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...
Hamann Mods the R56
Auto Tuner Hamann has gotten thier hands on an R56 and given it a few modifications. >One thing is clear: you will attract attention with the Mini, even in standard trim. The...
MINI USA’s Audio Pack Delayed Until Summer
MINI USA’s Audio Package that includes Sirius Satellite Radio, HD Radio and a Hi-Fi 10-Speaker sound system has been pushed back to a Summer 2007 introduction. Apparently the hold-up is the Sirius...
MINI Aero Kit Pushed Back to Summer
Another rumor we’ve heard from several folks over the last few weeks was that MINI was moving the introduction of the factory “MINI” aero kit back from March of 2007 to Summer...
R56 Cooper S Production Delay
Over the last week or two we’ve heard from serveral sources about rumored production delays at the Oxford plant. But until now we hadn’t been able to confirm exactly what the issues...