World Record Broken (again)
I hate to be the one to break it to you if you haven’t already heard, but the previous record of 273 MINIs in a line was smashed at this years MINI...
Photo Wrap-up From the Frankfurt Motorshow
Along with the previous photos that MF correspondent Michael Talley sent in, we’ve got a few more from the Frankfurt IAA Motorshow and the world debut of the Clubman and JCW race...
Clubman’s Door Not Originally Planned?
Automotive News is reporting that the Clubman’s door was not originally on the drawing boards when the model was conceived. Here’s an excerpt: >The Mini Clubman’s unusual, three-door configuration evolved during the...
MINI Clubman at the Frankfurt VIP Intro
Some great pics from the recent MINI Clubman IAA VIP Event. You can clearly see the difference between the boot space and leg room of the Coupe vs. the Clubman. The front...
MINI Clubman Ranch
MINI does have some creative advertising agencies. Winding Road has some interesting shots as MINI gets ready to debut the Clubman in Frankfurt later this month. >Consider this to be ad agency...
BMW Building its Own MINI Competitor?
Motor Authority reported last week about some rumors going around that BMW is looking to build a small FWD car built on the MINI platform. >There have been numerous reports pertaining to...
BMW Now World’s Largest Premium Automaker
August is behind us and Motor Authority has posted some great numbers by BMW. >The month of August has seen healthy sales for Germany’s three major luxury marques, with BMW managing to...
Car Magazine Test-drives the Clubman
More Clubman goodness, this time from the fine folks at the UK-based magazine “Car”: >On paper, the growth spurt sounds modest: rear-seat passengers enjoy a whole 8cm extra legroom and the boot...
MT Tests the MINI, GTI and Volvo C30
Motor Trend test drove the new Volvo C30, Vw GTI and 2007 MINI Cooper S back to back to back and came away with an interesting result. But first, here’s what they...
MINI2 Full Clubman Test-drive
We are going to start seeing these fast and furious over the next few days. MINI2 starts us off with their exclusive test drive of the Clubman from Madrid. >Our first impression,...