Thanks for the MINI Memories

A brand new Mini book is now available chronicling the history of Mini in South Africa. >Have you ever heard of the Mini Mk3 with a boot, or the Safari, Sunshine and...

Updated JCW Site Goes Live

MINI has finally updated the official John Cooper Works website to reflect the new factory JCW models. Included is a color visualizer, new photos and generally more details. (Thanks for the tip...

Clubman to Get The JCW Aero Kit?

It looks like we have our first semi-official confirmation that the JCW Aero Kit will be offered on the Clubman. On the right is a screen shot from the BMW parts system...

Mini Cooper S Named Best Film car

Please note that is a small i, small n, small i. Yes, they do Mini Cooper S Classic. Which could only mean, really, one film. The Italian Job from 1969. >The Mini...

Top Cars for City Dwellers

AOL Autos, via Forbes.com, has assembled a list of cars that would work very well for those of you living in large cities. But, unlike other lists of this type, they stuck...

Park Lane MINI’s Dreamline Color Option

Long time new MINI followers will probably remember MINI UK’s Flip Colour options that debuted in 2004. They featured multiple layers of metallic paint that actually gave the finished car a different...

New York Times Tests the Clubman S

The New York Times takes a Clubman out for a spin and comes away impressed. Here’s an excerpt: >In my baby-choked Brooklyn neighborhood, Cobble Hill, I see regular Minis with child seats...

MINIs on the Dragon 2008

In two weeks the largest non-official MINI event in North America will take place in a far western corner of North Carolina. For those that don’t know much about the Tail of...

MINI Takes the States Registration Now Open

All the MTTS related details we’ve all been waiting for have arrived. If you want to know all the where and when related questions be sure to check out minitakesthestates.com. But starting...

First Factory JCW MINIs Roll Off the Line?

This news comes from frequent MF contributor Berthil and the Dutch NewMINIclub: >Members of our Dutch NewMINIclub.nl have recently been to Oxford to visit the plant and they spotted these suspicious looking...