MINI Challenge 2007: Technical Highlights

Official MINI Press Release: Even in road-going trim, all models in the MINI range are truly thrilling though their extremely sporting and dynamic aura – regardless of whether you’re looking at the...

MINI USA Prices the R56 JCW Kit

MF Exclusive: MotoringFile has learned that MINI USA will be offering the JCW “Stage 1” Kit (as it’s commonly referred to) for $2100 plus a suggested two hours of labor. The kit...

Autoweek Drives the 2007 Cooper S

This time they focus not on performance but on the character of the car and how it relates to what came before it. In fact this review will sound familiar to anyone...

MINI USA Offers Factory Installed HD Radio

Official MINI Press Release: MINI USA is now offering a factory-installed digital HD Radio receiver with FM multicasting capability as an option in the all-new 2007 MINI Cooper and Cooper S hardtops,...

MINI SUV Rendering Surfaces

Worldcarfans today is re-running much of the same information that has reported recently around the web (and at MF) on the upcoming MINI soft-roader/SUV. Unfortunately the title of their article is fairly...

Dissecting the R56’s Character Flaws

Last week I had the chance to spend some time with a Mellow Yellow loaner 2007 MCS due to my R53 being in the shop. While my experience generally backed-up my previous...

Buying a 2007 MCS: The Accessories

A major part of the fun in ordering a MINI is youification – making it your own. With my 2007 MINI, I’m planning on making it my own in a couple big...

R56 JCW Suspension Details & Install PDF

Later this summer MINI will be releasing an updated JCW suspension designed to fit on all R56 MINIs. The new version of this kit differs slightly from the previous version in that...

MINI Clubman: A Cup-holder Extravaganza

What do you call a car with more cup-holders than seat-belts? A MINI Clubman. We’ve confirmed another small detail about the interior configuration of the R55 and thought it might be interesting...