Euro Mirror Retrofit

And you thought we forgot about our long-lost feature, DIY Friday. Today we’ve got a pretty useful modification (from MF reader Andy) for all those in the US with DOT mandated rear...

MotoringFile Review of the 2007 Cooper S

With all the recent R56 reviews coming in across the automotive landscape, I wanted mention our plans for reviewing the new 2007 MINI. I will be taking part in the first US...

R56 MINI Cooper Diesel Ready for Launch

The name change from “One Diesel” to “Cooper Diesel” alone should give you a hint at how MINI intends this new car to up the diesel performance ante. The newly redesigned Car...

Car Magazine Test Drives the R56 Cooper

Car Magazine takes the R56 Cooper out for a test drive with mixed results: >So does it drive just like the old one? >No. And this is a good news/bad news story....

2007 MINI Named Most Beautiful Compact

A team of judges at the 22nd Annual International Automobile Festival has named the 2007 MINI Cooper as the most beautiful of the world’s “city and compact cars”. Not bad for a...

R50/R53 Orders Ending November 5th

We’ve just learned that MINI USA has set a new end-time for R50 and R53 custom ordering: November 5th at 11:59pm. That means if you haven’t gotten your order in yet for...

What Car? Meets the MINI

Members of the What Car? Reader Test Team got to spend some time with a MINI Cooper at the factory. This is great to see since it isn’t journalists giving their take...

Winding Road Reviews the 2007 MCS

Online automotive magazine Winding Road has put together a great review of the R56. >Drivetrain aside, our chief fear with the new Mini was that the inclusion of electronic power steering and...

Auto Express R56 Cooper Review

Autoexpress gives us their opinion on the best selling MINI, the Cooper. > Under the bonnet, the old car’s 1.6-litre DaimlerChrysler-built petrol engine has been ditched, and replaced by one made in...