More Official R56 Photos Released

MINI released another batch of R56 photos today to go along with the initial release last month. Nothing particularly new we haven’t seen, just a bit more detail.

R56 JCW Accessories Officially Revealed

The R56 JCW Aero Kit, spoiler, brakes, wheels and interior accessories are now on MINI.com  Most of this should be very familiar to regular MotoringFile readers who had a sneak peak of the...

MINI Launches R56 at Paris Autoshow

This morning MINI officially launched the R56 at the Paris Motorshow. The following is a transcript of the speech given by Dr. Michael Ganal at the event: Ladies and Gentlemen – Welcome...

Paris Auto Show – First Photos

Paul from MINI2 has three galleries of photos up from the Paris Auto Show this morning. [ MINI2 Photo Gallery Number 1 ] MINI2 [ MINI2 Photo Gallery Number 2 ] MINI2...

R56 Standard Specifications (UK Market)

We’ve given you the official UK colour options, technical data, options list, and even the first brochure. Today we’ve got the 2007 official UK market standard specifications PDF. Enjoy: [ 2007 Official...

US Interior Option Changes for the R56

We’ve got a scoop on what the US market will be seeing in the way of interior options. As with the R50 and R53, the US market will not offer all the...

Two-Spoke Steering Wheel Returns to the US

Ever since the updated US airbag laws went into effect for the 2005 model year, the US market has been without the option of a base two-spoke steering wheel. However, with the...

MINI’s F1 Connection

The BMWCCA monthly magazine the Roundel has a piece in this month’s issue about BMWs F1 team and the technology and infrastructure behind it. One interesting note for MINI owners is the...