How Safe is the MINI?
We know how safe our cars are. We’ve read the reports and seen the data. It’s a point that we take great pride in. Even to the point of extolling the safety...
MINI Scores 5 Stars in NHTSA Crash Testing
Official MINI USA Press Release: The second generation MINI Cooper hardtop earned impressive scores for front and side impact and roll-over testing in the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) New...
Safety in the Eyes of the Insurance Industry
The IIHS has a fascinating bit of info we stumbled on recently comparing insurance losses for all different cars as tracked. Check it out below: [ Insurance losses: Two-door models ] IISH.org...
Auto123 Drives the Sidewalk
I’m sure we won’t see many more reviews of the Convertible before the refresh. And, after reading this one, that refresh couldn’t happen soon enough. >Dropping the top on this car is...
MINI Gets New Tire Pressure Monitoring?
Sent in by MF reader Richard W: It looks like we’re starting to see the new tire pressure monitoring sensors showing up on R56 MINI in the United States. According to Tireindustry.org....
2007 MINI Achieves Top US Safety Rating
Official MINI USA News: The all-new 2007 MINI Cooper’s crashworthiness received the top rating of ‘Good’ in the evaluation of offset frontal crash testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)....
MINI’s Euro NCAP Crash Test Results: 5 Stars
Last week we gave you a sneak peak and MINI’s 5 out of 5 Euro NCAP crash test score. We’re happy to report that the score is now official and on the...