MINI United Photos (Day 1)

We’ll have updates throughout the day and video coming soon… [ MINI United Gallery ] Gabe’s Flickr Page [ MINI United Gallery ] DB’s Flickr Page [ MINI United Gallery ] Official...

MINI United Interview: Rauno Aaltonen

We get the chance to speak with the man, the myth, the legend, Rauno Aaltonen from MINI United. He was great to speak with, full of information and he loved to talk!...

Official R56 JCW Spoiler Retrofit

Today PDF closes out our DIY week here at MotoringFile. Today, it’s updated JCW Spoiler. MINI has reengineered the spoiler to not only be more structurally sound but also for easier installation....

MINI United Road Trip (Day 5)

Today is all about Munich. We tour the BMW museum (the temporary one since the regular building is being refurbished) and take in all that Munich has to offer. The MINI sat...

MINI Clubmans Spotted at Zandvoort

Is this just a happy coincidence that finished (yet taped) pre-production Clubmans have popped up at the very location that MINI United is set to start tomorrow? [ Mini Clubman rijdt op...

Official R56 Driving Light Retrofit

One of our favorite R56 accessories are the newly updated driving lights. MINI has fixed some of the issues with the previous versions with a stronger mounting system and larger lamp design....

MINI United Road Trip (Day 4)

Day four was all about driving. We left the beautiful (yet tourist filled) town of Rothenburg and headed down the “Romantische Straße” (aka Romantic Road). The drive is dotted with picturesque German...

Official R56 Alarm Install Retrofit

For those looking at getting the official MINI alarm installed either at the local MINI dealer or with their own hands, here’s your PDF. One thing to note about the intall, it...

MINI United Road Trip (Day 3)

With the Nurburgring in the rear view, we headed east through the German countryside and eventually to the tourist infested town of Rothenburg. The picture to the right is indicative to the...

MF Podcast: The R56 on the Nurburgring

One full lap of the Nurburgring Nordschleife in a 2007 R56 MCS. Gabe is driving with Axel (of MINI2.info fame) giving out pace notes and seasoned Nordschleife advice. This was taken from...