White Roof Radio #436
A full crew for you this week and we go on for more than an hour about the Paceman, JCW GP and Roadster. Our thoughts about all of them and Gabe’s thoughts...
GRAND-AM Merges with American Le Mans Series
Race fans have likely already heard the news that the GRAND-AM series is merging into the AMLS. MINI racing fans should take a special interest, however. GRAND-AM is the one consistent US...
Autocar Names Classic Mini “Greatest British Car Ever Made”
[Official Release] Motoring magazine Autocar publishes outcome of survey: one-off of the small car class crowned “greatest British car ever made”. 53 years ago, in September 1959, sales began of the Morris...
Five MINIs Racing at 24 Hours of Barcelona
[Official Release] MINI is represented by a strong contingent of five cars at this year’s 24-hour race in Barcelona. Great things are expected of all four teams on the endurance circuit. Class...
MINI Officially Rolls out the JCW Countryman
MINI is unleashing the flood-gates of information on the JCW Countryman this evening with a full release of technical data. The following is the European release which includes information about the cold-weather...
The 2014 F56: All You Need to Know About the Next Generation MINI
The 2014 F56 hatch is the first of the next generation MINIs and a precursor to replacements for all future MINIs. While it signals a shift away from unique MINI underpinnings and...
MINI Paceman Photos Leaked… by MINI?
Updated #2: Now that the entire internet now has these photos from the leak, we’re turning the image BACK ON. Enjoy. Update: We’ve been asked (very nicely) to take down the images...
JCW GP Interior & Final Specs Revealed
Earlier this week we showed you an early look at the JCW GP specifications thanks to an international brochure that got to dealers a few days early. Today MINI responds by opening...
MINI USA Sales up a Shocking 84% for August
MINI USA reported the best August ever with sales of 5,718 automobiles, an increase of 83.9 percent from the 3,109 sold in August, 2011. What’s driving this increase? The volume leaders are...
JCW GP Specifications Leaked
Thanks to MF reader Shihab we have our first official look at the JCW GP final specifications. As at least a couple of us predicted back at MINI United, the JCW GP...