The First F56 MINI Crash Test Results Are In
The European safety organization NCAP released the first F56 crash tests last week. While the overall score of four out of five is down from the five the R56 scored, the test...
MINI’s New JCW Suspension is Here & its Adjustable
We’ve always loved the JCW suspension. It’s given the MINI more control at the limit while often improving comfort on the road. However the one rub against it has always been the...
MINI Challenge F56 Preview
Although not yet announced by MINI UK, we are starting to learn more specifics of the F56-based MINI Challenge car as provided by AutoExpress UK including a jump of 86bhp over a stock...
MINI’s Five Superhero Cars Strategy Clarified
Unfortunately, we don’t have the details of MINI’s strategy in that regard, but words from Peter Schwarzenbauer – left on this picture and BMW AG Board Member – reported yesterday by [Automotive...
Parallel Parking World Record in a F56
I always see myself as good parallel parker but every time I watch one of Han Yue’s parking job, I am put to shame, as must be the rest of the world....
The History of the MINI JCW
I don’t know about you all but I crave for anything related to MINI’s history. I stopped counting the number of hours I spent searching Amazon and YouTube for any piece of...
Spotify Comes to MINI Connected
Spotify comes to MINI Connected in the latest MINI Connected app update for IOS and Android devices.
The F56 JCW Tuning Kit in Detail (W/VIDEO)
This past weekend MINI officially unveiled a range of MINI and JCW accessories including the highly anticipated JCW Tuning Kit. However it’s the latter that were most interested in. Launching in Europe...
MINI Sales Slump Finally Hits the Press
We’ve been reporting on it all year. But now it would seem the automotive press has picked up on the figures. Here’s Automotive News on the recent slump: >After a flat 2013,...
The 2015 MINI JCW Set to Debut in December
For several years MINI has been working on how to properly position the JCW sub-brand now that they have full access to BMW technology. The first glimpse into these efforts will be...