Happy Fifth Birthday MINI USA!
Five years ago on March 22nd 2002 the first MINI dealers in the US opened their doors. I vividly remember showing up at Knauz MINI that morning in an effort to get...
R56 US Spec PDF Manuals Available
MINI USA has finally released it’s official manuals in PDF form for the 2007 models – including the all new R56. [ 2007 MINI Hardtops ] Official MINI PDF (2.4mb) [ 2007...
Ask MF: Which Suspension for the R56?
This question comes from Dave: >I’m ordering my R56 MCS this week and have the car completely finalized except for one thing: which suspension should I get?. I’ll be driving the car...
San Jose Mercury News Tests the R56
The San Jose Mercury News Auto section has a review of the 2007 Mini Cooper S in today’s edition: [ Test Drive: 2007 Mini Cooper S ] Mercury News
NYTimes Reviews the 2007 Cooper S
The paper of record gives us their take on the new R56 MINI. Here’s an excerpt: >THERE are three basic ways to drive a Mini Cooper, each pleasurable. >First is to pretend...
Motorweek’s Video Test of the 2007 MINI
While the actual video is based mostly on the official BMW press videos we posted last fall, Motorweek does a good job giving consumers an overview of the car. [ MINI Cooper...
Official Cloth Folding Roof Retrofit
[Updated w/Photos] As usual we’ve got some quality MINI DIY action lined up for you today. The folding roof is an official R50/R53 accessory that has been around for years but rarely...
Grassroots Motorsports Tests the 2007 MCS
Grassroots Motorsports is running a fantastic series of articles (aka a blog) on their 2007 Cooper S. The numbers they’ve seen are plenty impressive so far: 174 horsepower, 197 lb.-ft. of torque...
MINI USA Offers Real-Time Traffic Info
Official MINI Press Release: MINI USA announces that it is offering Clear Channel Radio’s Total Traffic Network traffic data on navigation-equipped 2007 MINI Cooper and Cooper S hardtops beginning March production. The...
The Rumored Future MINI Models
Over the last few months we’ve been getting deluged with rumors of new MINI variants. Some of the core rumors turned true when MINI USA VP Jim McDowel confirmed (while answering a...