Everything in MODeration: 5 Wallet-Friendly R50/53 Mods

With this article we are introducing our latest MotoringFile contributor Brendan Nystedt. Brendan has been a MINI enthusiast for quite a few years and currently owns a 2006 MINI Cooper (R50). Look...

Inside BMW’s Secretive Test Center; The ETC

BMW has long enjoyed the reputation of being well built cars that have been exhaustively engineered and tested. And as MINI fans we’ve all seen the photos of a convoy of soon...

MINI to Launch Cooper S Diesel in 2011

For over a year now we’ve told you about MINI’s plans for a high performance diesel to wear the moniker Cooper S D. In fact the MF Diesel section is riddled with...

MINI’s Secret City Car Project

MINI has been working on the idea of a city car for quite some time. However it was only last year that things began to fall into place and allow the idea...

MTTS 2010 Details: Location and Hotels

Finally what you have been asking begging for! Some details for MTTS. This update applies to Denver the weekend of the event, not for any of the routes. Now, before you start...

2011 MINI Cooper S Refresh Spotted Undisguised

Here it is, the 2011 MCS refresh that will be applied to the R55, R56 and R57 models. Autoexpress has the first photos of what can only be described as our best...

The MotoringFile Rail Accessory Contest: Winners!

It’s taken a few months but last week we sat down with MINI Design head Gert Hildebrand and looked through all submissions of the Rail Accessory Contest. Gert and I talked about...