Introducing the 170hp 2005 MINI Cooper S Cabrio

…and Cool Blue. The cabrio version of the 2005 MCS has all of the mechanical improvements listed below as well as in this article. The MCS Cabrio will debut at the first...

Introducing the 2005 MINI Cooper S

…and Hyper Blue. As stated in the article below the 2005 MCS will come with 170hp on tap and torque has been increased by 10 Nm, peaking at 220. Top speed is...

Official News on The 2005 MINI Refresh

It's been talked about on this site and others many times but now the news is official. This is from MINI PR: From July 2004, the MINI hatchback range will receive an...

MINI Wins Automobile Mag Readers Choice

With the MINI having already won Automobile Magazine's “Allstar” Award for “best small car” now comes word that it's won the “Reader's Choice” award as well. You'll find the news in May's...

Some Thoughts On The MC40

While I personally have no issue with the MC40, its cost, and its spec, Ian Cull has some interesting thoughts on the uniqueness of having one of the 1000 made. BTW the...

Top Down and Power Up for the MCS Cabrio

According to MINI2 the 2005 MCS Cabrio will sport not 163hp but a full 170hp to make up for the weight penalty associated with the open top. Here's an excerpt from the...

Top 5 Performance Mods for the Cooper

This past March we featured a list of the top 5 non-performance modifications you can make to your MINI. These were things that were, in many cases simple to do, and fairly...