Fireball Tim with the STC MINI
The Fireballed one is busy cruising through the halls at SEMA ogling the latest and greatest in automotive gear. Of course, he has his video crew and will be covering it all...
Hybrid Technologies Electric MINI at SEMA
Hybrid Technologies, builder of the now famous electric MINI Cooper, are showing off the latest version at this years Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, Nevada. >The Mini Cooper...
Ask MF: Auto Transmission Power Handling
Motoringfile Reader Clayton writes in with a great question concerning the Aisin automatic transmission. >I have a 2006 MCSA and I am considering adding some serious power to it, but I am...
White Roof Radio #197
The BMW Halloween Apple BMW Show. We spend a good amount of time talking about the upcoming BMW 1 Series and how it will affect the MINI, the MINI Community and Gabe...
MotoringFile MINI R50/R53 US Buyers Guide
Consider this buying guide a living document and what you see here to be version 1.0. While we’ve worked hard to create the basic information, you the reader will be essential in...
White Roof Radio #196
Starting off talking about the World Series (we don’t care), the fires in SoCal (Gabe instantly thinks lootin’ time!) and wonders if any of the fires were started by Fiero’s. Can you...
Clubman 3rd Door Revisited
A few weeks back we mentioned a story at Automotive News on the Clubman’s third door and how it was not originally planned. At the time the article was not available to...
MINI “Colorado” SUV Spied
Leftlanenews.com has the first photos of the MINI SUV test mule. The test vehicle looks to be built using a raised Clubman indicating some form of all-wheel drive present. Expect the finished...
EVO Comparison: JCW MCS vs Clio 197
One of our favorite motoring magazines has a comparison between to of the hostest hatches out there; the new JCW MCS and the Renault Clio 197. While the MCS tested didn’t have...
New MINI Wheels Coming for 2008
Look for MINI to introduce three new sets of light-weight wheels designed specifically to work with the new (and larger) 2008 JCW Brake Kit we reported on yesterday. The 17″ wheel will...