The MINI Concepts of the 90s – How the Modern MINI was Born
How was the modern MINI born? Over the past 15 years MotoringFile has written much about Mini, Rover and BMW in the 1990s. Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of that...
Original MINI Designer Frank Stephenson Interviewed
Autocar recently sat down with Frank Stephenson to talk about his past, current and future projects. But most interesting to us was his stories of how his MINI, perhaps the most beautifully...
Why You Need a Cold Air Intake system for Your MINI
(This sponsored post is the second in a series coming from our friends at OutMotoring. And don’t forget about the discount code you can find below.) Understanding the value, and benefits of...
First Video: Classic Mini Electric
Can we all agree on one thing? The proportions of the classic Mini electric are just right. From almost every angle the car you see above looks exactly how a Mini or...
World Debut: The Classic Mini Electric
Surprise surprise – MINI has a trick up its sleeve with an all new classic Mini electric. No you won’t see this at dealers and no MINI can’t resurrect a car that...
R50 & R53 MINI Parts are Becoming Scarce
R53 MINI parts are becoming scarce. It had to happen sooner or later. It’s been 9 years since the last supercharged MINI rolled off the lot and a full 17 years since...
Ringo Starr’s Classic Mini is For Sale
In 1966 Beatle’s manager Brian Epstein give Ringo Starr the car of the moment. In fact all of the Beatles had them in various flavors. But carrying a set of drums in...
Dare We Say it – MINI Reliability Seems to be Improving
MINI reliability has been uneven over the years. The original R50 generation (2001 – 2007) had issues ranging from premature rust under the door sills to transmission failures. While MINI improved the...
Opinion: MINI’s Evolution is Working and its Cars Have Never Been Better
We recently called out MINI’s recent products in a few areas that have been getting under our skin. But many of the reactions to that piece seemingly missed something important – MINI’s...
The $130,000 Classic Mini Reviewed
How is it possible that a classic Mini could cost 99,000 GBP? David Brown Automotive has a case to make with a new/old Mini. How does it stack up? Autocar had some...