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Small-Block Chevy-Powered R50 MINI Cooper is Brilliant Lunacy

Small-Block Chevy-Powered R50 MINI Cooper is Brilliant Lunacy

Typically, an R50 MINI–the first-generation of BMW-owned MINI hatchbacks–never made a lot of power. Even its sportier spec, the MINI Cooper S, made less than 200 horsepower from 1.6-liter supercharged four-pot. That clearly wasn’t enough…

BMW 1M With 425 Horsepower Stretches Its Legs On The Autobahn

HRE's New CRBN Wheels Will Get Carbon Fiber Barrels

HRE’s New CRBN Wheels Will Get Carbon Fiber Barrels

Carbon fiber wheels aren’t really anything new. Koenigsegg was the first manufacturer to really push carbon wheels, even if it didn’t invent such things, Ford offered a carbon fiber wheel option for the Shelby GT500,…

Straight-Piped BMW M240i Has Impressively Deep Tone

Straight-Piped BMW M240i Has Impressively Deep Tone

One of the first BMW M240i xDrive coupes to reach the UK has already been modified both in terms of appearance and sound. Finished in Thundernight Metallic, the compact sports car has been fully wrapped in…