Tail of the Dragon Video: The Way Down

Most likely the last of our Dragon video footage for 2007, this is a full compilation of all video I shot from my garage in Chicago to our Cabin at Fontana. It...

Swarovski Crystal MINI

Here is something you don’t see everyday. A MINI covered with a million Swarovski crystals. >It features over one-million Swarovski crystals in 50 different shades of color. Each crystal was scrupulously hand...

Buying a 2007 MCS: Let’s Hear Your Ideas

Before you, the MF reader give me your ideas on what I should get, let me first start off by saying yes, the rumor is true. I’m close to selling my exceptional...

New Interior Trim Option for 2008 (Update)

A quick update about the new trim option we mentioned a few weeks back. It was initially suggested that the new dark/black/shadow chrome trim option was exclusive to the Clubman however we’ve...

MF One Week Review: 2007 Cooper S

Based on my previous review of the R56, I knew there was a lot to like about this car. It’s certainly true I came away very impressed (and somewhat surprised) by both...

White Roof Radio #156

Big show. Before Gabe gets into his love of the R56… db is revving the gadget review back up. Watch for the Zune/Ipod comparision this week! Gabe has a few gadgets he...

Ask MF: Why Does my 2007 MCS Tick?

This latest edition of Ask MotoringFile comes courtesy of Josh in LA: > I’ve had my 2007 Cooper S for almost a month now and have loved every minute. However there’s one...

2009 MINI Convertible Update

Remember that rendering we showed you a few weeks back (the one on the right of this post). Yeah, you can forget about that. While it may give you a general feel...

Road & Track Comparison Test

Road and Track does what seems to be the hot comparison testing these days. They pit the MINI against the Volkswagen GTI, Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V, Honda Civic SI Sedan and...

White Roof Radio #155

Gabe’s back from the dragon, but he is without a staff this night. We cover news of the week from Motoringfile after some listener feedback and a little bit of weather talk....