MINI Scores 5 (of 5) Stars in NCAP Crash Test
We’ve just learned from a source that the R56 MINI scored 5 (of 5) stars in the NCAP crash test. This is an improvement by one full star from the R50/R53 MINI...
Automotive Design & Production on MINI’s New Powerplant
The trade magazine Automotive Design & Publishing has an excellent article on MINI’s new powerplant developed and designed by BMW. Highly recommended reading for all MINi fans but especially those who are...
Autoweek Drivers Log: 2007 MINI Cooper S
Besides having problems with 5th gear (journalists aren’t all great drivers) and not liking the Speedo, they really seemed to like the car. >…the engine is terrific, as are most of the...
MSNBC on the R56
Another great review as you would expect. But this line really caught my eye. >Even the turbocharged Cooper S I tested scored 29 MPG in the city and 36 MPG on the...
MINI Buyers Still Waiting
It looks like the revised 2007 MINI is proving as popular as it’s predecessor. Here’s a quote from Jim McDowell in this week’s Autoweek: >Buyers are waiting at least six weeks for...
More Undisguised Clubman S Photos
This scoop comes courtesy of MF reader and motorpasion.com writer Daniel Seijo: >One of our readers have new pics of Mini Clubman, taken on the parking of the facilities of “Lear Corporation”...
Best Car in South Africa is…
Guess which car was voted best to buy in South Africa? >The Mini Cooper has been voted the best car to buy in South Africa, according to the results of the latest...
Frank Stephenson Talks MINI
We’re going to go on record and say that “Car Crazy” is probably one of our least favorite car related shows on TV. From the cheese-ball production to the very un-even content,...
Longest MINI Convoy Ever
How cool is this? >On the evening of Wednesday, 28 March, 269 MINIs illuminated Blackpool and set a new Guinness World Record for the longest MINI convoy in the world. Owners travelled...
Gareth Nixon Takes Double Victory at NAMCC Season Opener
March 28, 2007: The second season of the North American MINI Cooper Championship (NAMCC) got underway under perfect weather conditions at Spring Mountain Raceway in Pahrump, NV near Las Vegas, on Friday...