JCW GP Specifications Leaked
Thanks to MF reader Shihab we have our first official look at the JCW GP final specifications. As at least a couple of us predicted back at MINI United, the JCW GP...
MF Garage: 1200 Miles in 12 Days in a JCW Roadster
Our first 12 days with MotoringFile’s long term JCW Roadster have been nothing but eventful. The first two trips (both to Road America) were spent top down and fully packed. From there...
MF Garage: Packing a MINI Roadster
So you’re curious about the MINI Roadster but a little concerned about the apparent lack of space? We were until we got to drive the car at the launch event last January...
MF Vault: Our First Week With the R56 Cooper S
Five years ago we posted a review that helped define our opinion for years to come. It was our first long-term review of the R56. And we thought, what better place to...
MF Garage: First Drive in Our Long-term JCW Roadster
It’s early but the car is packed and the top is down. It’s the day after the ALMS race at Road America, and we’re heading three hours back north to prepare for...
JCW GP: First Look at the Interior
The JCW GP is months away from dealerships and we still don’t know pricing, final specs and what the options list will be. But the interior? We now can cross that off...
Auto Start/Stop Coming to US MINIs
According to sources inside MINI familiar with future product features, the US market will finally see an auto start/stop system for both manual and automatic transmissions. The first version of auto start/stop...
Motor Trend Pits the MINI Clubman vs. Hyundai Veloster Turbo
There’s a pattern for MINI “shoot outs” in the mainstream press that I think is pretty interesting. It goes something like this: Match a MINI against some other small car If possible,...
MF Spec: MotoringFile’s Own Limited Edition MINI Series
For ten years, we here at MotoringFile have been spec’ing cars on MINIUSA’s Configurator, some of which we’ve even bought with our own money. We’ve also spent seat time in every MINI...
MF Garage: MINI Countryman Cooper S End of Term
It’s been one year and 13,000 miles since we first took the keys fob of the MINI Countryman Cooper S All4. This is a car more than a few MINI fans thought...