Full Story: MINI USA’s Quest For a MINI Diesel in the US & Why it Failed
For years we at MotoringFile wrote about the rumors of MINI USA’s desire to bring the incredibly frugal MINI diesel to the US market....
Revisited: the 2012 JCW Coupe Reviewed
Recently we wrote about the secret JCW GP Coupe project that was shelved almost ten years ago. That story then inspired a longtime reader...
Creating the World’s Only JCW GP Coupe
For those who missed Gabe’s article, The Lost JCW GP: The R58 JCW GP Coupe, about the saga of the GP Coupe, it might...
The Lost JCW GP: the R58 JCW GP Coupe
It was tantalizingly close yet not to be. In 2012 MINI was hard and work finalizing the JCW GP Coupe. Based on the excellent...
R56 JCW GP Revisited: Why it May Still be the Ultimate MINI
While we wait for the MINI GP3 to come in early 2020, we thought we’d revisit the ultimate MINI to date – the R56...
The MINI JCW WC50 – A Look Back at One of the Most Rare MINIs Ever
Almost ten years ago MINI introduced what was at the time the ultimate JCW at MINI United at Silverstone – the MINI JCW WC50....
MINI UK Celebrates 25 Years of the MINI Convertible
Official Release: MINI UK is celebrating a key milestone with the 25th anniversary of the MINI Convertible, first on sale in 1993. The iconic...
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Why You Need a Cold Air Intake system for Your MINI
(This sponsored post is the second in a series coming from our friends at OutMotoring. And don’t forget about the discount code you can...
MINI Cooper S Turbo FAQ: What You Need to Know About Failing Turbos
Last week the first letters from MINI USA went out to Cooper S owners extending the warranty on their turbos for 10 years or 120,000 miles. It’s both a generous move by MINI USA and one that was sorely needed. But there’s a lot of conflicting information and plenty of confusion for owners or even would be owners of these MINIs. So we have created the MotoringFile MINI Cooper S Turbo FAQ to bring together all the information in one place to give you a place get your questions answered and some insight into what to worry about and what to not.
MINIUSA Is Extending the Warranty on Certain Cooper S Models
MINIUSA is extending the warranty on specific Cooper S models directly relating to the turbocharger of their N18 engines. The warranty is being pushed...