First Factory JCW MINIs Roll Off the Line?

This news comes from frequent MF contributor Berthil and the Dutch NewMINIclub: >Members of our Dutch NewMINIclub.nl have recently been to Oxford to visit the plant and they spotted these suspicious looking...

Australian MINI Challenge Photos (Rd. 2)

For those who can’t get enough of looking at the new MINI Challenge race car, you’ll want to click through to both of these links. + 2008 Australian MINI Challenge in pictures...

A Closer Look at the 2009 MINI Convertible

As previously reported MINI will be launching the new (R56 based) R57 MINI convertible around the spring of 2009. While the top will largely be a carry-over of the existing design, the...

Stephenson Leaves the Fiat Group

Frank Stephenson, exterior designer of the first generation “new” MINI has stepped down from his post as design director at Alfa. While at the Fiat Group, Mr. Stephenson oversaw design on everything...

JCW MINI to Get Standard Suspension

Since the JCW kits were officially released at Geneva a few weeks back, MINI enthusiasts have been clamoring for more details on the cars and the rational behind some of the decisions....

JCW MINIs Make US Debut at NYC Show

If anyone needs any extra incentive to visit the NYC auto show in its last weekend, here’s the official press release announcing the US pricing and available of the new factory JCW...

Cars.com Compares Premium Hatchbacks

Like I said in a previous article, this is a comparison that is going to go on forever. But this time, Cars.com has changed it up a bit by adding the Opel...

JCW Dealer Installed Kit Not Discontinued

We’ve had a couple of readers write to us with juicy rumors of the dealer installed JCW Engine kit being discontinued now that the factory car has been announced. So we’ve reached...

Factory Aero Kit Gets an Update in ’09

MF Exclusive: Love it or hate it, the R56 Aero kit has always looked unfinished. We have discussed it here at length and even talked to the head of MINI design about...