Autoweek Drives the Dinan MCS
Autoweek writer Mark (three MINI articles in one issue) Vaughn had a chance to spend some quality time with a new 2006 Dinan Cooper S. Dinan, long one of the more respected...
The MINI is Dead / Long Live the MINI
Today marks the end of product for the first generation MINI coupes as the R56 MINI officially went into full scale production this morning. This means that, for every four R56’s that...
MINI Digital Power SoundModul Reviewed
Written by MF reader Randy Fedor (aka njpaguy) DPSM: The JCW kit for your MINI’s sound system It’s possibly the best kept secret among all MINI options for the now retired MINI...
R&T 12 Best Cars under $30K
Road and Track make a list of the 12 best cars to be had for less than $30,000US. Of course the list included a 2006 MINI Cooper S. >Because we couldn’t get...
Orange New Car Net Drives the GP
And you thought we forgot about the little Thunder Blue beast. Here’s an excerpt: >Indeed, Paddy and his pals would have given their eye teeth for the latest manifestation of the Cooper...
MINI Designer’s Choice
The design team from MINI, along with MINI Japan, recently unveiled a new, limited edition MINI for Japan. You can hear all about it from MINI design GM Gert Hildebrand at the...
MINI Construction Video
This one has been around a while. A bit fitting with it being the last month of R50/R53 production.
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...
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...
MF Review: M7 Under Strut System
Could it be possible that the R50/R53 MINI coupe, a car with twice the structual rigidity of the current BMW M3, could use some further structural reinforcment? As anyone who’s pushed the...