R56 JCW GP Revisited: Why it May Still be the Ultimate MINI
Six years ago I fell in love on a beautiful island in the Mediterranean. The 2013 R56 JCW GP carved the mountain corners of Mallorca like it was designed for them. Since...
EVO Races the MINI GP against MINI Challenge Race Cars
As a tribute to Best Motoring International, EVO UK has produced a thrilling and rather hilarious race between a 2006 GP, 2013 GP, R56 Challenge and F56 Challenge track cars. Click through to watch...
Steering Feel: F56 Cooper S vs R56 Cooper S
After a few weeks living with our F56 Cooper S we had a moment to step back into an R56 Cooper recently. While there’s plenty to compare and contrast, the single biggest...
Early Take: 2015 F56 MINI JCW vs the R53 and R56 MINI GP
The 2015 MINI JCW is the highest horsepower MINI from the factory of all time. But is it the fastest? The numbers tell an interesting story that paint a more nuanced picture...
2002-2010 MINI Navigation Systems Lose Ability to Update
It’s not totally unexpected it’s still rather alarming. The CD and DVD based navigation systems found in MINIs from 2002 to 2010 can no longer updated after 2015. This is due to...
MotoringFile Review: R56 JCW Tuning Kit
In 2007 MotoringFile took delivery of our first R56 and with it a number of JCW accessories – most importantly the JCW Tuning Kit. With the F56 JCW Tuning being released this...
MINI USA Recognizes Craig Wilcox As Winner of SCCA Prosolo Series
A hearty MF congrats to Craig Wilcox for once again taking MINI to the top of the ProSolo Series! Official Release: MINI USA is proud to congratulate long time MINI owner Craig...
MINI Takes the Unofficial Front Wheel Drive Nurburgring Record
Sport Auto’s resident racer just took a modified JCW R56 around the ‘Ring is a smoking 7:44. That’s over 45 seconds faster than a stock JCW. With 290 hp you could understand...
BMW and MINI Engines Earn Engine of the Year Awards
Official Release: Two class wins in this year’s competition have boosted the BMW Group’s cache of titles acquired in the prestigious International Engine of the Year Award. The two latest accolades go...
Chinese Company Launches Aftermarket Navigation System for the MINI
The words Chinese and aftermarket don’t conjure up positive thoughts typically. And while we’re still not sure if what we see above is a quality piece of software and hardware engineering, it’s...