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R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007

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R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

It’s The 20th Anniversary of MINI USA – Join Us As We Look Back

Twenty years ago today I decided to take the afternoon off from work and head down to the local BMW dealer to check out...

by Gabriel Bridger 10 months agoMar 24, 22
Opinion R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

Opinion: It’s Time for BMW To Embrace MINI R53 Generation

We have never shied away from showing our love for the current range of MINI products. They are faster, better built and offer higher...

by Gabriel Bridger 1 year agoJan 17, 22
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R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S) Video

The R50 & R53 MINI Prices Are Going Up

The crazy inception of the R50 and R53 is even more an an amazing story that just gets better when you realize just how...

by Gabriel Bridger 1 year agoDec 30, 21
Classic Mini F56 3rd Gen MINI // 2014-2022 R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 R56 2nd Gen MINI // 2006-2014

The MINI Cooper Turns Sixty – A Look Back

MINI is giving us a look back at the history of the MINI Cooper and specifically the sporty side of things. OFFICIAL RELEASE For...

by MF Staff 1 year agoNov 23, 21
F56 3rd Gen MINI // 2014-2022 Official News R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper)

Celebrating 20 Years of The New MINI at Plant Oxford

It’s almost impossible to believe but the modern new MINI now 20 years old. We take it for granted now but the ramping top...

by MF Staff 2 years agoApr 26, 21
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Classic Mini R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007

Celebrating 20 Years of the New MINI

It’s hard to believe but it’s been 20 years of the new MINI. While we’ll have our own look-back later this year, Autocar has...

by MF Staff 2 years agoApr 17, 21
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R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 Video

Let’s Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the New MINI with a Look Back

Twenty years ago this week BMW took the wraps off of the all new MINI at the Paris Motor Show. Two decades and three...

by Gabriel Bridger 2 years agoOct 6, 20
Accessories JCW R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

MotoringFile Review: The R50/R53 JCW Leather Dash

This story originally appeared in the April 2006 edition of MotoringFile. Due to a recent post on Instagram we’ve seen a bunch of interest...

by Gabriel Bridger 2 years agoAug 17, 20
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R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) Video

Watch Press Coverage of the Original R50 MINI Launch 20 Years Ago

Shockingly it’s been nearly 20 years since the R50 MINI was introduced at the Paris motor show in the fall of 2000. Two decades...

by Gabriel Bridger 3 years agoMay 11, 20
Classic Mini Design R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007

The Secret MINI Concepts That Could have Changed MINI Forever

How was the modern MINI born? Over the past 15 years MotoringFile has written much about Mini, Rover and BMW in the 1990s. Perhaps...

by Gabriel Bridger 3 years agoApr 21, 20
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