February 2007

White Roof Radio #130

We start by re-introducing ourselves to you out there that are new to the woofcast. Can you believe we are all or were Club Presidents? Crazy, I know. We are also huge...

Follow The MINI USA R56 Press Launch

Update (Sunday 1:00pm): Be sure to check out the new photos from today’s events. I’ve touched down in Phoenix and in doing so have gone from 7F to 70F. But beyond that...

MINI Sales Down Sharply in January

MINI USA Press Release: MINI USA reported a 30.4 percent decrease in January sales, to 2,050 cars compared to 2,944 cars sold in the same period a year ago. The all-new MINI...

The MINI Aero Kit: First Official Photos

After months of waiting we have the first full-size images of the new MINI factory installed aero kit. With the R56 MINI will be releasing not one but two different aero kits....

Hammer & Coop: The Trailer

It would appear we’ve found the answer to yesterday’s question. Its name: Hammer and Coop. We just got a tip that a trailer featuring a MINI played in front of a movie...

World Car of the Year Awards

MINI has been nominated for a World Car of the Year award. > New York, NY — (January 30, 2007): From an initial entry list of twenty-eight (28) new vehicles from all...

MINI Engine Plant News Update

BMW/MINI UK Press Release: The BMW engine plant at Hams Hall has a new managing director. Robert Bolam, previously responsible for BMW Group’s UK pressings operations in Swindon, succeeds Harald Krüger who...

AWD For All MINIs in 2008?

Tucked away at the end of this week’s Auto Motor und Sport article on the 2008 Clubman is this little nugget (translated from German): >However an all-wheel drive system will be available...

MF Video Friday: Fastest Street MINI

Those guys are Fireballed Racing are at it again. This time, taking Brian White’s Widow to some extremes. If you couldn’t make out the numbers, that was 412 horsepower.