MotoringFile R56 Review Videos & Outtakes
During the our day with the R56 last weekend, Dave and I managed to capture a few thoughts on the car as we were experiencing them for the first time. These are...
MINI USA Option Availability Dates
Hot off the presses. Here’s a full rundown from MINI USA that details when some key options will become available for the 2007 model year. So if you’re interested in things like...
Official MINI USA R56 Accessory Info
MINI USA has reorganized the accessory line with the introduction of the R56 and has released a dealer bulletin detailing the changes. Of course as educated MINI enthusiasts, we thought you might...
Official MINI Rear Parking Distance Retrofit
For this week’s MotoringFile DIY, we’ve got both the US and Euro version of the official rear parking distance system. This is the same accessory that is available as a factory option...
Ask MotoringFile: 2007 MINI Q&A
Have questions about the new 2007 MINI? We may be able to help. With the new model set to start sales in the US on the 17th of February, we’ve found that...
MINI’s NightFire Red in Person
Along with Oxygen Blue, information on Nightfire Red has been very hard to come by. The only image we know to exist of the color was of the paint chip photo we...
MF Review: The 2007 MINI Cooper & Cooper S
MINI had a tough task following up the R50 and R53. To gain a larger audience, there’s little question the car had to become easier to live with. That meant, less rattles,...
R56 Interior Impressions
Tomorrow Gabe will have his full review of the R56, but today I wanted to take a bit of a look back myself on this past weekend at the U.S. Press Launch of...
More MINI Variants Confirmed w/Production Likely Outside the UK
MF Exclusive: This past weekend I had the opportunity to be a part of MINI USA’s official 2007 MINI press introduction. Among some of the more interesting experiences over the past two...