MotoringFile Review: 2017 MINI Countryman Cooper S All4 (Manual)
The 2017 MINI Countryman should just be a taller Clubman. It should be a MINI that feels too heavy. It should be a compromised crossover – too small on one hand and...
MINI USA Announces Recall for MINI Clubman Due to Brake Light Malfunction
MINI USA has just announced internally that they will be recalling approximately 16,900 model year 2016-2017 MINI Clubman (produced from Start-of- Production (October 2015) through March 2017. The issue involved brake lamps...
MINI Countryman vs Clubman – Sizing Them Up
The official MotoringFile review of the highly anticipated F60 Countryman is a few days away. Until then we wanted to bring you a look at the new crossover in comparison with another...
MINI UK Prices the MINI Countryman Hybrid
The Mini Countryman Hybrid is months away and we have our first pricing. And if this is any indication of US pricing, we should see a base price just over the $37k...
MINI USA Announces Pricing on the 2017 JCW Countryman
The numbers are in. The MINI John Cooper Works Countryman ALL4 (yup that's the official name) will enter production in March 2017 and will have a starting price of $37,100 (excl. D&H). How does that breakdown? Lets take a look.
MINI’s 2018 Refresh to Include DCT Transmissions
Beginning this fall you’ll be able to order your F56 Cooper S with a DCT (dual clutch) transmission. Over the past year we’ve written about the upcoming 2018 refresh (or LCI in...
Every MINI Countryman Accessory On-Sale
There are high expectations for the MINI Countryman from BMW. Given that, the company has heavily invested in a range of accessories that will be available at the launch of the car....
MINI to Offer Black Grill for Countryman
Not liking the red lipstick of the JCW or the chrome trim on the standard Countryman? MINI is listening. Starting in September they’ll offer a full blacked-out grill option. This is meant...
This is Exactly How Big the 2017 MINI Countryman is
The 2017 MINI Countryman is the largest MINI ever made. But what exactly does that mean when cars are getting larger every year? And more importantly how does it relate to the...
MINI Goes Back to the Future with an Old Turn Signal
When MINI introduced the R56 in 2007 one of the most debated changes was to the turn signal stalk. Sourced from the BMW parts bin, the stalk wouldn’t stay in the up...