MINI Named 2006 Automobile All-Star
For the second time in three years MINI will be named as an Automobile Magazine “All-Star”. Here’s an excerpt from the preview article as posted on their site: >This modestly priced, front-wheel-drive...
Future MINI Design: Evolution over Revolution
The next generation MINI isn’t expected to see much exterior design change. That according to one of the most reputable auto publications in the world, Automotive News. And if that sounds vaguely...
The Next Generation Engine Gets Closer
Recently on MotoringFile we heard the first reports of what it’s like to drive the next generation MINI. This week let’s take a look at the new engine that will be introduced...
White Roof Radio Podcast #24
Whiteroofradio is back with a new Podcast this week. In this latest show we go in-depth on last week’s stories from MotorginFile. We also hit the finer points of the recent MotoringFile...
Consumer Reports Recommends the MINI
After years of labeling the MINI as unreliable, Consumer Reports has reversed it’s opinion and named the 2004-2006 MINI “recommended”. This news comes frrom long time reader and frequent contributor Timothy Sipples:...
Washington Times Reviews the MINI
Hard to believe that a large publication like the Washington Times is just now writing a review of the MINI range. Here’s an excerpt from an article that appeared in yesterday’s edition:...
MotoringFile Frappr Update
If you haven’t taken a look (or joined!) the MotoringFile Frappr website, you may want to check it out. 414 people from all parts of the world have chimed in with messages...
Coachbuilder Returns to the MINI
From Classicdriver.de >Rare, opulent, with unique celebrity status, the original Radford coachbuilt Mini was the ultimate motoring designer label of the ‘Swinging Sixties’. And now it’s back. >All four of the Beatles...
MINI USA Sales up 19% for the Year to Date
Year-to-date sales of MINI automobiles have surpassed the 36,036 reported for the entire calendar year 2004. For the first eleven months of 2005, MINI USA reported sales of 38,384 cars, compared to...
Driving the AWD Getrag MINI
From the Telegraph.co.uk: >It was the sort of bend that front-wheel-drive cars like the 167bhp Mini Cooper S really hate: a tightening downhill left-hander. To make matters worse, the road was streaming...