Chris Harris’s Neo-Manualism
Unlike the U.S., most automobiles in Europe sport a manual gearbox. Historically I’m not sure why this is the case, but it may have something to do with the price of gas...
MINI Dealerships Stepping-Up Their Game on Internet Sales Leads
The last time I bought a MINI was in 2012. Back then I was still living in Europe and I was about to move back to Boston. Because I needed to drive...
Touchscreen Infotainment Systems Coming to BMWs
In the latest episode of [White Roof Radio](http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-543/), we dedicated some time talking about the state of current infotainment systems. Needless to say it is not great, but seeing a number of...
Apple And BMW Might Be Working On An OS
Historically, the BMW Group and Apple have held a number of conversations regarding the integration of Apple products and services into their cars. In fact, BMW was one of the first brands...
Q&A With The Creators of The Clubman Gran Turismo Concept
[MINI Space](http://www.minispace.com/en_us/article/QA-With-Creators-of-Virtual-Supercar-MINI-and-Gran-Turismo-Introduce-the-MINI-Clubman-Vision-GT/1042/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+minispace%2Fen_us%2Fblog+%28MINI+Space+-+creative+projects%2C+competitions%2C+events%2C+thoughts+and+ideas%2C+by+MINI%29) published last week an interview with Christopher Weil, Lead MINI Designer of the MINI Clubman Vision Gran Turismo and Gran Turismo founder Kazunori Yamauchi. Their discussion is focused around the...
A Metaphor For The Modern Motor Industry
[Chris Harris on why every car brand is obsessed with building every kind of car](http://jalopnik.com/why-every-car-brand-is-obsessed-with-building-every-kin-1688464984): >Every CFO on the planet will now laugh at my naiveté, but would it really be impossible...
What’s Next After the Coupe and Roadster Are Gone?
[MINI confirmed](https://www.motoringfile.com/2015/02/13/the-coupe-and-the-roadster-turn-into-the-final-straight/) earlier this month that the R58 Coupe and R59 Roadster will end their production run in the coming months. The question that came to mind when the news broke was...
Leaked: Clubman Vision Gran Turismo Concept
In conjunction with Sony’s Gran Truism 6, MINI has released a digital only concept of the forthcoming 2016 Clubman. The differences? Just about everything. This Clubman is a fictionalized race car that...
Apple Hires Head of Mercedes-Benz R&D
If you’ve never heard of [Apple](http://www.apple.com), it’s a small technology company that has changed the world, over and over again since 1976. It also recently became the first U.S. company to manage...
Spied: F60 Countryman Plug-In Hybrid Caught Winter Testing
Another week, another set of [spy photos](http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1502-mini-countryman-plug-in-hybrid-spied-testing/) from [Automobile Magazine](http://www.automobilemag.com/). This time, the upcoming F60 Countryman was caught winter testing, but interestingly enough this is not the most interesting bit of the...