Performance MINI

Performance MINI is the UK’s only modern MINI tuning magazine! In addition to the latest and greatest feature cars, up-to-date show reports, and all the latest news and reviews from the new MINI scene, Performance MINI also offers detailed advice on buying, owning, and tuning a MINI. Whether it’s step-by-step fitting instructions, product reviews, comprehensive tuning guides, buying advice, regular maintenance tips, or showing readers the best upgrades to make for their budget, Performance MINI will bring the very best knowledge.

PERFORMANCE MINI

WELCOME • TO THE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 ISSUE

NEWS

NEW GEAR • CHECK OUT THE LATEST TUNING PRODUCTS FOR YOUR MINI…

WHAT’S ON? • SEE WHAT FANTASTIC MINI SHOWS AND EVENTS ARE COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS

ARCH NEMESIS • WIDE, LOUD AND RARE, THIS LIMITED EDITION R56 IS AN ANTIDOTE TO COOKIE-CUTTER BUILDS

PEDIGREE GP • A GP1 WAS WAYNE WEST’S DREAM MINI. FIVE YEARS ON, AND WE THINK HE’S ACHIEVED HIS AIM OF OWNING ONE OF THE CLEANEST AROUND

THE GIRL DUNN GOOD • WITH ITS CLASSIC BRG AND WHITE COLOUR COMBO, AND A WHOLE HOST OF TRACK-INSPIRED MODS ON BOARD, THIS R53 COOPER S IS SERVING UP SOME SERIOUS ATTITUDE

BUILT DIFFERENT • BUILT TO TAKE ON THE TOUGHEST TRACKS, AS WELL AS SERVING UP SERIOUS ON-ROAD THRILLS, THIS F56 GP3 IS ONE EPIC PERFORMANCE MACHINE

WHAT THE FAQ – DETAILING • DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WAX AND A POLISH? ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE TWO-BUCKET METHOD? WELL, READ ON, AND YOU WILL!

PERFORMANCE MINI

PROJECT GARAGE • SEE WHAT THE PERFORMANCE MINI PROJECT CARS HAVE BEEN UP TO THIS MONTH…

TRACTION CONTROL • BEN GETS STARTED ON HIS TRANSMISSION BUILD AND KICKS THINGS OFF WITH A TRICK LSD

CHASSIS OVERHAUL • NEIL SETS ABOUT FITTING A WHOLE HOST OF SUSPENSION UPGRADES WITH THE HELP OF A FAMOUS FRIEND…

ON THE ROAD • PROJECT COOPER HAS BEEN OUT AND ABOUT, CELEBRATING ITS 20TH AT THE MINI AND METRO SHOW

BACK ON TRACK • THE 2021 RALLYCROSS SERIES IS UNDERWAY BUT A SERIES OF ISSUES HAVE PLAGUED THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS FOR TODD

IN THE CLUB! • LOOKING FOR A MINI CLUB IN YOUR AREA? TAKE A LOOK AT OUR DIRECTORY FOR ENTHUSIAST GROUPS NEAR YOU

SHORT-SHIFTER • BEN FITS A ZEROPOINTONE SHIFTER TO HIS R53 PROJECT CAR, AND IT COMPLETELY TRANSFORMS THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE

SURVIVAL GUIDE THIRD-GENERATION MINIS • THE HIGH-TECH F5x MINI RANGE HAS PLENTY TO OFFER WHATEVER YOU’RE LOOKING FOR, AND OUR GUIDE WILL ENSURE YOU’RE A THIRD-GEN MINI EXPERT

#PRINTMYMINI • SEE YOUR VERY OWN PERFORMANCE MINI PRINTED IN ALL ITS GLORY!

DONINGTON PARK • DELIVERING SERIOUS DRIVING THRILLS, DONINGTON IS AN EXTREMELY EXCITING CIRCUIT. WE JOIN ALEX NEVILL FOR A CORNER-BY-CORNER GUIDE TO ONE OF HIS FAVOURITE TRACKS

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN • WITH ITS SENSATIONAL STYLING AND DAZZLING DETAILS, THIS COOPER S IS A SMALL CAR THAT MAKES A BIG IMPRESSION

SERIOUSLY SPICY R56