BimmerFile Review: BMW 135i
Over the years we’ve reviewed a handful of MINI competitors in an effort to bring you the best of the automotive world through the eyes of a MINI owner. Today we have...
Consumer Reports Road Tests the R56
Consumer Reports gives us their thoughts on the R56 again, this time in video form. It’s nothing that we haven’t really seen or heard before like gripes about the ride quality, the...
MF Comparison: Modded R53 vs JCW R56
We’ve done several R53/R56 comparisons over the past year but one thing we’ve never done is tested two (almost) identically equipped MINIs back to back. Along with that, we’ve never had the...
JCW Suspension One Month Review
Part 3: One Month Review With a month behind the wheel of my 2007 MCS and the JCW Suspension, I wanted to go beyond initial impressions or track day feedback and touch...
MF Review: 2007 MINI JCW Engine Kit
As some readers of MotoringFile may be aware, I sold my much loved 2005 Cooper S a couple of months ago for a brand new and fully loaded 2007 MCS. And instead...
MF Review: JCW Suspension at the Track
Part 2: On the Track In our previous review of the JCW Suspension Kit we focused on performance as it related to public roads. Today we’ll be giving our final evaluation of...
MF Review: R56 JCW Sport Suspension
Part 1: On the Road The JCW suspension has long been called the most underrated factory MINI performance accessory offered. Yet it remains rather rare and tends to be the last box...
MF Reader Review: JCW R56 Engine Kit
The following review written by long time German MF contributor Alexander Lipphardt. Alex is also the owner a JCW GP, making his opinion especially relevant to the new R56 JCW Kit. As...
Upcoming Reviews at MotoringFile
We’ve got a handful of reviews coming in the next few weeks that we know a lot of you have been waiting for. But incase you missed the build-up, here’s a full...
