MINI is 5!
This week MINI will reach its fifth anniversary since the car first went on sale on Saturday 7 July 2001. The launch created a storm and the car introduced a new level...
MINI USA Sales Down 1.4% for June
MINI USA reported June sales of 3,556 automobiles, off 1.4 percent from the 3,607 cars sold in June 2005. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 20,026 automobiles, a drop of 8.9 percent,...
Details on the Canadian MCS Special Editions
This news comes from a Canadian reader: >I was just at a Canadian Mini dealership today, looking to see what they had to close out the model run. I read here a...
White Roof Radio Podcast #75
Ahhhhh, the 4th of July. I hope everyone is planning a safe holiday or maybe building some Mentos and Diet Coke fountains. Rocket MINIs? Sure, why not? Plus Todd has a great...
JCW MCS Long-term Review: Part 2
Around town I wasn’t sure if the JCW MCS much faster than my own MCS with 15% pulley, Supersprint exhaust and JCW intake. Once out of the city however it became obvious...
North American MINI Cooper Championship at Summit Point
Series leading competitors Randy Webb and Steve Diniz dueled one another to the checkered flag in both rounds five and six of the North American MINI Cooper Championship held at Summit Point...
MINI Most Appealing Compact for Five Years
For an impressive fifth year in a row, the MINI Cooper ranked highest in the Compact Car Segment in J.D. Power and Associates latest Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study. This...
JCW MCS Long-term Review: Part 1
Over the next week I’ll be giving a series of small reviews regarding different aspects of the JCW MCS. My test car (courtesy of MINI USA) is equipped with the classic combo...
MINI Wins Again JD Power APEAL Study
In the latest J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, MINI is tops in the hotly contested Compact Segment, ahead of the VW Jetta and the Honda...
White Roof Radio Podcast #74
We’re back and no worse for wear after the site rebuild. For those of you looking for the older shows, they are all back online now. We have a good rant or...