The Nurburgring is Officially For Sale
Via our friends at Bridge to Gantry the most famous race track in the world is now for sale. This could be bad or good news depending on who ultimately buys the...
Autocar Drives the JCW GP
Matt Prior and the team over at <em>Autocar</em> have whipped up a doozy of a JCW GP Review. Covering design, interior, performance, ride, costs and other criteria, it's eight web pages full of GP scrutiny. The context: how would the new GP stack up against the old one?
MINI Celebrates 100 Years of Production in Oxford with a Transcontinental Tour
Official Release: At MINI Plant Oxford preparations are afoot for a quite extraordinary anniversary: cars have been produced in Oxford for 100 years now and the history of the plant, like its...
Worldwide MINI Sales Down for February
Official Release: The MINI brand reported 18,527 cars delivered worldwide in February (prev. yr. 20,021/-7.5%). In the first two months of the year, 34,391 MINI cars were delivered to customers (prev. yr....
MINI Plant Oxford Celebrates 100 Years of Building Cars
MINI Plant Oxford celebrates 100 years of car-making this March, against a background of rising production, increased investment and continuing expansion. Today, Plant Oxford employs 3700 associates who manufacture up to 900 MINIs every day, and has contributed over 2.25 million MINIs to the tally of over 11.65 million cars that the factory has produced since 1913.
White Roof Radio #458
Tonight we are all about Hal Needham winning an Oscar and spend some talking about some of the greatest movies ever. Sure, Smokey and the Bandit, but don’t forget about Cannonball Run....
Decoding the GP: Finding & Buying the Parts
Unlike the first GP MINI hasn’t gone to the same lengths in keeping non-owners from finding and buying the unique components of the car. This means that any one who owns a...
2013 Geneva Motorshow: The Complete Gallery
The Geneva Motorshow is one of the largest of the year and often a major source of Euro car debuts. Despite this things are relatively quiet from MINI with this year’s major...
JCW GP Rear Diffuser Secretly Available as Accessory
When MINI released the first GP any part associated with it could only be bought if you had an actual GP VIN. It was assumed this would be the case with new...
The Countryman Gets Properly Named for 2013
Starting with March production the Countryman will follow the Paceman and become the second MINI to actually have its model name on it. According to those familiar with the situation, MINI is...