JCW Factory Production Slips to November
You can put this in the confirmed rumor category: all 2006 MINIs with the factory JCW package will be pushed back to November production. We’ll hopefully have more info soon.
Five Years Ago This Week…
(This is a repost from a year ago with only the dates changed) Hard to believe but the new MINI made it’s US debut five years ago this past week in New...
The MINI Concept: What We Will See in 2007
Here’s a question that we’ve seen a lot of. What will actually make it to the next generation MINI (the R56) from what we’ve seen in the recent MINI Frankfurt Concept? While...
Targa Newfoundland Videos
MINI.ca has posted five videos of the recent MINI victory at the Targa Newfoundland. Check them out: [ Targa Newfoundland 2005 ] MINI.ca
The Rumored Lightweight MCS: Part 5
This week’s Auto Express has more on the rumored MCS lightweight. However being that this is Auto Express, it’s important to take some of it with a grain of salt. Here’s an...
MotoringFile Design Analysis: The MINI Concept
Now that the Frankfurt IAA is over and we’ve all had week or two to take in the new MINI Concept, I thought it might be appropriate to write a short design...
Are Small Cars in the US the Next Big Thing?
It goes to figure that the moment gas in the US eclispes the $3 a gallon mark, every starts to look at small cars in a different light (from the Automotive News...
MINI Wins the C Class at the SCCA Runoffs
From the SCCA.com: Pete Taylor, of Ortonville, Mich., captured his first National Championship Sunday, taking the Showroom Stock C class win at the 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Kohler at...
The MINI Concept: Web Recap
Now that the Frankfurt Autoshow is over I thought it approrpiate to take a quick look at what others are saying about the new MINI Concept around the web:
Higher MINI Sales Equal More Jobs in the UK
This news comes from the Independent via Channel4.com: Sales of the MINI are expected to reach a record 200,000 this year, says the Independent, and annual production – which has already been...