While the MINI’s Tritec engine may not be known for it’s effeciency, it was still enough to best the rest of the US convertible market in terms of fuel economy. Here’s an...
For those that just live for numbers, here’s news of another banner financial year for MINI’s parent company, BMW Group (via BMW Press): The BMW Group proved its underlying strength in 2004...
What’s the John Cooper Challenge you ask? The ultimate way to test your skill and your JCW MINI. As another season of the JCW Challenge is about to get underway we thought...
From MINI press: Five years after its launch, sales of the MINI brand continue to grow. In the first two months of 2005, sales are up 9% to 30,554 units (previous year:...
All those who would consider themselves interested in certified pre-owned MINIs, your help is wanted. We’ve been approached by a company looking for people who would like to share why they’d be...
Consumer Reports 2004 Reliability rankings are scheduled to be released today and we’re happy to report that the MINI has come in a respectable 9th out of 28 automakers. Specifically MINI had...
Interestingly this Autocar article is the first mention of even further expansion of the MINI plant in Oxford possibly later in the decade. Here’s an excerpt: It was revealed that BMW bosses...
(From MINIUSA): Due to a wiring change in 7/04, a new Satellite Radio Antenna was developed for 2005 or newer MINI Cooper and Cooper S Coupes. The appearance of the antenna remains...
Here’s some important information for all those with US spec MINIs built after 1/05 (from an internal MINIUSA bulletin): The MINI Cooper and Cooper S production 01/05 and forward will have an...
MINI has finally introduced an official retrofit kit for the chrome line interior kit. Here’s all the info: The chrome Tach-meter and the chrome Speedo/Tach-meter on the steering column (in combination with...
