2005

MotoringFile Review: 2005 MCS Automatic

Few things have garnered as much debate as the new for 2005 optional automatic transmission for the Cooper S. Quite a few MINI enthusiasts have expressed outrage at the idea of an...

MINIUSA Hits 100,000 Sold

From MINIUSA Press: MINI USA announces it has achieved a sales milestone, retailing the 100,000th MINI in the US market. With initial sales targets of 20,000 units per year at the time...

The BBC Gets a Taste of Motoring in the US

From the BBC: It’s been a great week for the Mini, as BMW puts another $188m into its Oxford factory. Business has been buoyed by 36,000 sales in the US – but...

MINI Introduces Rear Bumper Protection

From MINIUSA Aftersales: This accessory protects the paint of the rear bumper from getting scratched by loading and unloading the MINI. With adhesive backing, the bumper protection can be easily installed on...

MINI Plant Oxford to Expand

By now this if very old news. But for the sake of making it completely and utterly official here’s BMW’s press release on the topic of the MINI plant expansion at Oxford...

MotoringFile Spotlight: Don Burnside

MotoringFile Spotlight is back from it’s winter slumber with a little taste of southern California. In this edition we’re spotlighting Don Burnside (or db as he’s known in the MINI world): Hi....

Inside Line Reviews both MINI Convertibles

Just in time for, uh… February, Edmunds new website Inside Line has a full test of both the MINI Cooper Convertible (MCc) and the MINI Cooper S Convertible (MCSc). Here’s an excerpt:...

BBC on the MINI's Continued Success

The BBC not only covers the recent BMW investment in MINI but dives a bit deeper into the subject than other previously posted articles. Here’s an excerpt: Since its launch during summer...

Further Info on the Official MINI Armrest

It seems like quite a few readers have the same question about the new official MINI armrest, does it have storage space? Well, the pics above should give you the answer. The...