US R56 Tailpipe Recall Now Mandatory
Thanks to those tireless consumer advocates (can you feel the sarcasm?) over at the NHTSA, MINI has now issued letters to 2007-2008 R56 MCS owners telling them that they must bring their...
MINI Press Conference
MINI is having a live online Press conference happening now. The press conference has ended and I will be posting photos and videos as they become available. 8:06 Jim McDowell talking about...
Common Issues: Power Steering Failure
A very interesting story over at BBC sent into us recently concerning Power Steering issues on R50/R53 MINIs. >BMW’s customer service told Heather this wasn’t a common fault, which is surprising because...
Ask MF: How to Increase the R56 Power-band
This edition of Ask MF comes courtesy of Steve: >I just purchased a 2007 JCW fully-loaded with JCW suspension and trying to figure out how to get the most out of it...
White Roof Radio #287
For those of you that thought we were going to be live, all apologies. We had a bit of a scheduling conflict. Before that, I choked on the intro and Todd and...
MINI Lays Off 850 at the Oxford Plant
BMW AG has laid off all 850 workers who worked weekends and has shut plant production down for one week. Additionally BMW will be laying off 150 at the MINI engine plant...
MINI Crossover Prototype Spied Undergoing Cold Weather Testing
You can get another look at that trippy MINI cross-over prototype that’s currently undergoing cold weather testing over at Autoweek. Look for the production version of the crossover to debut this fall...
Follow-up: Hone your MINI Skills w/ MINI Race Drivers Bob Scheer & Jerry Bradbury
This is a follow-up to the story we ran a few weeks back about the MINI only track-day at Buttonwillow raceway The first Advanced Car Control Clinic for MINI Coopers was held...
MINI’s on the Dragon 2009
MINIs, Mountains and Dragons OH MY. That’s right, it’s time to gear up for the largest Annual Gathering of MINIs in the United States. The 7th Annual MINIs on the Dragon, taking...
MINI UK Adds Features to JCW Cars
Potentially owing to less than stellar sales, MINI UK has decided to improve the specification of the JCW MINIs it sells. Here’s the full rundown of what is now standard on the...