MINI to Release New Black for 2009
Say goodbye to Astro Black. 2008 will be the last year for the color that has been in the MINI palette since 2004. In it’s place will a darker metallic black closer...
MINI VP Dr. Kay Segler Introduces the new MINI JCW at Geneva
The following is a transcript of Senior Vice President Brand Management MINI, Dr. Kay Segler’s speech at the Geneva Motor Show. Today everything is dedicated to John Cooper Works. And not only...
MINI Scores 5 Stars in NHTSA Crash Testing
Official MINI USA Press Release: The second generation MINI Cooper hardtop earned impressive scores for front and side impact and roll-over testing in the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) New...
12 Greenest Cars sold in the US
Greencars.org has released the 2008 list of the greenest cars sold in the United States. >The Best of 2008 lists the greenest models in each vehicle class. Included are the year’s top-rated...
MINI Cooper S vs Volvo C30
This is a comparo I think we will keep seeing until every outlet has done it or one of the cars stops being made. This time it’s Road & Tracks turn (via...
MF Exclusive: Factory JCW MINI In Detail
MF Exclusive: A few months ago we broke the news on a few of the upgrades expected on the new factory John Cooper Works MINI and some of the general performance figures....
Is Hatchback a Dirty Word?
At least that is the question Wired is asking. >The hatchback body style has never really flown with American car-shoppers. Oh, sure, there have always been low-buck liftbacks for “entry level” buyers...
Consumer Reports Road Tests the R56
Consumer Reports gives us their thoughts on the R56 again, this time in video form. It’s nothing that we haven’t really seen or heard before like gripes about the ride quality, the...
Peter Doulman Talks About the MINI Challenge in Austrailia
Here’s a great interview with Peter Doulman, winner of the Australian 2L Touring Car Championship in 1993, who will also be running in the upcoming Australian MINI Challenge. >”I’ve had experience working...
More Awards for the MINI Brand
It must be award season, and MINI is cleaning up. According to Carpages, which has listed quite a few of them. >The January blues have been well and truly beaten by MINI...