Next Generation MINI Drops the CVT
The much loved (and loathed) CVT transmission available on the MINI One and Cooper will be dropped by MINI in favor of a standard style automatic. No details have been confirmed yet...
Next Generation MINI Production Timeline
With BMW introducing the new MINI late this year, there have been lots of questions from MotoringFile readers about future availability of both the new and current car. With some recently received...
2006 Production Ahead of Schedule?
As has been previously reported on MotoringFile and elsewhere, MINI has publicly stated that they expect to produce about 20,000 fewer MINIs this year due to plant construction. However we’ve heard some...
JCW Spoiler Install PDF & Special Pricing
We’ve got everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the new JCW Spoiler for the US market. First off, yes it is available. However it’s fairly limited as only one dealer that...
MINI Traveller Timeline
There’s been some confusion recently about when the MINI Traveller will actually debut. Based on a few sources we had been reporting that it will arrive in late 2007 as an ’08...
The 2007 MINI Shows Its Face?
Update 24 Jan 06: Auto Art Models has now pulled the picture mentioned in this story. Make of it what you will. Update 20 Jan 06: A reliable source has told us...
MINI Concept Detroit: In Depth
**”Go Sports!” — Sports and Fun with Speed.** Setting the trend in a sporting world — today this means consistently keeping an open mind for new ideas, fast reactions, and spontaneous decisions....
The Next Generation JCW Cooper S
MINI2 has some news on the next generation of the JCW Cooper S that not only matches up with what has been mentioned on MF previously but goes into a bit more...
Another MINI Traveller Concept for 2006
MotoringFile has learned that MINI intends to release a 4th (and most likely final) concept based on the MINI Traveller seen at Frankfurt, Tokyo and Detroit. While it isn’t clear what city...
MINI Concept Detroit: Press Introduction
For all those that just can’t get enough the Detroit Autoshow, here’s a transcript of the speech given by Dr. Michael Ganal at the introduction of the MINI Detroit Concept: >Welcome to...