World Premier: The MINI JCW Hatch (w/Technical Specifications)
The MINI press office has quickly churned out a press release announcing the arrival of the F56 JCW. In it MINI verifies specs and details we didn’t know before (like a JCW...
Breaking: The 2015 MINI JCW Leaks (w/Gallery)
In the Automotive press world there are such things as embargoes. They allow the press to properly cover a subject with the appropriate time to not just write a cohesive piece but...
MINI Takes the Unofficial Front Wheel Drive Nurburgring Record
Sport Auto’s resident racer just took a modified JCW R56 around the ‘Ring is a smoking 7:44. That’s over 45 seconds faster than a stock JCW. With 290 hp you could understand...
5,142 Miles Aboard The 2014 F56 S
Preston Thomas Tucker. Most people know him as the car manufacturer Jeff Bridges portrayed in the [critically acclaimed](http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tucker-the-man-and-his-dream-1988) film *Tucker: The Man and His Dream*. Others know him as one of those...
MINI’s Top Secret 300 HP Clubman & Countryman Project
The next generation Clubman and Countryman are due in 2015 and 2017 respectively, will represent major milestones for the brand. Designed to right the wrongs of previous larger MINIs, they will address...
2014 Playboy Playmate of the Year Receives Roadster as Prize
They say it’s an honor just to be nominated, but apparently if you make Playmate of the Year for Playboy magazine, you also get a car. This year Kennedy Summers takes that...
World Premier: The MINI John Cooper Works Concept
This morning MINI took the wraps off of their latest thinly veiled, production-oriented concept. The MINI John Cooper Works Concept previews two key things. First, it gives us a look at the...
Video: The TWINI on Jay Leno’s Garage
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 includes motorcycles, antique fire engines, tractors and more...
JCW Aerokit to Become Standard on All JCW MINIs
If you follow us on Twitter you may have already seen the news. As part of an effort to further differentiate the sub-brand’s cars from standard MINIs, MINI AG is making the...
MF Review: CravenSpeed Flexpod Universal Smartphone Mount
MINI aftermarket company CravenSpeed is most famous for its system of mounting auxiliary gauges to the tachometer. This provides the driver with additional information like volts or boost that stock gauges don’t...