2009 MINI Convertible Update
Remember that rendering we showed you a few weeks back (the one on the right of this post). Yeah, you can forget about that. While it may give you a general feel...
2009 MINI Convertible Rendering
We’re not entirely sure how this made it out into the wild (and where it came from) but it would appear that a MINI dealer has let slip an early rendering of...
The Rumored Future MINI Models
Over the last few months we’ve been getting deluged with rumors of new MINI variants. Some of the core rumors turned true when MINI USA VP Jim McDowel confirmed (while answering a...
More MINI Variants Confirmed w/Production Likely Outside the UK
MF Exclusive: This past weekend I had the opportunity to be a part of MINI USA’s official 2007 MINI press introduction. Among some of the more interesting experiences over the past two...
Car & AutoExpress Snap the Next MINI Convt.
More photos of that same R57 MINI Convertible prototype first seen last week. This time UK magazines Car and AutoExpress get in the act: [ MINI Convertible ] Car [ MINI Convertible...
First Photos of the 2009 MINI Convertible
Our friends at LeftLaneNews have the very first photos of the R57 2009 MINI Convertible. Due out in Europe sometime during the fall of 2008 (early 2009 for the US market), the...
MINI’s Future Models Revealed
Over the past several years we’ve reported countless times on the future of the R56 platform. Upcoming models, rumored models and even definitive production time-lines. Most readers just about know everything there...
The MINI is Dead / Long Live the MINI
Today marks the end of product for the first generation MINI coupes as the R56 MINI officially went into full scale production this morning. This means that, for every four R56’s that...
GoAuto on the Future of the R56
Looks like the boys over at GoAuto have been reading MotoringFile over the past few months. They rattle off several exclusive scoops we’ve had at MF recently and give us even further...
MINI Product Numbering System Explained
We’ve had quite a few emails lately from readers wanting a full explanation of MINI’s internal numbering system. R55, R56, R53, it can get a bit confusing if you’re relatively new to...