MINI Concept Press Conference Transcript
For all those who just can’t get enough of all the action in Frankfurt this week, here’s the full transcript from the MINI Concept News Conference. Speaking to reporters is Dr Michael...
The Rumored Lightweight MCS: Part 3
Paul Mullet from MINI2 has now confirmed some of what we reported last week on the rumored Limited Edition Lightweight Cooper S. First off it would appear that MINI will indeed be...
AWD MINI Further Away Than Expected?
Will an All-Wheel Drive MINI Ever See the Light of Day? With the recent Getrag testing of an AWD drive system for the MCS, we seem to get this questions asked every...
JCW Kit for the MCS Auto Due in October
The kit should also be available in the UK within days. This news comes directly from the John Cooper Garage in the UK. The Automatic JCW engine kit will be available as...
Wordwide MINI Sales Up 19% in August
From MINI Press: In August, dealers delivered 14,055 MINI brand vehicles to customers (prev.yr.: 11,815/+19.0%). In the first eight months of 2005, 13.3% more MINI, or 139,291, were sold (prev.yr.: 122,978). The...
BMW Enters Into Hybrid Alliance
There’s no telling when this will impact MINI’s future engine offerings, but it’s certainly a step in an interesting direction. BMW already has some of the most effecient and powerful Diesel engines...
MINI Concept Gallery: From Sketch to Prototype
We’ve got a bit of a treat for you today. We’ve put together a gallery of sketches, images, and renderings that tell the story of the new MINI Frankfurt Concept. While the...
The MINI Wagon Concept – In Depth
From MINI Press: MINI Concept Frankfurt: The Joy of Travelling. Now in the Early 21st Century. Unusual, agile, clever from the very beginning Mini was the ideal companion for the genuine trendsetter....
JCW Strut Brace MotoringFile Special: $250
Since there seems to be so much interest in the new JCW Strut Brace I thought I’d pass this along. Knauz MINI is offering MotoringFile readers the Strut Brace for $250 plus...
Accesories Company MINI-Fini Goes Under
This comes from Aaron (owner of Outmotoring) As much as none of us wanted to hear this bad news, MINI fini has officially closed as of the first week in September. Apparently...