R57 Convertible

R57: 2009 – 2013 MINI Convertible

Official MINI Cooper S Refresh Leaked

Earlier today we showed you a sneak peak at the 2011 Cooper, now it’s time to take a look at the Cooper S once again courtesy from our good friends at Bigblogg....

MINI’s 2011 Refresh to Improve Handling?

Over the last year we’ve detailed all the changes we will see for the 2011 refresh of the R55, R5 and R57 MINIs. New engines, revised transmissions, new colors (inside and out),...

2011 MINI Cooper S Refresh Spotted Undisguised

Here it is, the 2011 MCS refresh that will be applied to the R55, R56 and R57 models. Autoexpress has the first photos of what can only be described as our best...

MINI’s Revised 2011 Engines In Depth

(The following article is a revised version of what was published last week in the MotoringFile Countryman review) Starting with September production MINI will be substantially revising the entire range of cars...

BMW PSA Partnership to End?

Over the past year we’ve reported on the new 3 cylinder powerplant that is being developed and built by BMW 100% in house. During that time we’ve also wondered out-loud what this...

MINI to Introduce Brake Cooling with 2011 Refresh

(Updated) Behold, a 2011 JCW test mule with the front valance almost completely exposed courtesy of Leftlanenews. While there are exposed rivets and the trim isn’t final, this brake test mule does...

MINI’s Future Product Roadmap (Updated)

We’ve noticed quite a few questions in our comments over the last few months from those trying to make sense of all the new models and refreshes coming from MINI. While we’ve...