The F56 Launch Timeline: What We Know
Despite the fact that the next generation F56 MINI has already been outed, it’s still sometime away from hitting dealerships. Initially there were rumors that the F56 would see a September launch...
MF Garage: The JCW Roadster Road-trips North and Into Our Hearts
Heading north on Michigan’s famous M22, I realized something about our little JCW Roadster. In all my years of driving all sorts of cars, I can’t remember bonding with a car more...
A Twin-Engine R53 Race Car for Thunder Hill
When we got an email from Jerry Bradbury, the team manager for the TWINI racing effort, we couldn’t quite believe what he was telling us. He and his team have put together...
MINI Responds to F56 Spy Photos
Instead of turning a blind eye to yesterday’s F56 expose, MINI has cheekily shot back with a good natured press release. MF will have more on the F56 photogate in the coming...
Spied: The F56 MINI Completely Without Camoflauge
BMW Marketing has a mole. Or at least it would appear that way as yet another marketing photo-shoot as been infiltrated by a spy photographer. This time it’s the F56’s turn to...
The 2014 MINI Cooper S Looking Good at the ‘Ring
In over 12 years since the introduction of the new MINI there’s only been one model we could point to as undeniably attractive: the original R50 MINI Cooper. Soon we could have...
Transforming a Stock JCW into the JCW GP
The following is the story of one man (Karl Muller) and his obsession (we’d call it healthy) in transforming his 2009 factory JCW MINI into a JCW GP. A few months back...
MINI USA Announces 2014 Pricing
2014 Model year pricing is in and things are looking good. In fact the only price increase is to the Paceman and Countryman and there MINI is only raising the price $100....
R50/R53 MINI Power Steering Warranty Extension
Do you own a ’02 – ’05 MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S or MINI Cooper Convertible in the US? Have you had to replace your power steering pump at your cost? Did...
This is the 2014 F56 MINI’s Shift Knob
And the shift knob for all MINIs for the next 7-10 years. Discuss.