R56 Makes another Top 10 List
The Truth About Cars has compiled a list of what they think are the 10 best cars of 2008. Among the Nissans, Mazdas and the Audi R8 is, of course, the MINI....
Hamann Tuning kit For R55/R56 Cooper S
Hamann has released tuning and bodykits for the R55/R56 Cooper S and Cooper D. It’s not a huge departure from their previous kits but they’re worth checking out. + Tuner Special: Hamann...
Times Online reviews the Factory R56 JCW
Andrew Frankel from the London Times took the factory R56 JCW car on a first drive recently and was not very keen about this latest hot entry from Oxford: >”This could just...
Top Gear Features MINIs
Most of us around the MF offices are pretty big fans of Top Gear. We thought it was especially nice when BBC America decided to start sharing the goodness that Jeremy Clarkson,...
R56 Cold Start Official Fix Coming
MF Exclusive: For all those who might have missed the story initially (and all 200 comments) some R56 Cooper S’ have been experiencing some odd noises on start-up. After posing the question...
JCW Challenge Car details
While at MINI Takes the States in Boston, I had the opportunity to crawl in, on and around the JCW Challenge Race Car with camera in hand. While I was taking photos,...
Used Cars Coming Back
With more and more people trying to get into more fuel efficient cars, resale values of used cars is going up. From Forbes.com. >It’s not just used hybrids seeing a price increase,...
Factory JCW in Video
You heard the audio and read Todd’s thoughts about it, but I also got it on video! Enjoy. Updated by request. This version has no music. Enjoy.
Why the JCW Factory MINI will not get LSD.
Over the past months there has been quite a low level rumble from MINI enthusiasts about the lack of availability of LSD (Limited Slip Differential) on the new factory JCW MINI. The...
MF Exclusive: Factory JCW (The Burble is Back!)
Exclusive! The Factory JCW will be getting the burble exhaust sound back as was on late R53 models. This is great news and you can see and hear for yourself at your...