Euro Mirror Retrofit

And you thought we forgot about our long-lost feature, DIY Friday. Today we’ve got a pretty useful modification (from MF reader Andy) for all those in the US with DOT mandated rear...

Worldwide MINI Sales Off for October

On 18 November, the new generation of MINI will be launched initially in the European markets. This is a further milestone in the history of the world’s most successful premium small car....

MotoringFile Review of the 2007 Cooper S

With all the recent R56 reviews coming in across the automotive landscape, I wanted mention our plans for reviewing the new 2007 MINI. I will be taking part in the first US...

North American MINI Champion Competes in UK MINI Series

A MINI Cooper Tradition Commences at Donington Park Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby, England: By virtue of winning the North American MINI Cooper Championship, Waylen Hunsucker was awarded the opportunity to compete...

R56 MINI Cooper Diesel Ready for Launch

The name change from “One Diesel” to “Cooper Diesel” alone should give you a hint at how MINI intends this new car to up the diesel performance ante. The newly redesigned Car...

Car Magazine Test Drives the R56 Cooper

Car Magazine takes the R56 Cooper out for a test drive with mixed results: >So does it drive just like the old one? >No. And this is a good news/bad news story....

New Zealand’s Own MINI Challenge Debuts

Sunday’s MINI Challenge at Pukekohe Park Raceway showed that Kiwis do fly in their MINI Cooper S machines. German driver Peter Sharmach arrived after the Friday practice session and was handicapped by...

Car Connection Snaps the Clubman in Action

While the photos are indeed of the Clubman, the information and computer rendering in the story is simply incorrect. For one they’re still calling it the Traveller. We’ve had several sources now...

2007 MINI Named Most Beautiful Compact

A team of judges at the 22nd Annual International Automobile Festival has named the 2007 MINI Cooper as the most beautiful of the world’s “city and compact cars”. Not bad for a...