BMW Group Donates $1 Million to Red Cross
From BMW Press: The BMW Group has pledged a donation of $1 million to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. In addition to that...
The 2006 North American MINI Race Series
This news comes from our friends a the Phil Wicks Ultimate Mini Driving Academy: The Phil Wicks Ultimate Mini Driving Academy announces the North American Mini Championship Race Series. Four events have...
Up Close with the New JCW Accessories
Reader Luke Bussey snapped some great shots of the new JCW rear spoiler and R105 18″ JCW Wheels (the black version) that are currently available in the UK and Europe and will...
Autoweek's Take on the MINI Wagon
Now where have I seen this before? Autoweek has some pretty familiar looking photos of what appears to be the new extended wheelbase MINI. Here’s an excerpt from the article: If our...
English Leather Seats Changed for US Market
The English Leather seats are a standalone option in the US that are taken straight out of the special edition ‘Park Lane’ Cooper (available outside the US). However we’ve recently learned that...
MINIUSA Loses Its Advertising Agency to VW
Certainly a bad day for MINI. First Kerri Martin leaves for VW and now MINI’s award winning advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky makes the move to bigger money. This news comes...
Extended Wheelbase MINI Spotted
Here it is folks… the first clear spy shots of the upcoming extended wheel-base MINI. Autowereld (and Dutch publication) has the scoop. Unfortunately our Dutch is a little rusty so let me...
JCW Carbon Fiber Bonnet
Update: Thanks to an intrepid reader we’ve now learned that JCW isn’t aware of this product being sold as an accessory despite it being shown in the JCW tent along with other...
Gas Shortages and High Prices
When it’s all said and done Hurricane Katrina will probably be the most economically devastating natural disaster to hit the US ever. And that’s not to mention the enormous human toll that...
MINIUSA Sales up 43% for August
From MINIUSA Press: MINI USA continued to experience strong demand, with August sales up 43 percent, to 3,342 cars versus the 2,334 sold in that month in 2004. The division reported sales...