2007 MINIs Featured at NYC Autoshow
Official MINI USA Press Release: The all-new second generation MINI Cooper and Cooper S hardtops will be featured at the New York International Auto Show, following their successful US debut and market...
R56 Launches in South Africa
Last week the R56 finally launched in South Africa, and MINI2.co.za was there to cover it. >The 2007 MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S was launched to the customer network via Dealers...
MINI 37
MINIUSA has Hammer and Coop, MINI South Africa will have MINI 37. >MINI 37 – Arcade Racer. Uncompromised Street Cred. Choose any MINI you can buy in a showroom, from the Cooper...
New Interior Trim Option for 2008
For all those who don’t want or need the silver and/or optional chrome trim in the R56 interior, it looks like MINI may be offering a new choice. A source at the...
Official R56 MINI Roof Rack PDF
For all those who couldn’t fathom the idea of drilling holes in your roof for the sake of extra storage, MINI has heard you. For the R55 and R56 MINI has a...
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...