Complete R56 MINI Cooper coverage featuring the latest news, reviews, buying guides, trims, pricing details, and ownership insights. This hub brings together everything you need to understand the current and past MINI lineup.
According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium), Chromium is a steely-gray, lustrous, hard and brittle metal which takes a high polish, resists tarnishing, and has a high melting point. The name of the element is derived...
Back in December, we wrote a [review]( https://www.motoringfile.com/2014/12/22/opinion-a-tricky-year-for-the-f56-and-mini-usa/) of MINI’s activity in the U.S. for 2014. One of the sections of this post, “Don Draper and a VP of Devil’s Advocacy,” reflected...
We don’t advocate summer tires in cold conditions. We never have and we never will. However through a series of unfortunate events our long term F56 Cooper S ended up not just...
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As a tribute to Best Motoring International, EVO UK has produced a thrilling and rather hilarious race between a 2006 GP, 2013 GP, R56 Challenge and F56 Challenge track cars. Click through to watch...
A few years ago MINI had to embarrassingly recall JCW models due to the tailpipes sticking out too far from the car. This was due to a little known regulation in the...
After a few weeks living with our F56 Cooper S we had a moment to step back into an R56 Cooper recently. While there’s plenty to compare and contrast, the single biggest...
The 2015 MINI JCW is the highest horsepower MINI from the factory of all time. But is it the fastest? The numbers tell an interesting story that paint a more nuanced picture...
Since we [published the Ordering Guide](https://www.motoringfile.com/2015/02/07/exclusive-f56-john-cooper-works-ordering-guide/) for the 2015 F56 John Cooper Works, there has a been a lot of debate across the MotoringFile and [White Roof Radio](http://www.whiteroofradio.com) teams regarding the MSRP...
When MINI USA announces order allocations for a new model, they usually provides Motoring Advisors with detailed information pertaining to the technical and pricing specificities of said model. This information serves as...