R56 MINI Cooper (2006 – 2014)

MotoringFile reader Donald Hull brings us these pictures taken just a few days ago in San Francisco. They’re not too revealing but Donald tells us that the black MCS he spotted was...

A few weeks ago we had showed an exclusive picture of two new R56 colors; Nightfire Red and Laser Blue. We now have further details on those two along with a few...

A long time MotoringFile reader recently took a couple of photos of a BMW testing caravan in Southern California. As luck would have it there was a 2007 MCS in the group...

Through one of our sources we’ve obtained the first image of two new colors set to debut on the 2007 MINI. In the picture above (click for larger view) are Laser Blue...

AutoBild has a couple of new shots of 2007 Cooper S test mule in (gasp) silver. While it’s still taped up to hide a few details, there’s still a lot to look...

With limited production of R56 testing mules now in their sixth month, we’re seeing a huge increase in daily spyshots. Here are some of the latest as sent in by MotoringFile readers:

(Updated)Well, almost undisguised. The venerable spy photographer Mr. Lehmann and the boys and Worldcarfans have a the best photo yet of the upcomng 2007 Cooper S. For the first time we can...

Here’s a quick update on what to expect and when to expect it for the US market. As we mentioned previously, MINI will be holding off introducing the R56 to the US...

MINI was back at Nurburgring this morning with the R56.  This image was captured by a regularly updated webcam positioned at the entry to the Ring.