VW’s Dirty Diesel Secret & What it Means to BMW & MINI
VW USA’s diesel scandal has shaken the auto industry. With numbers like $19B in potential fines and 11M cars affected, it’s easy to see why. But just how bad is it and...
Hands-on With the 2016 MINI Clubman
MINI has officially unveiled the new 2016 MINI Clubman at the Frankfurt Motor Show and we’re just back from our first hands-on time with it. Here are our big take-aways: – The...
MINI at IAA Frankfurt 2015
**Official Release:** MINI is continuing to expand its model range with the world premiere of the new MINI Clubman at the International Motor Show Frankfurt 2015. The MINI Clubman marks the brand’s...
Autoblog Explores the F54 Clubman with MINI USA Product Manager
We’ll be hands-on with the new Clubman in a matter of weeks. But in the meantime associate Autoblog Editor Brandon Turkus had the opportunity to speak with MINI USA product planning manager...
The Science of Speed
Pushing a car – especially a MINI – to its limits on a track is thrilling, exhilarating, and many more other adjectives. To understand what is behind all these feelings, the University...
Rumor: MINI Testing Carbon Fiber Components
BMW is the world’s leading automotive manufacturer of carbon fiber with its BMWi brand. We’ve reported on the strategy, the technology and the models created with it. But the brand’s plans with...
Dyno Results: F56 with JCW Tuning Kit
We’ve always known BMW and MINI to be rather conservative in listing power and torque outputs. Now it would appear we have yet another example of this. Pedro of the site MotoringFun...
MINI ALL4 Racing Wins the Hungarian Baja
Official Release: Hungary, 16th August 2015 was the scene for an evening of dual celebration when MINI ALL4 Racing crew Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) and Mathieu Baumel (FRA) won the Hungarian Baja 2015;...
Would You Want a Self Parking MINI?
We’ve read about the feature and seen photos of it in action on BimmerFile. Now we get to see the 2016 7 Series do the seemingly impossible with its self parking function....
Hybrid JCW Countryman Spotted Testing?
The German BMW site BimmerToday.de spotted the upcoming F60 Countryman in Hybrid form this week undergoing road test evaluations. While that wouldn’t normally be something that would warrant a post here at...