R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) Archives

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 8 months agoMar 24, 22

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 10 months agoJan 17, 22

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 11 months agoDec 30, 21

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

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

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

R53 MINI parts are becoming scarce. It had to happen sooner or later. It’s been 9 years since the last supercharged MINI rolled off...

by Gabriel Bridger 5 years agoDec 6, 17

Frank Stephenson is not only a critical part of MINI history but has long been a friend of MotoringFile. So it was with great...

by Gabriel Bridger 7 years agoOct 15, 15

MINIUSA is recalling 92,000 cars due to a flaw in the front passenger airbag that may keep it from deploying. The recall will affect...

by Gabriel Bridger 8 years agoApr 23, 15

Given the launch of the new MINI and the recent pre-production shell that popped up on eBay, we’ve been digging into our archives a...

by Gabriel Bridger 9 years agoDec 9, 13