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...
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...
At least that is the question Wired is asking. >The hatchback body style has never really flown with American car-shoppers. Oh, sure, there have always been low-buck liftbacks for “entry level” buyers...
A bit of tech talk before going into our thoughts about the outcome of Street Tuner Challenge. That brings us to a question; Is it possible to tune an R56 to the...
Starting off talking a bit about the outdoor carting that our respective clubs do. I did miss it this weekend, but hopefully I’ll be able to take part next time around. A...
You would think that MINI + El Camino would equally Subaru Brat, but I don’t think so. This is the 2nd time I’ve seen a MINI modded this way. And I like...
Consumer Reports gives us their thoughts on the R56 again, this time in video form. It’s nothing that we haven’t really seen or heard before like gripes about the ride quality, the...
Motoringfile reader Kim asks this week. >Is there a quick & easy way to find out all recalls and service bulletins for my 2003 Mini Automatic? (not an “S”) You could do...
Gabe does a rockin’ intro to get us started and we jump right into our 2 minutes of tech talk, reminding everyone that the great RSS reader NetNews Wire is now free....
We already knew that BMW Group is planning on cutting 8,000 jobs this year, consisting mostly of temporary workers. While that surely impacts MINI’s corporate offices, we weren’t sure how that would...
