The Rumored Lightweight MCS: Part 6
MINI will officially debut the new MCS Lightweight sometime next week according to a recent press release and language posted on the MINI United website. As we had predicted a few months...
Next Generation Cooper S at the 'Ring
This comes from Alex: A few German members from mini2-rheinland.de saw the next generation Cooper S on the Nurburgring “Nordschleife” this morning! You can check out more photos at the link below:...
Finding California 120
This comes from frequent contributor (and ever exploring) Jerry Bradbury: I’m just back from a week in the high desert at the Silver State Classic Challenge where a lone JCW MCS was...
MINI Dealers and Lost Sales
Even with the MINI plant in Oxford churning out cars every day of the week, demand is still quite high – especially in the US. In fact many parts of the country...
GoMINI Ends Publication
We just received word that the UK based MINI magazine, GoMINI will be ending publication. Reportedly Issue 24 will be the last to hit bookstores and newsstands. We’ll have more on MINI...
JCW Factory Production Slips to November
You can put this in the confirmed rumor category: all 2006 MINIs with the factory JCW package will be pushed back to November production. We’ll hopefully have more info soon.
The MINI Concept: What We Will See in 2007
Here’s a question that we’ve seen a lot of. What will actually make it to the next generation MINI (the R56) from what we’ve seen in the recent MINI Frankfurt Concept? While...
The Rumored Lightweight MCS: Part 5
This week’s Auto Express has more on the rumored MCS lightweight. However being that this is Auto Express, it’s important to take some of it with a grain of salt. Here’s an...
MotoringFile Design Analysis: The MINI Concept
Now that the Frankfurt IAA is over and we’ve all had week or two to take in the new MINI Concept, I thought it might be appropriate to write a short design...
Space Blue Hits the Dealerships
Ian over at gbmini.net has a few photos of the ever elusive Space Blue and Silver roof combo that’s sure to be very popular over the next year. While we’ve seen a...