Sections: In the Press, Marketing Jan 30th, 2007 8 Comments We expect this to be just the beginning. Look for much more on the web, in print and on TV in the coming days and weeks.
[ These Billboards Know you by Name ] Cnet
[ Drivers Invited to Sign up for Personalized Messages ] The Mecury News
Sections: Podcast Jan 29th, 2007 No Comments 
A short one for you tonight. We do a bit of rumor squashing, some updates to MINI stuff around the web and some basic rambling on and on about whatever we can think of.
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Sections: R56 (Hatch) Jan 29th, 2007 7 Comments 
Here’s one that US MINI fans have been waiting for: the official MINI Specifications PDF with just about every number on the US spec R56 you can imagine. While we’ve seen most of these numbers before with the UK specifications PDF, it’s always interesting to see how they translate to the US market cars. You can download below:
[ 2007 MINI USA Technical Specifications ] Official MINI PDF
Sections: In the Press, Marketing Jan 29th, 2007 11 Comments The New York Times has a great piece in today’s edition on the MINI USA’s Motorby program we covered a few weeks ago. Here’s an excerpt:
The boards, which usually carry typical advertising, are programmed to identify approaching Mini drivers through a coded signal from a radio chip embedded in their key fob. The messages are personal, based on questionnaires that owners filled out: “Mary, moving at the speed of justice,†if Mary is a lawyer, or “Mike, the special of the day is speed,†if Mike is a chef.
Sections: R55 (Clubman) Jan 29th, 2007 8 Comments Both Worldcarfans and the Car Connection are running the same photos of the Clubman doing more testing in the depths of the Nordic winter. While there’s nothing there that we didn’t see last week, they offer yet another great look at the car in almost final trim. It’s also worth noting that both these publications are, for the first time, not calling it the “Traveller”. Maybe they’re finally getting the message.
[ MINI's Estate Undisguised ] Worldcarfans.com
[ 2008 MINI Clubman Spy Shots ] The Car Connection
Sections: R55 (Clubman) Jan 29th, 2007 25 Comments 
Last summer MotoringFile reported that the new MINI Clubman would not have four doors as many publications hass speculated. Instead we said that the new car would in fact have only three doors up front and a barn door boot in the back where the coupe has a hatch. We also dropped the bombshell that the new “Coach door” (now officially trademarked by BMW) will only be available on the right side of the car.
Sections: Podcast Jan 28th, 2007 No Comments Watch out! We started with weather and a little Super Bowl talk. Imagine a little Gabe doing the Super Bowl shuffle. How cute.
db talks about his MINI week getting tires. Kumho Ecsta ASX instead of the SPTs. Watch for a review to follow. Did you read about the new scented tire from Kumho? Colored smoke, sure. But scented?
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