MF Review: JCW Stage I vs Stage II
Unlike the previous Cooper S, MINI has taken a two prong approach to developing a faster MINI or the R56 MCS. First out of the gates was the JCW “Engine Kit” which...
MINI E Creators Interviewed
MINI senior vice president brand management Dr. Wolfgang Armbrecht and technical director Ulrich Kranz were interviewed by MINI Space (a MINI blog tied to MINI International Magazine) about the new MINI E....
MF Review: Factory JCW Hatch
The factory JCW MINI is a dichotomy of character. On one hand (in stock form) it’s as comfortable over bumps and on the highway as any MINI that’s ever been produced. Yet...
200K Miles in an ’03 R50
It’s official as you can see from the photo. My MINI eclipsed the 200,000 mile mark recently and thought it would be a good time to give you my thoughts about this...
The MINI E Touches Down In LA
Thanks to an intrepid MINI enthusiast we have our first sneak peak at the MINI E as it’s being unloaded at LAX in anticipation for the LA Autoshow. The MINI E was...
Exclusive 2009 MINI Convertible Spy Images
From our inbox to your computer. Here are the latest R57 MINI convertible spy photos from one of our many sources. While they don’t show too much, this is yet another look...
MINI USA Sales up 56% for October
Press Release: MINI USA reported October sales of 5,272 automobiles, up 56.4 percent from the 3,370 cars sold in October 2007. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 45,966 automobiles, an increase of...
JCW Has Snob Value
At least according to the Times UK. >Of course, you can respond in different ways to a car’s prevalence. You can get all sniffy about it and run in the opposite direction,...
Jalopnik Interns Review the Clubman
One of the more interestingly written reviews I’ve seen in a while. This time, by a few of the interns at Jalopnik.com, who didn’t really care for the ’09 Clubman with automatic...
50MPG in a JCW MINI?
So it was in the UK using the Imperial Gallon, but still an impressive feat AutoExpress was able to pull off. >That’s not the only trick up the John Cooper Works MINI’s...