Everything in MODeration: 5 Wallet-Friendly R50/53 Mods

With this article we are introducing our latest MotoringFile contributor Brendan Nystedt. Brendan has been a MINI enthusiast for quite a few years and currently owns a 2006 MINI Cooper (R50). Look...

MINI to Launch Cooper S Diesel in 2011

For over a year now we’ve told you about MINI’s plans for a high performance diesel to wear the moniker Cooper S D. In fact the MF Diesel section is riddled with...

MINI’s Secret City Car Project

MINI has been working on the idea of a city car for quite some time. However it was only last year that things began to fall into place and allow the idea...

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...

The MotoringFile Rail Accessory Contest: Winners!

It’s taken a few months but last week we sat down with MINI Design head Gert Hildebrand and looked through all submissions of the Rail Accessory Contest. Gert and I talked about...

MINI Countryman Launch In Brief

Now that we’ve reviewed the Countryman in detail our thoughts turn to products details and launch dates. We expect production ready vehicles to start rolling off the line this September in Austria...

MINI Considering Beachcomber Production

MINI is considering green-lighting the radical Beachcomber concept that debuted at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. That news comes from Dr Wolfgang Armbrecht (head of MINI band management) via Autoexpress. We can...

MF Special: Behind the Scenes at BMW’s ETC

Last week I spent several days talking MINI technology at the public unveiling of the BMW Environmental Test Center. While we have specific stories coming on the ETC we also wanted to...

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...