MINI Concept Geneva First Photos

[2:00pm EST: Updated gallery with new photos] The MINI Traveller Concept for Geneva will feature a Monte Carlo Rallye theme when it debuts next month. While it’s basically the same traveller concept...

MF Podcast Review: 2006 Cooper S Automatic

As a follow-up to the recent MotoringFile VW GTI review (and previous MCSa review) I thought I’d offer up my thoughts on the automatic Cooper S while behind the wheel. In some...

JCW Shift Indicator Install PDF

Since we had several requests for the official install PDF for the newly available JCW Shift Indicator we figured it was finally time to produce. So here it is, the official install...

New JCW GP Photos and Debut Info

The MINI Cooper S JCW GP edition will be publicly debuting in final production trim at the Geneva Autoshow in early march. And with that date fast approaching, MINI.com has a few...

The New MINI Keeps the Clamshell Hood

Sometimes a polite “I told you so” is in order. It would seem that recent photos published in AutoExpress have verified something we mentioned last March on MotoringFile; MINI will indeed be...

MotoringFile Review: The JCW Cold Air Intake

One of the most popular upgrades for MINI’s has historically been the cold air intake. This is especially true for the Cooper S as the location of the air intake lends itself...

JCW MCSa Kit Finally Coming to the US?

It’s not dead yet. We’ve just learned that BMW and JCW are still working to get the MCSa JCW kit to pass US emissions. We were originally told this late last summer...

New R56 Cooper Spyshots Surface

Worldcarfans.com has a couple of new spyshots of the upcoming R56 MINI Cooper. MF readers will notice the uncanny resmeblence to the photos we posted a few weeks back. We also get...

New JCW Products US Release & Install Info

As we reported last October, JCW is releasing a whole slew of new products for the 2006 model year mostly dedicated to livening up the interior a bit. We’re happy to say...

MINI USA Adjusts Base Pricing

MINI USA is finally releasing the pricing changes we reported this past November. There should be no surprises for most MF readers as everything is in line with what was reported. Here’s...