MINI USA Allows Some Dealers to Open Service Only Centers
It’s been a MINI owner ask for almost two decades to place service centers in areas that MINI USA dealers aren’t located. It would seem that finally MINI USA is relenting. Automotive...
Car & Driver’s Long Term MINI Woes
Wow did Car & Driver have a lemon of a MINI as a long termer. That was our first thought in reading the one year (and 28,000 mile) wrap up. Dissecting the...
BMWs Receive Poor Headlight Ratings – What it Means for MINI
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (the IIHS) has completed its first ever rating of automotive headlights. While MINI was absent from this first test, two BMWs (representing several different lighting systems)...
Autocar Reviews the 2015 MINI JCW with Manual Transmission
Since the new John Cooper Works MINI came out early this spring, most reviews have been focused on automatic transmission cars. And while we had the chance to play with the manual...
Autocar Reviews the 2015 Clubman S
As of a few weeks ago, the new F54 MINI Clubman has entered full launch mode. To that extent, our European counterparts have had a chance to test and review the newest...
MINI and BMW Double Down on Digital
Automotive News caught up with BMW Executive Ian Robertson to chat about BMW’s digital future. Robertson was unusually candid, telling the publication: > “The big catalyst of change is now the digital...
Autoblog Explores the F54 Clubman with MINI USA Product Manager
We’ll be hands-on with the new Clubman in a matter of weeks. But in the meantime associate Autoblog Editor Brandon Turkus had the opportunity to speak with MINI USA product planning manager...
JCW Walkthrough with MINI USA Head of Product (Video)
During last week’s press event, we had the chance to meet with [The Fast Lane Car](http://www.tflcar.com) Chief, Roman Mica. Roman is a really nice guy and obviously a huge car enthusiast, and...
Former Top Gear Hosts Heading to Amazon Prime
After much negotiations and a bidding war between streaming services and broadcasters, Amazon managed to ink a 3-year deal with former Top Gear co-hosts. Clarkson, Hammond, and May along with Producer Andy...
MINI JCW vs. Audi S1, A Proper Comparison
Wonder how the new JCW fares against the all-wheel drive Audi S1? Autocar has some answers. >The resulting cohesion with the running gear’s native tautness is impressive: from spring to mount to...
As Manual Transmissions Die at BMW, What Does it Mean for MINI?
The head of BMW M recently came out with a hint (you pay attention to those when they’re from auto execs) that manual transmissions might not make it into all M cars...