MINI Introduces Rear Bumper Protection
From MINIUSA Aftersales: This accessory protects the paint of the rear bumper from getting scratched by loading and unloading the MINI. With adhesive backing, the bumper protection can be easily installed on...
MINIUSA Officially Approved Blue Ignition Wires
MINIUSA has released officially approved blue ignition wires for both the Cooper and Cooper S. Here’s all the info from the official release: The wires are made of stainless steel magnetic conductive...
Official 2005 Rear Foglight Retrofit Kit
For all those in the US with early ’05 MINIs that missed out on the chance to order rear foglights… your illumination needs can now be met. MINIUSA has released details on...
Independent Heating & Ventilation
Details are scarce but it would appear that MINI will be offering an accessory that allows you to remotely heat or cool your MINI. From the limited information available we’re surmising that...
MINIUSA Pricing/Equipment Changes
Before everyone gets too excited about the headline, this should be old news to most MotoringFile readers. We reported almost three months ago about the base price changes for US cars wholesaled...
MotoringFile Review: Cooper S Convertible
My week with the MINI Cooper S convertible has come and gone all too quickly. While I’ve never had much of a soft spot in my heart for open top cars I’ve...
MINI Pumps up the Volume
Updated: We've obtained a bit more information about the DPSM via an internal MINI document you can download here. MINI UK Press: The Digital Power Sound Module (DPSM) is the latest and...
Official MINI Armrest Reviewed
Update: The armrest in this review has since been withdrawn by MINI due to several concerns. They have now released a new armrest which will be available on all Us spec MINIs...
The Ian Cull Auto-Up Circuit Reviewed
Among one of the more frustrating features that is locked out of the US spec MINIs are auto-up windows. It's all the more irritating because all BMWs in the US have this...
The MCS Convertible 1st Drive
While we'll have our own MINI Convertible for a long term test in several weeks I wanted to give a sneak peak of the MCS convertible since they are now at dealers....