Factory JCW: Your Questions Answered
Since there were so many questions on our Factory JCW story published a few days ago, we thought it appropriate to break a few out and answer them in a separate post...
R57 MINI Convertible Spied Again
This time its Worldcarfans’ turn to report on the upcoming R57 and get it all wrong. To start with they actually had a chance to look inside and they didn’t point the...
White Roof Radio #221
A quick news show for you tonight, with news, of course, from Motoringfile. Don’t forget Gabe has started Bimmerfile as well, for BMW news and whatnot. Be sure to check it out...
MINI USA Owners Lounge Updated
In case you missed the memo, the OL has undergone a HUGE transformation. Most of you already know that I (along with Gabe) have never been a huge fan of the Owners...
BMW Going Electric?
Interesting artcle over at Leftlanenew.com talking about the possibility of BMW building an electric car. >While BMW is working on its fuel-cell technology, Jochen Schmalholz, head of BMW’s clean-energy technology, told Drive...
Car Magazine Reports on the MINI Crossover
The MINI crossover code-named R60 and often referred to (internally) as the Colorado get a bit of an expose this month at Car Magazine. According to Car the all-wheel drive system was...
Clubman’s Rear Trim Easy to Mod?
Recently I got some quiet time with the new MINI Clubman and immediately started studying some of the more interesting aspects of the vehicle. The first thing I spent time on was...
Worldwide MINI Sales up 13% for January
Official MINI Press Release: The MINI brand was able to increase its sales volume in January by 13.3% to 15,432 automobiles (prev.yr.: 13,618). The level of equipment provided and the product mix...
MINI USA Adding More Dealers
One of the newest is Sharpe Collection in Grand Rapids, Michigan. >Just five years after landing in the U.S., the British-made Mini Cooper will have a home base in West Michigan. >By...
The MINI Clubman Lands in the US
Across the US readers are reporting the Clubman has landed. While each US dealership was specifically told by MINI USA to keep the cars out of sight and away until the official...