Hamann Tuning kit For R55/R56 Cooper S
Hamann has released tuning and bodykits for the R55/R56 Cooper S and Cooper D. It’s not a huge departure from their previous kits but they’re worth checking out. + Tuner Special: Hamann...
Times Online reviews the Factory R56 JCW
Andrew Frankel from the London Times took the factory R56 JCW car on a first drive recently and was not very keen about this latest hot entry from Oxford: >”This could just...
BMW Expands Cost Cutting – MINI included
Automobile News has the latest on BMW’s moves to further increase cost cutting – and they include the MINI brand. Here’s an excerpt: >Reithofer also wants a sharp reduction in Mini production...
R50 Designer Frank Stephenson Joins McLaren
Frank Stephenson, lead design of the R50 MINI, has joined the McLaren as its Design Director. That’s according to the Cardesignews.com. Here’s an excerpt from the site: >”McLaren is pleased to confirm...
The Last R52 MINI Convertible Comes off the Production Line
Official MINI Release: Style icon, global player, “value master” and now already a classic. Now that around 164,000 units have been produced, the MINI Convertible of the current generation has reached the...
Top Gear Features MINIs
Most of us around the MF offices are pretty big fans of Top Gear. We thought it was especially nice when BBC America decided to start sharing the goodness that Jeremy Clarkson,...
3rd Gen MINI could use Fiat Platform
Autoblog, via Automotive News, has some interesting information about the upcoming ’15 MINI that is to be built in conjuction with Fiat. >It’s unclear whether the C-Evo architecture will underpin the MINI...
2009 MINI Convertible to Get Exclusive Color
When the R57 goes on sale next spring it will receive an exclusive color much like the launch of the R52 convertibles in the latter half of 2004. Like the R52 the...
MINI to Sell Fiats in North America?
The Automotive news is reporting that BMW may sell Alfa Romeos in North America using the MINI dealer network. Here’s an excerpt from the article just published: >Fiat said today that BMW...
BMW Group & Fiat Officially Sign “Memorandum of Understanding”
BMW Group Press Release: The BMW Group and Fiat Group Automobiles (FGA) are considering the possibility of co-operation in the areas of architectures and components for their MINI and Alfa Romeo vehicles....