweek Takes a Look at the Dibs MINI
As seen in this week’s edition: Traveling the country right this moment, maybe even passing through your hometown is The World’s Littlest Ice Cream Truck. It’s little because those tasty Dibs treats...
Original Two-Spoke Sketch
Yes the two-spoke MINI steering wheel is still not available in the US. But for all those that simply must bask in the glory of Frank Stephenson’s pencil, I present to you...
MotoringFile Garage Night
MINI projects + friends + beer = garage night! Here’s a taste of what a few of us have been up to at the MotoringFile HQ over the weekend: