January 2009

BMW Loans 10 MINI E to NYC

MINI Release: New York, NY – January 15, 2009, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced in his State-of-the-City speech that BMW Group will loan a fleet of 10 MINI...

MF Exclusive: 50th Anniversary Edition MINI

MF has learned that MINI will be releasing not one but two 50th Anniversary edition MINIs next year. Similar to the Checkmate and Park Lane MINIs that came out in 2006, these...

MF Exclusive: JCW GP to Return?

We’ve heard rumors to the effect that MINI was secretly planning a special version of the JCW coupe for late in the R56’s model run but nothing had been substantiated until very...

MINI at NAIAS ’09 (Video)

Can’t make it to this year’s Detroit International Auto Show? No worries, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a full video recap of the press conference and a look around the MINI booth.

MINI Makes Top 12

We are fans of Winding Road around here as has been mentioned before. Issue 41 is a good reason why. Chock full of clever Top 12 or Top 5 lists, including their...

MINI Press Conference (Official Release)

[pictobrowser motoringfile 72157612455382292] Official Release: Speech by Ian Robertson, member of the board of management of BMW AG, MINI Press Conference at the 2009 NAIAS. Welcome to the North American International Auto...

MINIUSA Convertible Configurator is Online

Let the time wasting configurating begin. MINIUSA’s award winning online configurator tool has been updated with the 2009 MINI Convertible. + MINIUSA Configurator

How-to: Burning a MINI to the Ground

A sad ending to a great car. Here’s what happened courtesy of AUSmotive.com: >Ever wondered what happens if you drive your car over a mattress and just keep on driving? Well, wonder...