2015 MINI JCW Press Event Day 2: High-Level Review
I’ve been waiting for this day since MINI unveiled the F56 John Cooper Works concept in Detroit 18 months ago. With a good amount of driving on the twisty roads of New...
2015 MINI JCW Press Event Day 1: Introduction
It all started from San Francisco. After a long day of meetings concluded by dinner and drinks with clients, we headed back to Boston. The plan is to drive our 135i Coupe...
2015 MINI JCW Press Event Day 0: Thank You Note
18 months ago while I was listening to [White Roof Radio](http://www.whiteroofradio.com), [DB](http://www.dbmini.us) and [Todd](http://www.motoringstripes.com) asked their audience for help. They were about to embark on yet another MTTS and needed interns to...
BMW Now Has a 250 HP Version of the B48. Will We See It in a MINI?
The B48, MINI’s new 2.0L in the F5X models is part of a larger family of four cylinders that feature various states of tune. The idea is to create one engine and...
BMW Working to Bring Laser Lights to the US
The US DOT’s 50 year old regulation of headlights is getting in the way of innovation. That’s what BMWNA told us recently when asked why we won’t have laser lighting as an...
2015 MINI Challenge Race (Video)
Ahead of attending the MINI John Cooper Works press event next week, the MotoringFile crew is in full race mode. Today, EVO brings us eight minutes of pure joy with this video of...
JCW Pro Exhaust – The Sound
On the fence on whether or not to upgrade to the JCW Pro exhaust? The new kit is designed more holistically than before and is comprised of a full ECU remap, stainless...
An Introduction to the MINI JCW Racing Team
Since the beginning of 2015, we wrote a number of times about [LAP Motorsports](http://lapmotorsportsllc.com) and their MINI John Cooper Works Racing Team. However we haven’t done the best job at covering the...
MINI JCW vs. Audi S1, A Proper Comparison
Wonder how the new JCW fares against the all-wheel drive Audi S1? Autocar has some answers. >The resulting cohesion with the running gear’s native tautness is impressive: from spring to mount to...
Ask MINI Anything About the JCW
What do you want to know about the new JCW? We’ll be test driving the new car in weeks and will have plenty of access to MINI executives, designers and engineers during...