MINI Rear Saddle Bag Reviewed
After reading MotoringFile’s review of the Cargo Storage Case I thought it would be a good idea to submit a review of MINI’s Rear Saddlebag. The saddlebag adds three storage compartments to...
2006 Model Year Changes
(Updated) – MINI is sending the R50 and R53 out with a bang in their last year of production. While the 2006 model year won’t offer nearly as many changes as the...
JCW Sport Brake Kit Review
After upping the performance of my 2005 MCS (19% Pulley/GIAC/JCW Injectors/JCW CAI/Milltek Exhaust) and installing the JCW Suspension Kit (along with an ALTA 22mm rear sway bar), I was finding that I...
2006 Special Options Package Update
We’ve got yet another MotoringFile exclusive for you today. A few weeks ago we reported on MINI’s plans to make 2006 very special. We’ve now got a little more info. For starters...
BMW/MINI to Buy JCW?
Here’s another exclusive MotoringFile scoop that we have just confirmed. According to a few sources, BMW and MINI are considering some type of plan to buy JCW and bring the entire program...
Choosing the Right Color
Since everyone seems to be talking about it these days, frequent contributor Rob Carver has a few thoughts on MINI specifications and specifically choosing the right color: On the occaision of the...
Step Two: New MINI Ordered
First off a huge thanks to everyone who offered advice on this second step of the process in the initial comments. I’m happy to say that my next MINI has been ordered...
The First Electric MINI?
Well not quite. The first were actually used for the tunnel chase on the new Italian Job. That said this looks to be the first road-worthy electric MINI available. Here are the...
Autoweek Reports on the Next MINI
While it should simply be high-level recap for MotoringFile readers, Autoweek has an article out today with info on what we’ll be seeing in the next generation MINI including info on the...
H/K Plant Burns, Some Orders Delayed
This news comes from an anonymous MINI insider: I was looking at orders for new cars this past weekend and noticed that some of the production dates were falling back by four...