Name the New MINI SUV

A year and a half ago we asked you, the MotoringFile reader to name the (then unnamed) MINI Clubman. With almost two hundred comments, to say it was a popular post would...

Car Magazine Covers the MINI SUV

Car magazine (one of the best out there in our humble opinion) has some new photos and relatively old info on the forthcoming MINI SUV. Here’s an excerpt: >People who’ve seen the...

MINI “Colorado” SUV Spied

Leftlanenews.com has the first photos of the MINI SUV test mule. The test vehicle looks to be built using a raised Clubman indicating some form of all-wheel drive present. Expect the finished...

Will a MINI SUV Damage the MINI Brand?

Over the past 5-6 years, MINI has used the “less is more” angle unabashedly in their marketing around the world. They’ve publicly made fun of SUV’s gas mileage and in subtle ways...

Auto Express Reports on the MINI SAV

As usual, Auto Express has it’s own info apart from the rest of the automotive world. And if history is any indication, I wouldn’t put too much faith in either the words...

MINI “Colorado” SAV Details Emerge

For almost a year now we’ve been talking about the MINI SAV (Sport Activity Vehicle – BMW speak for SUV) being potentially built by automotive consortium Magna Steyr. However in the past...

MINI SAV to be Built Outside England

Confirming what we’ve reported for well over a year, a MINI UK representative told the Oxford Mail that the new MINI SAV (BMW speak for SUV) will not be built at the...

BMW X1/MINI SAV Caught Testing

Similar to the early X6 testing mules, BMW appears to be going old school with it’s camouflage of the BMW X1. But why on MotoringFile are we mentioning the X1? Because BMW...

BMW Confirms MINI Sport Activity Vehicle

BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer today confirmed plans to build a MINI Sport Activity Vehicle (Along with the BMW X1) with this quick mention tucked away in his strategy presentation: >At MINI, we...

Magna in Talks to Build MINI Cross-Over

As we’ve reported over the last year, there are two likely production locations for the new MINI Cross-over. One of those is owned and operated by Magna International in Austria. The Globe...