Now is the Time to Buy a MINI Clubman
There are massive discounts right now on what is arguably MINI’s best four door – the MINI Clubman. We’ve seen discounts of up to $7k and heard of $10k on some lightly...
MF Garage: Our JCW Clubman Hits 8,000 Miles With No Issues And Lots of Smiles
Thanks to the appealing utility and performance of our JCW Clubman, we’re racking up miles at a quick pace – 8,000 miles in 7 months so far. Enough that we have plenty...
If You Drive a MINI in Snow – Do it on Winter Tires
We don’t advocate summer tires in cold conditions. We never have and we never will. However through a series of unfortunate events our F56 Cooper S a few years ago ended up...
The Essential Options on the MINI JCW
For over 2,000 miles our long term MINI JCW Clubman test car has proved itself to be the most capable four door MINI we’ve ever tested. But if we were to have...
MF Garage: 2000 Miles Behind the Wheel of the 2017 JCW Clubman
Last year we put 20,000 miles on a Clubman Cooper S (manual) and came away convinced it was one of MINI’s best products to date. Despite some a few small issues, it...
MF Review: Is the JCW Clubman Better with an Automatic? We Find Out.
After two weeks and 1,000 miles we’re forming some opinions about our new 2017 MINI JCW Clubman. Lets get right to it. We’re not automatic people. But this new 8 speed Aisin...
Our New Long Term Test Car Has Arrived – the 2017 JCW Clubman
After a longer than expected wait our 2017 JCW Clubman has made it into our hands. This new 228 hp JCW replaces our well used and (dare we say it) rather beloved...
MF Review: 1976 BMW 2002 (Our New Baseline)
Turn your hymnals to 2002. David E. Davis wrote those words over 40 years ago as his opening to what has been since known a the greatest American car review of all...
MotoringFile’s Long Term Test Car for 2017 is…
Drum roll please…. for 2017 MotoringFile will be testing a new MINI. Not just any MINI but what we’d consider one of the brand’s halo vehicles: The JCW Clubman. Like our long...
MF Garage: Summer with the 2016 MINI Clubman
There’s a little sand in the rear footwells. There’s an extra pair of running shoes and frisbee under floor rear storage. And there’s 6,000 miles on the odometer after six months. Our...