Official Alarm Retrofit (Updated)

This week on MotoringFile DIY Friday we’ve got an updated version of a classic install guide. We’ve featured an early version of the official MINI Alarm Retro-fit PDF for years in our...

MINI’s Top Secret Colorado Project (aka R60?)

MF Exclusive: Since the beginning of the decade, BMW has been studying additional MINI model configurations and how they would fit within the brand. The first (and most obvious choice) was the...

US Spec MINI Seat Update

A quick update on our earlier report that the US spec MINIs would have different seat cushions than the rest of the world. It looks like we were only partially correct. While...

MINI One & MINI Cooper D Now Official

From MINI Press: Brand new MINI range boosted by introduction of the frugal, but fun MINI One and first ever MINI Cooper D The new MINI hatch line-up will soon be complete,...

The US R56 Debut Round-up in Photos

Grab a tasty beverage and find a comfy chair. We’ve got a ton of pics for you from around the web (and most notably from our good friend and Outmotoring.com owner Aaron...

Official MINI Airbag Deactivation Retrofit

For all those who have US spec MINIs who would like to manually turn off your passenger side front airbag, MINI has your product, and we have your official retrofit guide.

New MINI Clubman Spy Photos

Our good friends at Leftlane News have some new and rather revealing photos of the 2008 extended wheelbase MINI Clubman. The photos show a car that is very near production form and...

More on the Intro of the New MINI at Detroit

Auto123 has a quick report on the Intro of the New MINI At Detroit including some of the actual intro of all three cars. Worth a look if you like to see...

2008 MINI Clubman Featured Color Revealed

MotoringFile Exclusive: Since the release of the first new MINI in 2001, BMW has used one featured color to introduce each new model. It’s a color that is seen in press photos,...

Live at the Detroit Autoshow

Our good friend Dave Thomas from the Cars.com blog Kicking Tires is live and on the scene at the Detroit Auto Show. This morning his first stop was the MINI display where...