R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 Archives

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 3 weeks agoApr 26, 21

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 1 month agoApr 17, 21

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 7 months agoOct 6, 20

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 9 months agoAug 17, 20

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 1 year agoMay 11, 20

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 1 year agoApr 21, 20

The original “new” MINI Cooper was designed over 20 years ago by Frank Stephenson, one of the most revered automotive designers of the last...

by Gabriel Bridger 1 year agoApr 18, 20

Autocar has an excellent look back at the formative years of the new MINI and specifically the last minute switch For MINI production from...

by Gabriel Bridger 1 year agoFeb 26, 20

13 years ago when the JCW GP entered the automotive scene things were different. Turbocharged MINIs were only a tuner thing and fast meant...

by Gabriel Bridger 2 years agoMay 20, 19

MINI currently makes the most trouble free small sporty car, ranks highest in class in sales satisfaction and is the 4th highest quality brand...

by Gabriel Bridger 2 years agoMar 4, 19