MINI at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show
Official MINI Press Release: Small car, big opportunities: The world premier of two additional MINI models will be celebrated at the 77th International Motor Show in Geneva. The new MINI One and...
2007 JCW Kit Officially Announced
[Updated w/Official English Press Release] MINI has officially announced the JCW kit for the R56 that we reported about earlier in the week. The kit includes a JCW exhaust, intake and ECU...
Newsweek Road Tests the R56
You will actually be able to check this out in the March 05 issue. >When the Mini Cooper folks took me and a few other automotive journalists to a racetrack to test...
2008 JCW Stage One Upgrade Revealed
MF Exclusive: Yesterday we broke the news that MINI would most likely be releasing two JCW vehicles rather than simply offering one JCW product as previously expected. Thanks to sources from three...
MotorWeek Road Tests the R56
Some of you might have caught this on your local PBS stations airing of the show. For those of you that didn’t, here is the written review. >When BMW took the wraps...
MINI’s Future JCW Vehicle(s)
MF Exclusive Yesterday we introduced the idea that MINI could releasing two JCW vehicles rather than the one we had expected to see late this year or early next. We now have...
World Car Fans drives the R56
They hated the Italian Job, but loved the R56. >It was hardly broke on the outside anyway, the new MINI is every bit as popular, cute and non-threatening as the original, and...
The AutoChannel Reviews the 2007 MINI
And they managed to get MINI USA VP Jim McDowel and MINI USA Product Manager Jeff Stracco to basically do it for them on video. Nevermind the terrible on-screen graphics and that...
200BHP JCW Engine Kit Install Guide
A classic from the MotoringFile archives, this official PDF details the full parts list and install process for the original 03-04 JCW engine kit. This is the kit without the JCW intake...
Wood Steering Wheel Delayed for the US
MINI USA will be delaying the introduction of the new wood steering wheel for the foreseeable future. Apparently the issue is that the Wood wheel has not performed US crash tests the...