R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S) 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 3 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 5 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 6 months agoDec 30, 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

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 3 years agoMay 20, 19

The “bubble GP is for sale. What its likely the only brand new 2006 JCW GP still in existence is finally up for grabs....

by Gabriel Bridger 4 years agoMay 13, 18

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

The upcoming Ice Blue edition from MINI USA got us thinking about the first special edition car MINI USA ever created – the MC40....

by Gabriel Bridger 5 years agoSep 21, 20

163 hp, 2600 lbs and $22,000. Those approximate numbers were some of the key ingredients to one of the most successful cult cars of...

by Gabriel Bridger 5 years agoMay 25, 17

Six years ago I fell in love on a beautiful island in the Mediterranean. The 2013 R56 JCW GP carved the mountain corners of...

by Gabriel Bridger 6 years agoJan 21, 19