Renault and MINI Cars To Talk

Both Renault and BMW have been working on technology to allow their cars to ‘talk’ to each other. >The driver of a vehicle coming across an accident on a lonely country road...

AutoWeek Drives the 2007 MCS

Autoweek chimes in with their take on the R56. Of course, they loved it, but spent much of the review trying to explain the lack of difference in appearance between the R53...

Autoweek Drives the Dinan MCS

Autoweek writer Mark (three MINI articles in one issue) Vaughn had a chance to spend some quality time with a new 2006 Dinan Cooper S. Dinan, long one of the more respected...

Autoweek Goes to the Track w/the JCW GP

Autoweek writer Mark (three articles on MINIs in one issue) Vaughn had a chance to take the JCW GP to the track and reported on it in Autoweek’s “driver’s log”. Yeah we...

MINI Receives Best Resale Value Award

Los Angeles, CA — November 29th, 2006… MINI took home three honors in Kelley Blue Book’s “2007 Best Resale Value Awards”. MINI was awarded two top spots with “Best Resale Value” in...

MINI Wins Again With Low Depreciation

Consumer Reports has again rated the MINI in the top 10 best cars at holding its initial value. Here’s an excerpt from CR: >Which cars hold their value the best? According to...

Fireballed at LA Auto Show

Please join Fireballed! Racing and South Bay MINI for the premiere of the next two Hollywood-Themed Fireballed! MINIs at this year’s LA Auto Show!!

Evo Magazine Drives the 2007 MCS

Evo, one of our favorite print mags at MotoringFile, compares the 2007 MCS to the new Renault Clio 197. Great article and a fascinating comparison. Here’s an excerpt: >The goalposts may have...

Auto Express Group Car Test

Auto Express pits the R56 MCS against the best that Renault, Ford and VW have to offer on some of the UKs twistiest roads. >Competition in the hot hatch market has reached...

Driving a MINI Through the USA in 80 Days

Terence was born in Belfast and has been living in New York. He had this idea about visiting as many small towns in the United States as possible in 80 days, and...