More on BMW's Increased MINI Investment
Here’s an excerpt from the London Times article: BMW is to invest 100 million Pounds to upgrade the Cowley motor works outside Oxford where the Mini is made, it was announced today....
More on the Next MINI's Engine Range
The Bangkok Post does a good job of putting into plain english (a bit ironic if you think about it) all the the recent technical information that has been released on the...
R&T Columnist Takes Delivery of his MCS
It’s taken a few months, but Road & Track has finally put Peter Egan’s excellent article about picking up his new MCS online. For those that aren’t familiar with Mr. Egan, his...
It's Official: BMW to Boost MINI Production
Here’s an excerpt from Automotive News Europe: BMW this week will announce an investment of about $280 million in its Oxford, England, factory, allowing for a sharp increase in Mini production. The...
Counterfeit MINIs and the CCC
It seems MINIUSA and their award winning ad agency are at it again. This time they’ve created counterfeitmini.org. Here’s an excerpt from the site (best read with heavy sarcasm): At the CCC,...
MINIUSA Officially Approved Blue Ignition Wires
MINIUSA has released officially approved blue ignition wires for both the Cooper and Cooper S. Here’s all the info from the official release: The wires are made of stainless steel magnetic conductive...
MINI Wood Trim Released in the US
MINIUSA has finally, officially, released the wood trim for the MINI. The accessory was first shown at the launch of the Cooper back in 2001 but until just recently wasn’t officially available...
2005 Chicago Auto Show Review & Gallery
First off this show is huge. 1.6 million sq ft on one level. And with this year the addition of two indoor test tracks has made it even bigger than before. In...
The Official MINI Armrest Revealed
Here it is folks. The final version of the official armrest that will be available from the factory and MINI dealers. As we had predicted the final version is neither the MINI-Fini...
MotoringFile at the Chicago Auto Show
It’ll be fairly quiet at MotoringFile today as a couple of us will be out roaming the giant halls that are the Chicago Auto Show. We’ll have a full report tonight with...