2005 Geneva Auto Show Gallery
We’ve got another auto show gallery for you. This time from the 2005 Geneva Show. A big thanks to Fabrizio for all the photos.
Interested in Certified Pre-Owned MINIs?
All those who would consider themselves interested in certified pre-owned MINIs, your help is wanted. We’ve been approached by a company looking for people who would like to share why they’d be...
MINI Scores High in Reliability
Consumer Reports 2004 Reliability rankings are scheduled to be released today and we’re happy to report that the MINI has come in a respectable 9th out of 28 automakers. Specifically MINI had...
Men of Metal Transformer from MINI
It would seem my favorite childhood toy and my favorite current toy have just collided in pure 1985 retro bliss. Behold, the official Men of Metal Transformer from MINI. What originally started...
The MINI and Side Impact Testing
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just released the side crash results for small cars. However, they excluded the Impreza, Civic, and MINI because they “will have new design features that are...
Inside MINI's Consumer Research
With all this talk of celebrity focus groups I thought it might be a good time to revisit a MotoringFile story from last spring in which we were lucky enough to get...
Intel Puts a Mini PC in a MINI
While it may not be as cool as the Mac Mini in a MINI, Intel is planning to display an ultra small PC installed in MINI for CeBIT 2005. Here’s more (tomshardware.com):...
Paddy Hopkirk Enters Hall of Fame
Via Carkeys.co.uk: Paddy Hopkirk, the darling of the golden years of rallying, has been honoured with a place in Irish sport’s Hall of Fame, joining previous inductees George Best and Mary Peters...
MINI Next
We’ve got another MotoringFile scoop for you. In the next several months MINIUSA will be announcing a full certified pre-owned program called Next. According to a few reliable sources, the plan will...