MF Exclusive: MINI USA Delays Countryman for US Market

The highly anticipated MINI Countryman crossover originally intended for release in the US in early 2010 has been delayed until late 2010 at the earliest. Our sources are telling us that MINI...

MINI Countryman Update: Five Seats & Four Doors

There has been a lot of debate in regards to how many seats the upcoming MINI Countryman (R60) needs or will have. While the official answer will change depending on the market...

Prodrive Working on a MINI WRC Entry?

Rumors are continuing to swirl around a possible MINI WRC entry in the form of the Countryman crossover. The latest comes from Autosport and sources within the team that would build the...

MINI Product Roadmap Revealed (Updated)

We know that BMW has grand plans for its smallest brand. MINI has gone from one shape and three models to three cars and well over a dozen models worldwide. In 2001...

MINI’s 2010 Autoshow Schedule Revealed (Updated)

A couple of months ago we broke MINI’s upcoming auto show schedule starting with the release of the Coupé/Roadster twins in Frankfurt. Now comes MINI’s next phase in LA. The LA Autoshow...

MF Poll: Would You Consider the MINI Crossover?

[pictobrowser motoringfile 72157613255924808] One of the most contentious subjects on MotoringFile over the past couple of years has been the development of the MINI crossover. The Crossover (codenamed the R60) is on...

MINI’s US Diesel Plans to Start with the R60

Over the past year and a half we’ve had a handful of sources either allude or outright tell us that the first diesel MINI to hit American soil will be the R60...