The 2005 168HP MINI Cooper S?

As indicated from the MINIUSA.com screen grab above it would seem that the official power output for the US market Cooper S has gone down to 168HP. This is according to the...

MINIUSA.com Updated w/No '05 Configurator

As predicted yesterday MINIUSA has updated it's website with the 2005 colors and general information. Also as mentioned previously on MotoringFile MINIUSA has delayed the launch of the 2005 configurator – officially...

MINIUSA Sales Down 15.5% for July

Gasp! Is the bottom falling out? Is the MINI success over? Oh wait… dealers didn't have any cars to sell due to the early 2005 model year change over. So chalk up...

Young Motorers, Your New Car is Ready

While this item has been available for some time (even in the US – gasp!) the official US press release and info was just released today via MINIUSA Press: For kids who...

The Arizona Auto Concepts MINI Armrest

MotoringFile Rating: 3 (out of 5) The Arizona Auto Concepts MINI armrest is a well built, monster of an armrest. While it may lack the simplicity of the OutMotoring or the MINI...

MINIUSA Update On The Way

As previously reported on MotoringFile the ever popular MINIUSA flash based configurator will be delayed for the 2005 model year. If you missed the original story you can read it here. But...

MotoringFile Spotlight: Kurt Collins

For this August's MotoringFile Spotlight we've got something really special. Kurt Collins gives us not only details of his new 2005 MCS but also the full story behind the other three MINIs...

MINI iPod Connector to be Delayed?

I spent some time with a friendly BMW/MINI parts manager recently who had some interesting news on the iPod connector for BMWs and MINIs. First off the BMW connectors (apparently there are...

Brake Fade Explained

As more and more MINI owners are taking their cars to the track they're finding that there are a couple weak points of the MINI (and any street car for that matter)...