MotoringFile Spotlight: Don Burnside

MotoringFile Spotlight is back from it’s winter slumber with a little taste of southern California. In this edition we’re spotlighting Don Burnside (or db as he’s known in the MINI world): Hi....

Further Info on the Official MINI Armrest

It seems like quite a few readers have the same question about the new official MINI armrest, does it have storage space? Well, the pics above should give you the answer. The...

Counterfeit MINIs and the CCC

It seems MINIUSA and their award winning ad agency are at it again. This time they’ve created counterfeitmini.org. Here’s an excerpt from the site (best read with heavy sarcasm): At the CCC,...

MINI Wood Trim Released in the US

MINIUSA has finally, officially, released the wood trim for the MINI. The accessory was first shown at the launch of the Cooper back in 2001 but until just recently wasn’t officially available...

2005 Chicago Auto Show Review & Gallery

First off this show is huge. 1.6 million sq ft on one level. And with this year the addition of two indoor test tracks has made it even bigger than before. In...

The Official MINI Armrest Revealed

Here it is folks. The final version of the official armrest that will be available from the factory and MINI dealers. As we had predicted the final version is neither the MINI-Fini...

Advanced Airbags

Among the many small changes made on January 1st for all MINI production are the new standard advanced airbags. This is a addition that hasn’t really been talked about before just recently...

Dension ICE-Link Plus Issues

As some of you may know Dension has been having a few issues with its latest release, the ICE-Link Plus. The new connector is meant to build on the success off the...

MCS Automatic Paddles

For all you folks with an automatic Cooper S on order, here is what your steering wheel will look like. Both paddles operate in the same fashion, push to downshift and pull...