Official JCW Shift Light Indicator Retrofit
Don’t check your calendars. DIY Friday is a day earlier this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. We’ll be back to the normal schedule next week. One of the...
Will MINI Make a JCW Factory Clubman?
Recently we scooped a few of the details on the new R56 factory JCW kit. However we didn’t address one burning question that seemed to be on quite a few readers’ minds;...
Factory JCW Kit Debut Timeline
In between US Clubman and 1 Series debuts at the LA Autoshow, we managed to get some further inside info on the new factory JCW MINI. We know the car will make...
Ask MF: R53 JCW Spark Plug Bulletin
Todd talked about this during Woofcast #186 and we have been getting more than a few emails asking about it. For those of you R53 owners with the JCW kit, you may...
EVO Magazine Drives the R56 JCW (Updated)
When we last told you about this review, it was only available in print. Now behold, it’s online. The car is equipped with the dealer installed “Stage I” JCW Engine Kit but...
Is This the JCW Clubman? Guess Again
Despite every automotive blog on the planet running the same story with the same picture (right), we have not witnessed the first signs of the JCW Clubman. The image above is actually...
MF Exclusive: “Stage II” JCW MINI Revealed
As we exclusively reported last year, MINI will be releasing not one but two separate JCW kits for the R56 MCS during it’s model cycle. The “Stage I” went on sale last...
EVO Comparison: JCW MCS vs Clio 197
One of our favorite motoring magazines has a comparison between to of the hostest hatches out there; the new JCW MCS and the Renault Clio 197. While the MCS tested didn’t have...
New MINI Wheels Coming for 2008
Look for MINI to introduce three new sets of light-weight wheels designed specifically to work with the new (and larger) 2008 JCW Brake Kit we reported on yesterday. The 17″ wheel will...
Upgraded JCW Brakes Due for 2008
One of the more subtle but appreciated upgrades MINI made to the 2007 MCS R56 was the addition of the JCW brake kit as standard. Sure the calipers aren’t red and don’t...