MotoringFile Analysis: JCW GP Kit
With all the hype and build up of the rumored “lightweight” Cooper S, there was probably little MINI could do to actually impress everyone. With numbers like 230bhp and 15% weight reduction...
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With all the hype and build up of the rumored “lightweight” Cooper S, there was probably little MINI could do to actually impress everyone. With numbers like 230bhp and 15% weight reduction...
The MotoringFile Spotlight is finally back. This time we focus on a first time MINI owner, Marvin Price: Well I took the plunge. I’m the proud owner of a brand new 2005...
Now that the JCW GP Works Kit is out, everyone seems to be a critic. So here’s the challenge we’re giving to MotoringFile readers. How would you change the JCW GP? What...
The new US based MINI magazine launches today and we’ve got an exclusive Q&A with its co-founders Barry Brazier and Gary Anderson: Q: What made you decide to start a North American...
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I live in the land of the Autobahn. There is a lot you can do here in Germany to enjoy the performance of a MINI Cooper S. But what’s the point of...
[Updated with interior Sketch] Here are a couple of sketches that appeared on the BMW/MINI press site this weekend. While there is no description or press release yet associated with them, they...
MINI Concept Tokyo. Go British at the Beginning of the 21st Century. Sophisticated Ambience and Innovative Style in All Walks of Life. Unusual, nimble, clever right from the start, Mini was the...
It’s time once again to dust off our top five MCS mods list and reevaluate. Only this time I’m going to ask for a bit of help. Ian (of gbmini.net fame) and...