MINI USA Renews Deal w/Fireballed! Racing

MINIUSA Press Release: MINI USA has renewed its motorsport racing development program with Southern California’s extreme tuning house, FIREBALLED! RACING, signing a 5 year deal through 2012. FIREBALLED! will continue the build-out...

2007 Cooper S Impresses on the Dyno (Again)

After last week’s review of the R56, many of you asked how it was possible for the 2007 MCS to feel so much faster than previous version of the car with officially...

MINI Featured in Winding Road Comparison

Winding Road, one of our favorite automotive publications, has put up a great comparison that included the MINI. >Staying sort of true to the squared-off, tin can feel of the original 1360-pound...

Driving.ca on the R56 Cooper

One of the few reviews about the Cooper, and it’s a great one. >The inherent perkiness of the tiny hatchback is so infectious — as comedian Steve Martin once said about playing...

Largest MINI Showroom to open in Thailand

Thailand has become home to the largest Mini showroom in the world with the opening of Mini Square on Soi Ekamai. >The six-storey facility cost Bt150 million and has a total area...

BMW to buy Volvo and Leverage it for MINI?

Reported by Autocar.co.uk >BMW seriously considered launching a takeover bid for Volvo earlier this year, Autocar can reveal. >The Bavarian car maker requested a complete breakdown of Volvo’s financial position from a...

Car Magazine Specs a MINI

Sure, we’ve all done this dozens if not hundreds of times. We even helped Gabe spec his R56 last week (details coming soon). Now, Car Magazine is ordering their long term test...

Top Gear: The 100 Fastest Cars

Wedged nicely at position #31 behind the Vauxhall Corsa VXR and in front of the Renault Clio 197 you will find the 2007 R56 MCS. >Look at the thing: an insult to...

Swarovski Crystal MINI

Here is something you don’t see everyday. A MINI covered with a million Swarovski crystals. >It features over one-million Swarovski crystals in 50 different shades of color. Each crystal was scrupulously hand...