MINI Countryman Photo Gallery and Press Release
The MINI is celebrating the Countryman’s UK and European launch with a massive photo drop, a few videos (which we’ll get to shortly) and an incredibly thorough press release. With over 800(!)...
BMW May Build Eelctric MINI Outside the UK
According to the Automotive News, BMW is considering basing production of MINI’s upcoming electric car outside of the U.K. due to Brexit. Due to uncertainty around trade agreements between the U.K. and...
MotoringFile’s Long Term Test Car for 2017 is…
Drum roll please…. for 2017 MotoringFile will be testing a new MINI. Not just any MINI but what we’d consider one of the brand’s halo vehicles: The JCW Clubman. Like our long...
MINI’s New Touchscreen Navigation is a Huge Upgrade
It’s good guys. It’s really good. That’s the reaction we had when we first played with the new touchscreen navigation last fall at the LA Autoshow. Now that we’ve had a bit...
The 2017 MINI JCW Countryman Is Now Officially Fast
The 2017 MINI JCW Countryman is on an entirely new chassis offering new engines and technology. But that would mean nothing if MINI didn’t improve the one thing that we always thought...
Keep Calm and Shift – The MINI Countryman Cooper S Manual is Coming
MINI (especially in the US) has prided itself in always offering a manual version of every model and trim it sells. The new F60 MINI Countryman will be no exception. As many of you have noted MINI is currently not offering a manual transmission on the Cooper S. That will change very shortly.
First Video: 2017 MINI JCW Countryman
The 2017 MINI JCW Countryman is the largest and most powerful MINI to ever be offered from the brand. Oh technically it’s tied with the JCW Clubman on power and torque output....
World Premier: 2017 MINI JCW Countryman
The 2017 MINI JCW Countryman is here and a little earlier than we had been lead to believe. The formula isn't surprise however. The 228 hp 2.0L engine that powers the rest of the JCW range is here along with the higher torque tune (258 ft worth) that debuted in the JCW Clubman this past fall. This gives the JCW F60 Countryman a 0-60 time of 6.2 seconds - .4 seconds faster than the R60 version that came before it.
2017 Dakar Rally Update – The Dakar Strikes Back
It’s been a tortuous Dakar for many competitors with epic weather and epic stories happening almost daily. Unfortunately through it all MINI has fallen back to six overall and MINIs lead driver...
Exclusive: MINI’s 2018 Refresh (LCI)
The 2018 model year will be a big one for MINI’s three and five door MINI hatch and likely the MINI Convertible. New navigation system, engines and a revised design are all...