MINI's US Sales Soar 16% for May

From MINIUSA PR: Demand for MINI brand automobiles remained high in May. MINI USA reported that May 2005 sales jumped 16 percent, with 3,878 cars compared to 3,355 sold a year ago....

MINI Wins ALG Lease Award

An excerpt from MSN Autos: BMW topped other luxury makes for the second year in a row in 2005, ALG said. The lease analysis and information company noted that the MINI Cooper,...

The Brazilian Job?

This news comes via an MF reader: Finally there is word on the sequel to the remake of The Italian Job. Yet sadly there is still no confirmation on the return of...

MINI by Versace

This comes from Car.co.nz: The Italian fashion company Versace, under supervision of its chief-designer Donatella Versace, has designed a very special MINI in a typical Versace look. It made its debut during...

The Italian Job Coaster Reviewed

The Italian Job Coaster at Paramount Kings Island can’t claim to be the fastest coaster out there. Nor can it be called the tallest or scariest. However, what it can lay a...

MotoringFile Month in Review

Since news is slow on this holiday weekend I thought I’d post a little recap of the month that was on MF. From new colors seeing the light of day to more...

Upcoming Speed Channel MINI Coverage

This info was sent in by Sam: This past Sunday, Team Mighty Miniz played a gracious host in the canyons to Speed Channel’s new show Street Tuner Challenge. They will be runing...

Autoweek Goes in Depth on GDI

And what is GDI you ask? GDI, or gasoline direct injection, is a method of fuel delivery that the next MINI engine (code names Prince) will feature. This article by Autoweek (actually...

Italian Job Coaster Event is a Go

Normally we don’t post news about events that aren’t truly national in their scope… however this one is just too cool to pass up. And it has the potential to be one...