MF Review: M7 Strut Tower Reinforcement
Of of the downsides to a stiffly sprung car, stiff side-walled runflats and horrendously bumpy roads is a potential for strut tower damage. It is a problem that has shown up on...
Autoweek Tests the R56 Prototype
Autoweek jumps on the R56 preview bandwagon with their own review of the official R56 prototype press launch that was held last week. Here’s an excerpt: >The car itself feels amazing at...
The R55’s 3rd Door
As we reported this last spring, the upcoming extended wheelbase MINI (aka the R55) will indeed have a 3rd, suicide like door. This is in contrast to the four door rumor that...
More Power for ’08 JCW MCS
Apparently BMW is serious this time. Not that the current JCW isn’t fast, but it’s clear that BMW will need more power if they are to position the MCS JCW against such...
Next Generation Revealed (Revisited)
Our “Next Generation MINI Revealed” story has proven to incredibly popular since it was first published in March of 2005. A quick look at recent MotoringFile stats shows that it was even...
Scoop: 2007 MINI Dash Options
MotoringFile Exclusive: The interior plastic trim on the R56 MINI will become smaller but available in more colors and materials. Our sources have confirmed that MINI will eventually offer such choices as...
MINI’s Official R56 Preview Photos
Instead of sprinkling all 20+ photos of the new R56 prototypes throughout the official MINI press release, we thought readers might enjoy seeing them completely on their own in a separate post....
MINI’s Official R56 Preview
Everything’s new — and once again typical of MINI all the way: After more than 800,000 units sold, the MINI will soon be entering the market in thoroughly enhanced design and with...
4Car Tests the R56 Prototype
More coverage of the recent R56 preview event, this time from 4Car: [ Preview: Mini Mk2 ] 4Car
MINI To Prepare “More Extreme” Racer?
Racers take note, looks like MINI is getting serious about Racing (from 4Car): >Until now, competitive race series such as the John Cooper Challenge have been run on a country-by-country basis, but...