MF Exclusive: Rolls Royce Creating Limited Edition MINI
Rolls Royce is getting into the coach building business in the least likely way. Several highly reliable sources have told us that the company that brought us the opulant luxury of the...
World Debut: MINI 50 Mayfair & MINI 50 Camden (w/Full Gallery)
As we predicted, MINI announced two special edition models today at MINI United the Mayfair and the Camden have countless unique styling touches and the introduction of the “Mission Control” interface (along...
Details Behind the Cold Start Fix
Since our story last week on the 2007-2009 Cooper S cold start issues we’ve had loads of emails asking some basic questions on the issue and the fix. So in an effort...
MINI Solves the R56 Cold Start Issue
The Death rattle. It’s a story we’ve been following closely on MF since 2007 and a topic many of you have been extremely concerned about. Last year we posted a lengthy expose...
MINI to Roll-out Cheaper One in the UK?
[pictobrowser motoringfile 72157617737560613] When the current MINI One rolled out a few years back the big news was the 1.4L 94hp engine and how it was both more powerful and more efficient...
The IIHS Crash Tests the 2009 Cooper
The IIHS recently finished its side-impact crash testing of the 2008-2009 MINI Cooper. Below is an extensive look at the testing with both exterior and interior mounted video cameras. Overall the car...
More John Cooper F1 Details Slip Out
Earlier this week we broke the news of the first F1 being produced at the plant. Today we can go into details on the actual car. The non-metallic green everyone is talking...
MINI at Auto Shanghai 2009
[pictobrowser motoringfile 72157612347990347] Consistently Open: The New MINI Convertible. The driving excitement and individual style so typical of the MINI are now being combined once again with all the flair and refreshment...
MINI UK Releases Limited Edition ‘Graphite’ Models
MINI UK are releasing three new limited edition models based on the One, Cooper and Cooper D. The models will be in production from Week 16 (week starting 27 April 2009) to...
MINIs and Macs
We always talk about the comparison between the MINI brand and Apple. Both are considered to be premium brands in their respective segments for a number of reasons. Size and efficiency being...