Motortrend First Drive: ’08 Clubman
Motortrend finally gets behind the wheel of a Clubman: >Same goes for handling. Overall, the Clubman S feels no different through a smorgasbord of cornering situations from the new Cooper S we...
Ask MF: R56 All Clear Turn Signals
Great question with an easy answer. I’m using bulbs you can actually buy from your local BMW dealer. They’re made for BMWs but fit in your MINI perfectly (any model). The BMW...
MINI Tops in CO2 Performance
The website Clean Green Cars has published complete tables of sales-weighted CO2 performance for all manufacturers, models and segments in the UK up to September 2007. While we already know the MINI...
Car Magazine Covers the MINI SUV
Car magazine (one of the best out there in our humble opinion) has some new photos and relatively old info on the forthcoming MINI SUV. Here’s an excerpt: >People who’ve seen the...
R57 MINI Convertible Starts Test Production
A quick note for all those convertible fans out there. The next generation MINI convertible (based on the R56 platform) started test production at the Oxford Plant this past Monday. The car...
Fireball Tim with the STC MINI
The Fireballed one is busy cruising through the halls at SEMA ogling the latest and greatest in automotive gear. Of course, he has his video crew and will be covering it all...
Ask MF: Auto Transmission Power Handling
Motoringfile Reader Clayton writes in with a great question concerning the Aisin automatic transmission. >I have a 2006 MCSA and I am considering adding some serious power to it, but I am...
MotoringFile MINI R50/R53 US Buyers Guide
Consider this buying guide a living document and what you see here to be version 1.0. While we’ve worked hard to create the basic information, you the reader will be essential in...
Clubman 3rd Door Revisited
A few weeks back we mentioned a story at Automotive News on the Clubman’s third door and how it was not originally planned. At the time the article was not available to...
MINI “Colorado” SUV Spied
Leftlanenews.com has the first photos of the MINI SUV test mule. The test vehicle looks to be built using a raised Clubman indicating some form of all-wheel drive present. Expect the finished...