R56 Rear Spoiler Official Install PDF
More R56 style DIY Friday for you this week. It seems MINI has a new dealer installed spoiler similar to what was originally available for the R50 and R53 MINIs. Interested? Check...
Six New Official R56 Videos
For this week’s MF video Friday we have six new official videos of the 2007 Cooper S in and around Spain. First, let’s get to know the exterior of the new Cooper...
MotoringBadges December Update
What a year. In the past nine months MotorinBadges.com has sold over 3000 badges. We now offer more than 100 different badges and over 200 total products. And today we’re happy to...
The MINI is Dead / Long Live the MINI
Today marks the end of product for the first generation MINI coupes as the R56 MINI officially went into full scale production this morning. This means that, for every four R56’s that...
MINI Digital Power SoundModul Reviewed
Written by MF reader Randy Fedor (aka njpaguy) DPSM: The JCW kit for your MINI’s sound system It’s possibly the best kept secret among all MINI options for the now retired MINI...
US MINIs Get Different Seat Designs
The new MINI USA configurator has verified some news we heard a few weeks back. As was the case with the previous generation MINI, the US market will be getting a different...
R56 Rear Carrier Official PDF
It’s DIY Friday here at MotoringFile and we’re going to continue on with the R56 theme. Today it’s the new Rear Carrier. The MINI Rear Carrier system allows owners to carry up...
Evo Magazine Drives the 2007 MCS
Evo, one of our favorite print mags at MotoringFile, compares the 2007 MCS to the new Renault Clio 197. Great article and a fascinating comparison. Here’s an excerpt: >The goalposts may have...
Auto Express Group Car Test
Auto Express pits the R56 MCS against the best that Renault, Ford and VW have to offer on some of the UKs twistiest roads. >Competition in the hot hatch market has reached...
R56 JCW Aero Kit DIY
Our first official R56 DIY PDF is the highly anticipated JCW Aero Kit. The kit will be available this spring as a dealer installed option. However for those who like to get...