MotoringFile MINI R50/R53 US Buyers Guide
Consider this buying guide a living document and what you see here to be version 1.0. While we’ve worked hard to create the basic information, you the reader will be essential in...
Kicking Tires 2007 MCS Review
The Cars.com blog Kicking Tires updates their experience with the R56 Cooper S trying it out as a 4 passenger car for a 2 hour drive. >On the minus side, I took...
Street Tuner Challenge Media Day
All three Street Tuner Challenge cars have been built and they rolled them out Monday to a few media folks, myself included. Turns out that not only was I media, but also...
EVO Magazine Drives the R56 JCW
EVO (for years one of our two favorite car mags at MF) got its hands on a 2007 MINI Cooper S with the newly released JCW kit. While we’ve featured three owner...
From the Autoblog Garage: R56 MCS
The lads at Autoblog finally got their chance to spend a week with the R56 MCS. Or course, they weren’t big fans of some of the interior treatments. >While fit and finish...
MINI USA Releases 2008 Pricing
2008 model year prices are finally here for the US market and as you would expect, we’ve got all your bases covered. First off the 2008 model year officially starts for the...
MINI Cooper D on the ‘Ring
Wanting to be different, Motoring.co.za decided to make a little challenge. >The green motoring revolution has been gaining momentum but social responsibility is all well and good; if it’s as exciting as...
Auto123 Drives the Sidewalk
I’m sure we won’t see many more reviews of the Convertible before the refresh. And, after reading this one, that refresh couldn’t happen soon enough. >Dropping the top on this car is...
Cooper Scores 5 Stars at Truth About Cars
The Truth about Cars tends to be both opinionated and pretty demanding when it comes to reviews. They’re not against calling a spade a spade and certainly seem to pride themselves in...
Pocket-lint Drives the Cooper D
I’m noticing that the Cooper D doesn’t review quite as well as it’s other R56 brethren. This review is no exception. >The noise of the diesel is the problem. There’s either not...