Automobile's 4-Season MCS Test Now Online

For those that didn't get a chance to pick up the magazine when we originally reported on the 4-season test last month, you can now read it online: [ Four Seasons with...

MINIUSA Sales Up 5.3% for November

From MINIUSA Press: MINI USA reported an increase of 5.3 percent in November sales, with 3,363 MINI automobiles compared to the 3,194 sold in the same month of 2003. Year-to-date, MINI sales...

Tuning the MINI

The CarConnection takes a look at tuning the classic and modern MINI in a recent article. Here's an excerpt: Have a guess what the very first tuned “sport compact” was. Honda Civic,...

More Info on the MCS Automatic

Autoweek.nl (the Dutch publication, not the US one) has a few new details on the upcoming automatic MINI Cooper S. Here's a translated excerpt: The MINI Cooper S with automatic transmission will...

The 2005 Accessory Brochure and You

MINIUSA has made some customer cars quite famous in the latest 2005 MINIUSA Accessory Brochure. Both the front and the back of the brochure feature names of real MINIs owned in the...

JC Challenge Joins British GT/F3 Series

This news comes from Crash.net: Following its elevation to 'promoted series' status by the MSA, the John Cooper Challenge has been confirmed as the primary support race series for the British GT...

US MINIs (again) Speak w/Brit English

From frequent contributor Ian Cull and gbmini.net In the early days of the new MINI, with CD-based navigation, you could have directions spoken with a British voice which seemed to many owners...

Small Cars Go Big Time in the US

Fox News (of all places) has a short piece on the MINI's popularity in the US. Here's are a few excerpt: The Mini has shown carmakers that small cars can do well...

North American Motoring 2005 Calendar

The 2005 North American Motoring Calendar is out and available over at the NAM store. Like last year the 2005 calendar is a collection of black and white photos from MINI owners...