Opinion: Can BMW & MINI Sell More Without Selling Out?
Back in 2002, BMW and MINI produced only a handful of models; the 3, 5 and 7 series, X5, Z4 and of course the MINI hatch. With the current model line-up that...
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...
The Next Generation MINI Interior In Detail
Last week Auto Express published the first images of the F56 MINI’s interior stripped (if just partially) of its camouflage. What we saw both raised some questions and confirmed most of what...
Next Generation MINI Spy Photos Show More Modern Interior
MINI’s interior design language has been a retro infused rocketship derived extravaganza since 2001. And according to new spy photos from Auto Express, that’s about a change. The photos in question show...
Breaking: 2014 F56 MINI Spotted
With only one year away from a debut, we knew that we’d be seeing the real F56 test mules around Munich soon. And today they arrived. Auto Express has the first photos...
Unofficial Rendering: Former BMW Designer Pens MINI Zero Concept
Soon we’ll start to see test mules and leaked photos of the F56, the third generation of the new MINI. These will lead up to an official online debut of the car...
Rumor: Next Generation MINIs to Offer 8 or 9 Speed Auto
Ever since the six speed Aisin automatic was introduced in the Cooper for the 2005 model year, MINI fans have been waiting for something better. We can now confirm that something better...
Next Generation MINI Hatch to Feature an Extra Door?
If there’s one thing that MINI consistently gets dinged on in consumer feedback is a lack of room. Even though it’s called a MINI, there are many markets that prize space and...
This is NOT the Next Generation MINI
We’ve seen this car before. It wasn’t the F56 then. It’s not the F56 now. Yet World Car Fans is showing off a set of photos of what they’re reporting to be...
Next Generation MINI Timeline & Details Revealed
As those who listened to yesterday’s MF podcast yesterday found out, BMW doesn’t intent on releasing the 3rd generation MINI until well into 2013. Unlike the R50 and R53, BMW is planning...