Times Online reviews the Factory R56 JCW
Andrew Frankel from the London Times took the factory R56 JCW car on a first drive recently and was not very keen about this latest hot entry from Oxford: >”This could just...
Garage419 Takes Dynolicious to the Track
The newest iPhone/iPod Touch application that is making the gear heads excited is Dynolicious. What is it? From their site. >Dynolicious is the first automotive performance meter available for the iPhone and...
BMW 128i vs Clubman S
Now this is new. Edmunds has decided to pit the newest BMW against the newest MINI Cooper. >Season the Mini with a few options and it costs about the same as the...
Can a Petrolhead be an Eco-Driver?
Here’s a recent BBC article discussing fuel saving driving techniques in the UK – a timely subject for just about anywhere in the world these days. The article’s author, Rob Corp, owns...
Businessweek Reviews the Clubman
“Fast, fun and hard to find” That was Business Week’s conclusion after testing the 2008 Clubman. Here’s an excerpt: >Is it worth the wait? In a word, yes. There’s no other model...
BMW Expands Cost Cutting – MINI included
Automobile News has the latest on BMW’s moves to further increase cost cutting – and they include the MINI brand. Here’s an excerpt: >Reithofer also wants a sharp reduction in Mini production...
Forbes on MINI’s High Resale in the US
Forbes magazine gives the MINI yet more love when it comes to resale value: >Appointed with premium features at an attractive price, the Cooper occupies a market niche where buyers can find...
US Dealers Out of MINIs
We’ve been watching this happen over the last few months as on-hand MINI supplies dwindled from 5 days, to four, then down to 2 days. Now, they are out. From Autoweek.com. >The...
Clubman vs. Go-Kart
Those crazy kids over at Webridestv.com have decided to see if the MINI Clubman _actually_ handles like a go-cart by taking it to a local indoor kart track and racing it against...
The Clubman as a Family Car
It used to be that an R50 (with CVT no less) fit the bill. >But that’s when my family was younger and smaller. The kids were 4 and 2, so the miniature...