
What’s Your MINI Dream Garage?
As auto enthusiasts, we here at MF often debate the dream garage scenario. If you hit the lottery tomorrow, what three cars would you fill this mythical dream garage with? The caveat?...
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As auto enthusiasts, we here at MF often debate the dream garage scenario. If you hit the lottery tomorrow, what three cars would you fill this mythical dream garage with? The caveat?...

There is no single race car driver who’s played a bigger role for the MINI brand in it’s rally days. That’s why this all new MINI Paddy Hopkirk Edition is a bit...

OFFICIAL RELEASE Short awayday trips instead of travelling to far-flung places, babbling brooks and lakes rather than the sound of the sea – holidays in the summer of 2020 are very different...

Like many of you I am not an expert on radar, laser and the science behind detectors. However I have owned various radar detectors since I was 18 (thanks dad) and have...

Coming just a week after the lukewarm Autocar review, Top Gear has it’s own verdict and it’s less than stellar; 6 out of 10. Let’s dive in and see what they found:...

EVO has a history of embracing back to basics track specials. And it’s history with the GP is no different. This week the UK publication took a look back at the original...

It’s always a sad day when we see a great MINI colors cease production. Today we’re mourning the loss of two of our favorites (and one that was only around for one...

We love Jalopnik. Since our friend Mike Spinelli founded it we’ve been fans of its off-beat look at the automotive world and the challenging of norms that so many of the magazines...

The all new MINI Countryman is here and as much as it looks like a simple LCI, it actually previews a larger change for the brand. In this interview MINI’s head of...

The MINI community and the independent businesses that support it are suffering. Let’s give them a hand. The changing automotive landscape has seen MINI shrink in sales and prominence in key markets...