MINI to Launch John Cooper F1 Limited Edition
MINI will be producing a very limited edition JCW just in time for the 50th anniversary of John Cooper’s first F1 car. It’s taken a few weeks but we’ve now verified the...
MINI Challenge Hockenheimring Preview
Official Release: The MINI CHALLENGE 2009: Ready, steady, go! At the Hockenheimring next weekend – Starting of the sixth season of the popular Clubsport Series. The countdown has started: Only a few...
MINI Challenge 2009 Preview
[pictobrowser motoringfile 72157616694978509] Official Release: After the successful year in 2008, the MINI CHALLENGE ride is again on. The proposed race calendar for next season promises to be exciting entertainment: The popular...
MINI at Auto Shanghai 2009
[pictobrowser motoringfile 72157612347990347] Consistently Open: The New MINI Convertible. The driving excitement and individual style so typical of the MINI are now being combined once again with all the flair and refreshment...
JCW Diesel a Reality – With a BMW Engine
Not a April’s Fool’s joke btw… We’ve confirmed that JCW (MINI’s tuning arm) will be releasing a a full fledged factory JCW model based on the current MINI Cooper D. However what...
JCW Diesel in the Works?
This one comes to us from AutoExpress who is claiming that MINI will be producing a JCW version of the MINI D, complete with 160HP. While the information seems tenuous at best...
Ask MF: Factory JCW Components Available A La Carte?
This latest Ask MF comes from Steve: >As a Stage 1 JCW owner, am I able to purchase the factory JCW air mass sensor, air filter, inlet tube, exhaust and downpipe and...
MINI USA Lowers Financing APR to 2.9% on All Hardtop Models
Later today MINI USA will be announcing 2.9% financing on all hardtop models. Here’s the rundown: – 2.9% financing up to 36 months all hardtop models except JCW – 3.9% financing up...
DIY Friday: Official JCW Brake Duct Retrofit
One of the most sought after features by many of us who take our MINIs to the track are working brake cooling ducts. As most trackday junkies know, one of the first...
Ask MF: How to Increase the R56 Power-band
This edition of Ask MF comes courtesy of Steve: >I just purchased a 2007 JCW fully-loaded with JCW suspension and trying to figure out how to get the most out of it...