Euro Mirror Retrofit

And you thought we forgot about our long-lost feature, DIY Friday. Today we’ve got a pretty useful modification (from MF reader Andy) for all those in the US with DOT mandated rear...

MotoringFile Review of the 2007 Cooper S

With all the recent R56 reviews coming in across the automotive landscape, I wanted mention our plans for reviewing the new 2007 MINI. I will be taking part in the first US...

R56 MINI Cooper Diesel Ready for Launch

The name change from “One Diesel” to “Cooper Diesel” alone should give you a hint at how MINI intends this new car to up the diesel performance ante. The newly redesigned Car...

Car Magazine Test Drives the R56 Cooper

Car Magazine takes the R56 Cooper out for a test drive with mixed results: >So does it drive just like the old one? >No. And this is a good news/bad news story....

Car Connection Snaps the Clubman in Action

While the photos are indeed of the Clubman, the information and computer rendering in the story is simply incorrect. For one they’re still calling it the Traveller. We’ve had several sources now...

2007 MINI Named Most Beautiful Compact

A team of judges at the 22nd Annual International Automobile Festival has named the 2007 MINI Cooper as the most beautiful of the world’s “city and compact cars”. Not bad for a...

The R60: What Do You Want to See?

Earlier this year we had several sources tell us about a proposed fourth MINI model to be built as part of the 2nd generation MINI model run. Details were scarce but from...

R50/R53 Orders Ending November 5th

We’ve just learned that MINI USA has set a new end-time for R50 and R53 custom ordering: November 5th at 11:59pm. That means if you haven’t gotten your order in yet for...

What Car? Meets the MINI

Members of the What Car? Reader Test Team got to spend some time with a MINI Cooper at the factory. This is great to see since it isn’t journalists giving their take...