Extended Wheelbase MINI Spotted
Here it is folks… the first clear spy shots of the upcoming extended wheel-base MINI. Autowereld (and Dutch publication) has the scoop. Unfortunately our Dutch is a little rusty so let me...
Gas Shortages and High Prices
When it’s all said and done Hurricane Katrina will probably be the most economically devastating natural disaster to hit the US ever. And that’s not to mention the enormous human toll that...
Weblogs to Help Cut Auto Warranty Costs?
There’s no word on whether MINI will be using a system like this but it’s fascinating nonetheless (from Reuters): IBM is set to give details Tuesday about plans to sell sophisticated search...
Classic Mini, Supercharged!
I have the good fortune of having a friend and coworker that recently acquired a classic Mini. It needs a little work, but looks great, runs well and is in overall good...
MINI Named to Winding Road's Top Ten List
Winding Road is chock full of MINI related info in this latest issue. In the past several issues Winding Road has been counting down the top 50 driver’s cars and in this...
Winding Road Reviews the MINI Cooper S
The PDF based car magazine, Winding Road, has a MINI related comparison in it’s most recent issue. Pitted against the MINI are two very different cars, the Ford Mustang GT and the...
Cooper Featured Marque At 2006 Monterey Historic Automobile Races
From Montereyhistoric.com: Cooper will be the featured marque at the 33rd Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, August 18-20, 2006, announced Steven J. Earle, president of General Racing Ltd. and founder of the...
MINIUSA Sets Goal of Doubling Sales
From this week’s Automotive News: Mini’s new chief, former BMW marketing guru James McDowell, sports a green polo shirt and a striped worker jacket from the Oxford, England, factory with his name...
Let's Configure
MINIUSA has launched the 2006 model year edition of it’s always popular online configurator today. The updated edition features all the new 2006 options and colors that have been on MotoringFile for...
Confused lions 'hunt' MINIs
From the BBC: Small cars driving through a safari park in Merseyside have been chased by confused lions who think they are prey. Staff at Knowsley Safari Park are monitoring smaller vehicles,...