MINI USA Configurator to be Updated
Update: MINIUSA’s configurator is updated. What are you waiting for? Get clicking… We’ve heard from several sources over the last few weeks that September 10th was the day. While the update hasn’t...
MF Exclusive: JCW Kit Updated for 2011 MCS
Sometimes we’re happy to say we got it wrong. Yesterday we wrote that MINI had decided to drop the JCW engine kit for the 2011 model year because it would raise power...
MINI Kills Dealer Installed JCW Engine Kit Still Alive?
Updated: We just had someone leak us a bit of info that indicates that MINI may have changed their mind regarding the JCW Engine kit on the 2011 MCS. We will have...
Why MINI Connected is the Start of a Revolution
For years long development cycles for cars have meant that technology was often much slower to find it’s way on a dashboard than in your living room. The simple fact that car...
MINI May Offer Torque Steer Elimination Retrofit
For 2011 MINI has introduced updated steering software that (in conjunction with refined engine management) virtually eliminates torque steer. Yes that tug you feel from your R56 MCS’s steering wheel while going...
MF Review: 2011 MINI Cooper S Refresh
Along the way from Chicago to Denver I managed to grab the keys to a 2011 Spice Orange Cooper S. Yes the highly anticipated 2011 refreshed MINI that has been reported on...
MTTS: 2011 MINI Cooper S Shows Its Face
Spice Orange with Green Lounge Leather. Yes Green. We’ll hopefully be behind the wheel soon. Until then here are some quick thoughts: – The Spice orange is a bit of a disappointment...