Interface Experts Review the MINI Interior
We’ve said it many times on these pages and now we’re being joined by the experts; the R56 center console is a usability mess. And now the usability experts at usercentric.com have...
MINI UK Announces the Clubman One
[pictobrowser motoringfile 72157612709492805] MINI UK Release: The MINI One Clubman will be unveiled at the International Geneva Motor Show on 03 March 2009. The new entry-level model in the Clubman range gives...
Hot Chocolate For the Convertible & Coupe?
When Hot Chocolate first debuted in the R55 Clubman there were scores of people asking about it’s availability on the coupe. It seem as if MINI may have heard the calls for...
Lightning Blue & Astro Black Discontinued
As we’ve previously reported MINI’s Lightning Blue will discontinued with March production for R55 and R56 models. In it’s place will be Horizon Blue as seen in the ad to the right....
New (Black) MINI Wheels for 2009
BMW will be offering a collection of new black wheel options for all MINIs as of March production. The wheels will be finished in gloss black and will be offered as a...
Ask MF: Is 87 Octane Ok?
A question we spent some time on during Woofcst 279 is this one by MF reader Richard. >I am interested in purchasing a Mini Clubman. My question is, What type of mechanical...
Shift Paddles Disappear from the Cooper
We’ve recently been informed by several sources that the shift paddles on automatic transmission equipped MINI Cooper’s will be phased out starting with March production. We’re not sure if this is specific...
JCW Clubman vs. Everything Else
Car and Driver recently did another one of their comparisons. This time they put 7 cars together to try to come up with a good dollar-to-performance figure. The MINI of choice for...
MINI USA Sales up 56% for October
Press Release: MINI USA reported October sales of 5,272 automobiles, up 56.4 percent from the 3,370 cars sold in October 2007. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 45,966 automobiles, an increase of...
Jalopnik Interns Review the Clubman
One of the more interestingly written reviews I’ve seen in a while. This time, by a few of the interns at Jalopnik.com, who didn’t really care for the ’09 Clubman with automatic...