Technology

Why MINI Connected is the Start of a Revolution

For years long development cycles for cars have meant that technology was often much slower to find it’s way on a dashboard than in your living room. The simple fact that car...

MINI TV iPad App Debuts

Over the years MINI has amassed quite a few videos in its YouTube library. From classic commercials and viral clips to interviews with MINI designers and reports from the track there’s a...

Inside BMW’s Secretive Test Center; The ETC

BMW has long enjoyed the reputation of being well built cars that have been exhaustively engineered and tested. And as MINI fans we’ve all seen the photos of a convoy of soon...

BMW Planning Hydrogen Power for MINI?

Last week BMW’s Technik division celebrated its 25th anniversary with a slew of photos of the super secret division’s work. However one thing tucked away within the photos and information was a...

BMW to Build Carbon Fiber Plant in North American

According to a local Washington State TV station BMW and partner SGL are looking at several locations in North America to build a plant specifically for producing carbon fiber material likely for...

MF Exclusive: the Future of MINI Connect Revealed

Last week MINI introduced the new MINI Connect option on the Countryman crossover. The idea is the first of its kind in the automotive world. The idea is that your iPhone (more...

MF Exclusive: MINI Connect Explained

If you look at the official release on MINI Connected you’d be hard pressed to fully understand the system. So as a follow-up we thought we’d not only take an exclusive look...

World Debut: MINI Connected

Today MINI takes the wraps off technology that debuted as a concept this past fall in Frankfurt. However here we see the final version which will make its debut in the Countryman...