Follow The MINI USA R56 Press Launch
Update (Sunday 1:00pm): Be sure to check out the new photos from today’s events. I’ve touched down in Phoenix and in doing so have gone from 7F to 70F. But beyond that...
The MINI Aero Kit: First Official Photos
After months of waiting we have the first full-size images of the new MINI factory installed aero kit. With the R56 MINI will be releasing not one but two different aero kits....
AWD For All MINIs in 2008?
Tucked away at the end of this week’s Auto Motor und Sport article on the 2008 Clubman is this little nugget (translated from German): >However an all-wheel drive system will be available...
Oxygen Blue Arrives
At long last Oxygen Blue has finally arrived on MINI’s European online configurators. For those who may have missed it, Oxygen Blue is a non-metallic that will only be available on MINI...
R56 vs. GTI vs. C30 T5
In this months Winding Road, they have a very fun piece that is not really versus as much as it is a good comparison of the MCS, the Volkswagon GTI and the...
Official 2007 MINI USA Specifications PDF
Here’s one that US MINI fans have been waiting for: the official MINI Specifications PDF with just about every number on the US spec R56 you can imagine. While we’ve seen most...
2008 JCW Comes up to Speed
With the new MINI Cooper S and Cooper now introduced to the public on both sides of the Atlantic, imaginations of MINI enthusiasts seem to be focused on the next big thing,...
Motortrend Reviews the 2007 Cooper S
Motortrend’s European correspondent takes his turn with the R56. >The most obvious change is the radiator grille. Rather than being made in two sections, as on the outgoing model, it’s now a...
MINI Cooper D Official Videos
It’s video Friday and what better way to celebrate than with a closer look at the new MINI Cooper D in motion courtesy of MINI Press:
US Spec MINI Seat Update
A quick update on our earlier report that the US spec MINIs would have different seat cushions than the rest of the world. It looks like we were only partially correct. While...