Details on the Canadian MCS Special Editions
This news comes from a Canadian reader: >I was just at a Canadian Mini dealership today, looking to see what they had to close out the model run. I read here a...
JCW MCS Long-term Review: Part 2
Around town I wasn’t sure if the JCW MCS much faster than my own MCS with 15% pulley, Supersprint exhaust and JCW intake. Once out of the city however it became obvious...
JCW MCS Long-term Review: Part 1
Over the next week I’ll be giving a series of small reviews regarding different aspects of the JCW MCS. My test car (courtesy of MINI USA) is equipped with the classic combo...
MF Review: Webb Motorsports 15% Pulley
Since the introduction of the Cooper S in 2002 people have been finding new and improved ways to gain horsepower. New exhausts, upgraded air intake systems, modified ECUs and a host of...
2007 MINI Colors Update
A few weeks ago we had showed an exclusive picture of two new R56 colors; Nightfire Red and Laser Blue. We now have further details on those two along with a few...
2007 MCS Spotted Testing in California
A long time MotoringFile reader recently took a couple of photos of a BMW testing caravan in Southern California. As luck would have it there was a 2007 MCS in the group...
Another Silver R56 Mule Spotting
Autocar has some new photos of a next generation MINI (MCS) test mule. This time with new super sneaky silver tape masking! Interesting features visible in the three new photos are: the...
MF Exclusive: Laser Blue & Nightfire Red
Through one of our sources we’ve obtained the first image of two new colors set to debut on the 2007 MINI. In the picture above (click for larger view) are Laser Blue...
2007 MCS Spotted in Silver
AutoBild has a couple of new shots of 2007 Cooper S test mule in (gasp) silver. While it’s still taped up to hide a few details, there’s still a lot to look...
MF Review: JCW Brake Kit
Quite a bit has been written about the various upgrade paths one can take with the stock MINI brakes. On one end of the spectrum you have your stock calipers and rotors...