The MINI On Board Camera System

I was surfing through the MINI UK press site a last week and came upon a couple photos with some minimal accompanying text that were quite interesting…. so I'm passing them on....

The MINI's US Sales Surprise

In this latest article by The Car Connection, writer Paul Eisenstein discusses the surprising sales success of the MINI in the US market. Here's an excerpt: Small doesn't sell – or so...

Car Connection Reviews the MC Convertible

Here's an excerpt: Can you spell SPF? MINI USA is requiring new purchasers of the convertible MINI introduced here to sign a Convertible Contract (the car is a convertible, the contract is...

The Cooper S JCW Kit Official Information

This press release is from MINI UK but it contains a good amount of technical detail that is pertinent to the rest of the world. We should have US specific info soon....

The MINIUSA Jump Game

Another addicting game brought to you by the guys at MINIUSA.com. You can check it out via this direct link.

Motor Trend Compares the MINI to the Hummer

This month's Motor Trend has a really interesting feature comparing a MINI to a Hummer or as they call it “Big and Small: What's in, what's out”. While it's not currently online...

2005 JCW Kit US Availability

Here's some info that may be of interest to all of you waiting for the '05 JCW kits. The 2005 kits for the MCS are currently en-route to the US and are...

A New Cheaper JCW Cooper Kit Coming?

This month's GoMINI has an interesting article where they tour the John Cooper Works facilities in Sussex England. They also get a bit of insight into a future product for 2005: “America...

MINIUSA Configurator Updated

We've received word from the fine folks behind MINIUSA.com that there were a few issues at launch time last Thursday that have since been cleared up. They read through all of the...

MINI2's Mixed Reaction to the 2005 MINI

Paul over at MINI2 has a great review of the 2005 Cooper. He asks some tough questions and, while he find the driving experience superb, other conclusions he reaches aren't all positive....