Opinion: We Want Another R53 Cooper S
163 hp, 2600 lbs and $22,000. Those approximate numbers were some of the key ingredients to one of the most successful cult cars of all time. The R53 Cooper S (2002 –...
It’s Official – CarPlay is Coming to MINI
Last year we broke the story that CarPlay was coming to the MINI Clubman and Countryman with July production. Today MINI is making it official along with a slew of other technology...
The MINI DCT is Coming to All MINI Models
Earlier today German BMW site Bimmertoday published a report that coraborated something we’ve been saying since 2016. MINI is getting a DCT (dual clutch) and it’s coming in the 2018 model year....
MotoringFile Review: MINI Convertible Cooper S
There are few driving experiences in the midwest better than taking the back roads of Wisconsin north to Road America. Surrounded by farms, nestled in rolling hills, the scenery is the type...
2018 MINI Refresh Looks to be Less Visual Than Expected
We’ve been reporting on the upcoming 2018 MINI refresh for well over a year but until now we’ve seen no visual evidence of it. Today that changes. The website Motor1 has a...
[Update – BMWNA and BMWCCA Respond] Some New MINIs to be Banned from Track Days
[Update 04.11.17] Due to this story BMW of North America and the BMW CCA have provided an update to MotoringFile that should help to both clarify these rules and provide a sigh...
Is This MINI’s Dual Clutch Transmission?
A dual clutch transmission MINI is coming and this is likely what it’ll look like. According to sources the image that recently snuck out via internal BMW documents is a good look...
MINI’s 2018 Refresh to Include DCT Transmissions
Beginning this fall you’ll be able to order your F56 Cooper S with a DCT (dual clutch) transmission. Over the past year we’ve written about the upcoming 2018 refresh (or LCI in...
BMW May Build Eelctric MINI Outside the UK
According to the Automotive News, BMW is considering basing production of MINI’s upcoming electric car outside of the U.K. due to Brexit. Due to uncertainty around trade agreements between the U.K. and...
MINI’s New Touchscreen Navigation is a Huge Upgrade
It’s good guys. It’s really good. That’s the reaction we had when we first played with the new touchscreen navigation last fall at the LA Autoshow. Now that we’ve had a bit...