R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S) Archives - Page 2 of 21

Early Take: 2015 F56 MINI JCW vs the R53 and R56 MINI GP

The 2015 MINI JCW is the highest horsepower MINI from the factory of all time. But is it the fastest? The numbers tell an...

by Gabriel Bridger 6 years agoFeb 11, 15

Editors note: As part of the MotoringTern program MotoringFile has added two new authors to our roster. This piece is from one of those...

by Kurt Heiden 7 years agoJul 14, 14

No matter your late night viewing loyalties, there’s no denying that Jay Leno is the gear head to end all gear heads. His collection...

by Nathaniel Salzman 7 years agoSep 19, 14

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 7 years agoDec 9, 13

Frank Stephenson, exterior designer of the R50 and R53 MINI was interviewed earlier this year on the occasion of his latest creation debuting –...

by Gabriel Bridger 7 years agoDec 7, 13

Want an early look at MINI development? This prototype shell found on eBay gives us an interesting window into that time period where Rover...

by Nathaniel Salzman 7 years agoSep 19, 14

For so many years MotoringFile has focused on whats new and recently released. However with the price of 2002 MINIs now well below $10k...

by Gabriel Bridger 7 years agoSep 23, 13

Modifying cars ca be a slippery slope. This is the biggest slope we’ve ever heard of. (Via Axis of Oversteer). >First it was just...

by Gabriel Bridger 8 years ago

When we got an email from Jerry Bradbury, the team manager for the TWINI racing effort, we couldn’t quite believe what he was telling...

by Nathaniel Salzman 8 years agoSep 19, 14

Do you own a ’02 – ’05 MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S or MINI Cooper Convertible in the US? Have you had to replace...

by DB 8 years agoJun 2, 13