MINI SUV to be Partially 1 Series Based
MF Exclusive: What happens when a car-maker wants to build a bigger vehicle without the finances to properly develop a new platform? They borrow what they need from someone else who’s already...
MINI SUV to be Called the Crossman?
According to German automotive magazine Auto Motor und Sport the new MINI SUV may take a page from the Clubman and could christened the Crossman when it debuts in 2010. You can...
Car Magazine Reports on the MINI SAV
While there’s little new to see (and really only one new photo) Car does give us their take on the upcoming model: >Although it will be aimed at the fashionista rather than...
BMW Confirms MINI SUV Production Details
Official BMW Group Press Release: The new MINI Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) will be built by Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik in Graz, Austria. The vehicle concept, devised by MINI Design and BMW Group...
Automotive News Reports MINI SUV to Be Built by Magna
Making what we reported a few months back official, a BMW representative announced that the MINI SUV will indeed be built by Magna in Austria. Here’s the official word as reported by...
MINI SAV Production Location Update
For almost a year we’ve been reporting that the MINI off-roader (now officially code-named the R60) would either be built at BMW’s Spartanburg SC Plant or by Magna Steyr in Austria. Recently...
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...