The MINI Mecca: MINI Park Lane
Beyond the MINI plant in Oxford there aren’t many places for enthusiasts to go and pay homage to the brand. For BMW owners there’s BMW Welt, the BMW Museum, the ‘Ring and...
JCW MINIs Make US Debut at NYC Show
If anyone needs any extra incentive to visit the NYC auto show in its last weekend, here’s the official press release announcing the US pricing and available of the new factory JCW...
5th Gear Video: Renault Clio Cup vs the MCS
It’s a tough fight for the MCS due to the lack of sport suspension and the skinnier tires but it still makes a good showing…
The Next MINI Killer?
Is Alfa Romeo building the next hot hatch? Taking cues from MINI and Fiat, it would seem they are. >As well as having sporting pretensions Alfa Romeo is also making sure the...
Cars.com Compares Premium Hatchbacks
Like I said in a previous article, this is a comparison that is going to go on forever. But this time, Cars.com has changed it up a bit by adding the Opel...
AC Schnitzer Mini Cooper S
AC Schnitzer usually turns their efforts toward tuning BMWs. Look like they have decided to take a shot at tuning MINIs too. Besides suspension and body kit, they have tuned it to...
JCW Dealer Installed Kit Not Discontinued
We’ve had a couple of readers write to us with juicy rumors of the dealer installed JCW Engine kit being discontinued now that the factory car has been announced. So we’ve reached...
Factory Aero Kit Gets an Update in ’09
MF Exclusive: Love it or hate it, the R56 Aero kit has always looked unfinished. We have discussed it here at length and even talked to the head of MINI design about...
BMW 520d Beats a Prius in Efficiency
GoodCleanTech.com has a very interesting story about a BMW 520D and a Toyota Prius driving from London to Geneva. >It looks like that is exactly what happened on a 545-mile London-Geneva run,...
White Roof Radio #233
Since Gabe is out of town, we thought it would be a treat to have Michael and Robert on this week as a precursor to AMVIV next week. A quick recap of...