MFSW Causing Ordering Problems
There has been some problems with the early R56 orders that were supposed to have Multi-Function Steering Wheel in December and January. When ordering the MFSW on an R50/R53, the Motoring Advisor...
Audio Review: On the Track with the R56
I was able to get Gabe on his hands-free cell phone for some laps on the track in an R56 Cooper, Cooper S and Cooper S with an automatic. Plus, a ride...
2007 MINI First Impressions
I’m just back from spending three plus hours at the track and four hours on the road with the R56 Cooper and Cooper S. We had time on the track at Thunderhill...
Follow The MINI USA R56 Press Launch
Update (Sunday 1:00pm): Be sure to check out the new photos from today’s events. I’ve touched down in Phoenix and in doing so have gone from 7F to 70F. But beyond that...
The MINI Aero Kit: First Official Photos
After months of waiting we have the first full-size images of the new MINI factory installed aero kit. With the R56 MINI will be releasing not one but two different aero kits....
AWD For All MINIs in 2008?
Tucked away at the end of this week’s Auto Motor und Sport article on the 2008 Clubman is this little nugget (translated from German): >However an all-wheel drive system will be available...
MF Video Friday: Fastest Street MINI
Those guys are Fireballed Racing are at it again. This time, taking Brian White’s Widow to some extremes. If you couldn’t make out the numbers, that was 412 horsepower.
Oxygen Blue Arrives
At long last Oxygen Blue has finally arrived on MINI’s European online configurators. For those who may have missed it, Oxygen Blue is a non-metallic that will only be available on MINI...
R56 vs. GTI vs. C30 T5
In this months Winding Road, they have a very fun piece that is not really versus as much as it is a good comparison of the MCS, the Volkswagon GTI and the...
Official 2007 MINI USA Specifications PDF
Here’s one that US MINI fans have been waiting for: the official MINI Specifications PDF with just about every number on the US spec R56 you can imagine. While we’ve seen most...