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...
MINI Takes the States Registration Now Open
Official Release: MINI USA today announced that registration for MINI TAKES THE STATES 2016 (MTTS) is now officially open. MINI owners looking to participate can now register at MINITAKESTHESTATES.com. The adult registration...
MF Longterm Review: 2015 MINI Cooper S
14,000 miles in one year is a great way to get to know a car. And it’s especially good when you’ve already driven and dissected it previously. But driving the new generation...
MINI Opens Nominations for All Those Who Defy Labels
Official Release: Punk. Nerd. Democrat. Republican. Young. Old. As a society, we sometimes tend to put people in boxes and narrow an individual’s character to a single label – especially if they...
The Most Underrated Option on MINIs is…
We’ve specced our fair share of MINIs over the years and followed MINIUSA’s tweaking of options and packages. The truth is that the most underrated options differs greatly on what you’re doing...
Pre-Race report: The MINI JCW Team at Daytona
The MINI JCW Team, looking to build continued success on their strong second-place finish in last year’s grand finale at Road Atlanta, has added new drivers and a third car for the...
Rumor: MINI to Introduce Dual Clutch Transmission Option for 2017
We’ve been trying to get confirmation on this rumor for about six months with no luck. So we’re throwing it out there. While it doesn’t have the normal MotoringFile seal of approval...
MINI Sales on Pace for All Time High
Not only is MINI on pace to sell more than since its relaunch in 2001, it’s edging close to the all-time record of MINIs sold in one year. Given the high level...
MF Review: The 2016 MINI Clubman Cooper S
Refined. Comfortable. Grown up. Any review of the 2017 MINI Clubman you read will include some variation of those adjectives. Yet there’s more to the Clubman than simply a larger more comfortable...
MF Review: A Week with the 2016 MINI JCW Manual
We love manuals here at MF. But the 2016 JCW automatic stole our hearts on our recent New England road trip. Could the manual one-up it and once again prove that it...