MINI Scores 5 Stars in NHTSA Crash Testing

Official MINI USA Press Release: The second generation MINI Cooper hardtop earned impressive scores for front and side impact and roll-over testing in the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) New...

12 Greenest Cars sold in the US

Greencars.org has released the 2008 list of the greenest cars sold in the United States. >The Best of 2008 lists the greenest models in each vehicle class. Included are the year’s top-rated...

MINI Cooper S vs Volvo C30

This is a comparo I think we will keep seeing until every outlet has done it or one of the cars stops being made. This time it’s Road & Tracks turn (via...

R57 MINI Convertible Spied Again

This time its Worldcarfans’ turn to report on the upcoming R57 and get it all wrong. To start with they actually had a chance to look inside and they didn’t point the...

MF Exclusive: Factory JCW MINI In Detail

MF Exclusive: A few months ago we broke the news on a few of the upgrades expected on the new factory John Cooper Works MINI and some of the general performance figures....

Is Hatchback a Dirty Word?

At least that is the question Wired is asking. >The hatchback body style has never really flown with American car-shoppers. Oh, sure, there have always been low-buck liftbacks for “entry level” buyers...

Pioneer Builds a MINI ‘Camino

You would think that MINI + El Camino would equally Subaru Brat, but I don’t think so. This is the 2nd time I’ve seen a MINI modded this way. And I like...

Consumer Reports Road Tests the R56

Consumer Reports gives us their thoughts on the R56 again, this time in video form. It’s nothing that we haven’t really seen or heard before like gripes about the ride quality, the...

Autoweek.nl Captures the R57 Up Close

The Dutch publication Autoweek.nl has one of the best R57 spy-shots to date. While the new pop-up roll-bar system is hidden expect it to increase rear visibility somewhat along with what appears...