MINI USA Recalls 2011 Clubman For (Almost) No Reason
Because of a production mix-up there are 75 Clubman (not Clubmans or Clubmen) rolling around the US with the EU style ABS symbol in the tach. The difference? On the EU version...
MINI’s Next Generation N37 3 Cylinder Engine: Hearing is Believing
One of the biggest concerns about MINI’s upcoming three cylinder (after power) is sound. What do three cylinders sound like compared to the current four? Based on first-hand experiences and the video...
MINI to Outsource Some Manufacturing to VDL in the Netherlands
Last year we reported that BMW was seriously looking at production for MINI outside of both Oxford and Austria. First it was Germany that was considered. Then BMW looked seriously at buying...
Meet the N37; The F56 MINI’s Three Cylinder Engine
This week BMW brought the curtain up on the new family of three cylinder engines and the new front wheel drive BMW. Both are incredibly informative to us in understanding MINI’s future...
MINI USA Sales up a Shocking 84% for August
MINI USA reported the best August ever with sales of 5,718 automobiles, an increase of 83.9 percent from the 3,109 sold in August, 2011. What’s driving this increase? The volume leaders are...
Auto Start/Stop Coming to US MINIs
According to sources inside MINI familiar with future product features, the US market will finally see an auto start/stop system for both manual and automatic transmissions. The first version of auto start/stop...
Motor Trend Pits the MINI Clubman vs. Hyundai Veloster Turbo
There’s a pattern for MINI “shoot outs” in the mainstream press that I think is pretty interesting. It goes something like this: Match a MINI against some other small car If possible,...
Next Generation MINI Part 2: A Revolution in Infotainment & Navigation
A month ago we walked you through what we knew (and what we could tell you) about the next generation MINI’s interior. Called “a huge step forward” by sources familiar with the...
World Debut: The MINI Clubvan (Final Production Form)
The Clubvan is here. Almost. MINI has released final production information on the first officially available commercial vehicle to wear the MINI badge since BMW bought the brand in the 90’s. The...
BMW to Produce Future 3 Cylinder Engines for MINI at Hams Hall in the UK
Today at the SMMT 2012 International Automotive Summit at Canary Wharf, London, Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Sales and Marketing BMW, announced that the new generation...