New Record Attempt: 28 People in a MINI
[Official Release] Whilst MINIs are well known for making clever use of their cabin space, a team of flexible gym members from Sussex are putting this to the ultimate test by attempting...
BMW to PSA: “You Owe us 50 Million Euros”
Most MINI fans are well aware that BMW Group and PSA partnered on the Prince family of engines found in the current R5X generation of MINIs. BMW did the engineering and handles...
The 2012 Paris Motor Show (Full Gallery)
The Paris Motor Show is a big one for MINI. The MINI Paceman, JCW Countryman and of course the JCW GP are making their production debuts there. Yet there’s more in Paris...
More Talk of MINI Model Expansion
The internet is abuzz with talk from MINI board member Harald Kreuger's comments to <em>Inside Line</em> regarding the continued expansion of the MINI lineup. We reported <a href="https://www.motoringfile.com/2012/01/19/mini-ten-models/">back in January</a> that MINI plans to grow the MINI family to as many as ten members, and Kreuger's latest comments appear to back that up futher. <a href="http://www.insideline.com/mini/mini-mulls-small-sports-car.html">The story</a> from <em>Inside Line</em>, however, adds new fuel to the fires of speculation.
Next Gen MINI three Cylinder Driven
A lot is going to change with the next generation MINI. The aesthetic design of the car will be part evolution and part revolution, and the underlying chassis platform was designed from...
Autocar Names Classic Mini “Greatest British Car Ever Made”
[Official Release] Motoring magazine Autocar publishes outcome of survey: one-off of the small car class crowned “greatest British car ever made”. 53 years ago, in September 1959, sales began of the Morris...
Olympic Miniature MINIs and Olympic Advertising
These days the Olympics mean not only international competition, but seeing brands clamor to associate themselves with the games. There are dozens of brands, big and small, who pay significant amounts of...
Motor Trend Pits the MINI Clubman vs. Hyundai Veloster Turbo
There’s a pattern for MINI “shoot outs” in the mainstream press that I think is pretty interesting. It goes something like this: Match a MINI against some other small car If possible,...
Video: Watch a 160 hp Classic Mini Attack the Ring
A hot VTEC 4-cylinder motor in a classic Mini is nothing new to most Mini and MINI fans. Nor is one blasting around the Nürburgring. This video, however, is a little different...