R56 Two-Door Hardtop Archives

May 5, 25May 5, 25

R56 Two-Door Hardtop Rolls Royce Special Edition

When MINI Built a Rolls-Royce – A $52,000 Experiment in MINI Cooper Luxury

What happens when a MINI Cooper S dons a Savile Row suit and shows up to a black-tie gala? In 2011, MINI decided to find out. The result: the MINI Inspired by...

MINI USA’s Pat McKenna (Part 1): BMW Films, Early MINIs & Steve Jobs Feedback on Design

MINI Recall Alert: the R56 MINI Cooper and R55 MINI Clubman

R56 JCW GP Revisited: Why it May Still be the Ultimate MINI

JCW WC50 R56 Two-Door Hardtop

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. Short for World Championship 50, the car was...

May 28, 18Mar 23, 24

R56 Two-Door Hardtop

The R56 MINI Oil Filter Housing Lawsuit Ordered to Continue by Judge

The R56 Prince engines have had some issues. One of those is at the center of the MINI Oil Filter Housing Lawsuit. This issue (and subsequent lawsuit) relate to specific defects in...

Sep 22, 17Sep 22, 17

Official News R56 Two-Door Hardtop

MINI Introduces ‘Lambo Doors” Option

Official April 1st Release: With the new equipment option “Scissor Doors”, the British brand is now making it easier for customers to squeeze their MINI into even the tightest of parking spaces....

Apr 1, 16

2nd Gen MINI Cooper | 2006-2014 Ask MotoringFile Faults & Fixes R56 Two-Door Hardtop

Ask MF – When Do You Give Up On A Troubled MINI?

Many of us have been there. A surprise repair is one thing. But it’s another thing when there’s an extra digit and the first number starts with a 4. We get a...

Mar 21, 16Mar 21, 16

JCW GP Opinion R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S) R56 Two-Door Hardtop

R56 JCW GP Revisited: Why it May Still be the Ultimate MINI

Six years ago I fell in love on a beautiful island in the Mediterranean. The 2013 R56 JCW GP carved the mountain corners of Mallorca like it was designed for them. Since...

Feb 27, 16Jan 21, 19

F56 Two-Door Hardtop JCW JCW GP MF Feature MINI Challenge Motorsports R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S) R56 Two-Door Hardtop Video

EVO Races the MINI GP against MINI Challenge Race Cars

As a tribute to Best Motoring International, EVO UK has produced a thrilling and rather hilarious race between a 2006 GP, 2013 GP, R56 Challenge and F56 Challenge track cars. Click through to watch...

Feb 20, 15Aug 23, 15

F56 Two-Door Hardtop MotoringFile Garage R56 Two-Door Hardtop Reviews

Steering Feel: F56 Cooper S vs R56 Cooper S

After a few weeks living with our F56 Cooper S we had a moment to step back into an R56 Cooper recently. While there’s plenty to compare and contrast, the single biggest...

Feb 16, 15Apr 19, 24

F56 Two-Door Hardtop JCW JCW GP R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S) R56 Two-Door Hardtop

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 interesting story that paint a more nuanced picture...

Feb 12, 15Feb 11, 15

R55 Clubman | 2009 to 2014 R56 Two-Door Hardtop R57 Convertible

2002-2010 MINI Navigation Systems Lose Ability to Update

It’s not totally unexpected it’s still rather alarming. The CD and DVD based navigation systems found in MINIs from 2002 to 2010 can no longer updated after 2015. This is due to...

Dec 30, 14Dec 28, 14

JCW R56 Two-Door Hardtop Reviews

MotoringFile Review: R56 JCW Tuning Kit

In 2007 MotoringFile took delivery of our first R56 and with it a number of JCW accessories – most importantly the JCW Tuning Kit. With the F56 JCW Tuning being released this...

Nov 24, 14Nov 20, 14