Tail of the Dragon Video: The Full Run
Another tip of the cap to MINIs on the Tail of the Dragon which is taking place this weekend. This video shows a (almost) full run of the famed road from last...
WRR Live Now!
Great show – thanks everyone for watching and listening. Look for both of these to go live in Podcast form late Sunday and Monday respectively. It’s early and apparently we’re ambitious because...
MINIUSA Sales Up 39.4% for April
Official Press Release: MINI USA reported a 39.4 percent increase in April sales, to 4,713 cars compared to 3,382 cars sold in the same period a year ago. MINI USA also reported...
Tail of the Dragon Video: The Way Down
In honor of MINIs on the Tail of the Dragon taking place this week we thought we’d pull out a video we created last year of our trip from Chicago. It gives...
Cost of Gas in the US and How it Affects You
While these questions are meant primarily for our US readers, any feedback is appreciated. With the cost of premium petrol in Chicago at the $4.29 mark we thought it was time to...
New York Times on the GP’s Value
We first heard earlier this year on MF that the GP values may be on the way up. While we have yet to see hard evidence of that first hand, prices seem...
Limited Slip Unavailable on Factory JCW MINI
One of things that MINI has trumpeted about the new factory JCW MINI is the DTC (Dynaimc Traction Control) and the EDLC (Electronic Differential Lock Control). Both are purely electronic, weigh essentially...
Worldwide MINI Sales up 24% in the 1st Qtr
Official Press Release: The MINI brand also recorded good growth with the first-quarter sales volume up by 23.6% to 58,054 units (first quarter 2007: 46,978 units). The launching of the new MINI...
MINI USA JCW Launch & Pricing Details
If you are interested in a factory JCW MINI in the US market, today is your day. We’ve got pricing and option availability options galore not to mention news of a few...
MINI UK Delays the JCW Clubman?
We’ve heard from a couple UK readers (and hopeful JCW Clubman owners) that MINI UK has delayed the release of the Clubman version of the new JCW factory car? The reason? Simple...