Road & Track Comparison Test
Road and Track does what seems to be the hot comparison testing these days. They pit the MINI against the Volkswagen GTI, Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V, Honda Civic SI Sedan and...
The Belfast Telegraph on the Cooper D
This is one of the more interesting reviews I have seen. Instead of a single journalist reviewing the car, it also includes reviews from 3 other non-journalists. >For a car as small...
BMW & MINI Win Engine of the Year Awards
BMW Group Press Release: (MINI content at the bottom in bold) For an unprecedented third year in succession, BMW has been named the outright winner of the acclaimed International Engine of the...
CNET Reviews the R56
As before, CNET has gotten a chance to review the R56. >No one but a car geek would spot it, but the 2007 Mini Cooper S gets some big changes over its...
Cars.com: Small and Fast, Take II
Cars.com pits the 2007 Mazada Speed 3 and the Volkswagon GTI 4 door against the MINI. The results were quite interesting. >Last year’s winner, the Volkswagen GTI, returns in four-door form to...
Forbes Test Drives the Electric MINI
This is the same converted MCS that Hybrid Technologies built that we saw last week. This time, more in car video and a different reviewer. Also, a little bit of information about...
Wall Street Journal on the R56
Believe it or not, this is a really great review. >The suspension on the Cooper S is no longer race-car stiff. Seat-of-the-pants evaluation says the combination of a more comfortable ride and...
MINI Rated Safest in Class
According to a study released by the Insurance industry this week on the death rate of automobiles, MINI captured the best score in it’s class. The highest and lowest rates were both...
Edmunds Names 2007 MINI “Most Wanted Coupe” Under $30,000
Official MINI USA Press Release: Topping off its successful US market launch last month, the all-new MINI Cooper has been named by the Editors of Edmunds.com as “Most Wanted Coupe Under $30,000”....
Electric MINI In 2008
According to the Autopia, another option for getting an electric MINI is very close to becoming a reality. >Hybrid Technologies is developing an all-electric Mini Cooper that will be available next year....