MINI John Cooper Works Officially Released
Today marks the release of official information regarding the factory JCW Coupe and Clubman MINIs. While MF readers have had the details about these cars for quite some time, the information and...
MINI’s New Challenge Race Car Get a Lift
The MINI Challenge 2008 race car is one step closer to it’s official race debut. Here’s an excerpt from a recent story on Motor Report: >The all new MINI Cooper Works R56...
White Roof Radio #222
For those of you that enjoy the long shows, you are in for a treat. We actually go on quite a bit on the upcoming factory JCW car, what we think about...
Factory JCW: Your Questions Answered
Since there were so many questions on our Factory JCW story published a few days ago, we thought it appropriate to break a few out and answer them in a separate post...
MF Exclusive: Factory JCW MINI In Detail
MF Exclusive: A few months ago we broke the news on a few of the upgrades expected on the new factory John Cooper Works MINI and some of the general performance figures....
JCW Challenge Race Car Tests at Silverstone
Crash.net the scoop on MINI’s JCW Challenge Race car test at Silverstone. Here’s an excerpt: >Newly announced Avon Tyres British GT Championship driver Paul O’Neill was amongst the drivers to get a...
Ask MF (Guest Host Edition): Is JCW A Good Idea for an Older MINI?
After last week’s Ask MotoringFile marathon, we realized we still have a couple more that needed to be answered. However for today’s edition, we’ve got some professional help. The question comes courtesy...
John Cooper Works Officially Rebranded
Here’s the official press release detailing the re-branding efforts of John Cooper Works we reported yesterday. Official MINI Press Release: Premium quality, racing know-how and MINI feeling are now even more closely...
The New JCW Logo is Here
As we reported last year, part of BMW’s purchase and re-branding of John Cooper Works would include a redesigned JCW logo. Today, we can finally show that to you. As you can...
Ask MF: How Livable is the R56 JCW?
This next edition of Ask MotoringFile comes from Chris: >I’m considering r56 s with the JCW engine upgrade. Would like to know about ride/comfort? I don’t plan to track the car and...