The R56 Soundtrack
The loss of the supercharger on the Cooper S means a serious change to the soundtrack we’ve all grown accustom to. However the new Cooper S has a sound all its own...
The 2007 MINI: In Detail
Evolution of an Original. The new MINI. Here comes the first generation change since the start of a new era: The new MINI is warming up to continue the outstanding success of...
MINI UK Launches R56 Preview Site
Looking for a way to blow-off about 20 minutes? MINI UK has a 2007 MINI preview site that gives us a sneak peak at Lightning Blue, a few new wheel options (alng...
2007 MINI Drops Weight
We don’t have the English version of the official R56 specifications yet but with the help of Google translation services we were able to figure out this little nugget of information from...
MINI.com Launches 2007 Section
MINI.com has details on the new 2007 Cooper and Cooper S. The site gives us our first look at the gorgous piano black/creme white interior combination among other niceties. Just uh, watch...
2007 Cooper and Cooper S Officially Revealed
The day many of us have waited for is here. The press embargo wasn’t scheduled to be lifted for a few hours but several online publications have already broken it so we’re...
2007 MINI In Motion
Beyond the press release and the images, MINI has also released four minute video of both the Cooper and Cooper S doing their thing on some curvy roads. Since our servers shudder...
2007 MINI to Get HD Radio
According to sources MINI is planning on offering the R56 will be HD Radio in the US market. As with BMWUSA products, MINI USA will position HD Radio along side Sirius as...
2007 MINI Seats Add Some Color and Support
MINI has heard the complaints and will be upgrading the sport seats in both the Cooper and Cooper S. Our sources are telling us that the new seat design will be a...
Silver Roof = R.I.P.
The Pure Silver roof that MINI introduced with the special editions in 2006 (and as an a la carte option in the US) will die a quiet death with the introduction of...