Get Your Submission In: MINI Final Test Test Drives Contest Ends Sunday
With just five days to go it’s time to get serious and submit some videos folks. This is an amazing opportunity to create something amazing and get into the new F56 before...
Revisiting the Rocketman – A Design Analysis
Over the past few days, we’ve been focusing on MINI Design’s roots—first through an interview with the lead exterior designer of the R50, and then with a look back at some of...
Video: The TWINI on Jay Leno’s Garage
No matter your late night viewing loyalties, there’s no denying that Jay Leno is the gear head to end all gear heads. His collection includes motorcycles, antique fire engines, tractors and more...
MINI’s Decade of Concepts & Turmoil (w/Gallery)
Given the launch of the new MINI and the recent pre-production shell that popped up on eBay, we’ve been digging into our archives a bit and thinking about how the modern MINI...
Frank Stephenson: MINI Has Lost it
Frank Stephenson, exterior designer of the R50 and R53 MINI was interviewed earlier this year on the occasion of his latest creation debuting – the McLaren P1. Frank, a long time reader...
MINI USA Sales Down 13% for November
Sales are down across the board with one interesting exception. The Paceman has finally found buyers. 631 in November – almost double that of the Clubman. And what of the Roadster and...
MINI Final Test Test Drives Contest Video
Here’s a quick reminder to enter MINI’s Final Test Test Drive Contest. What’s the Final Final Test Drive? Traditionally car companies hand the car to the media. The media dissects the car...
MINI’s New Four Doors: F55 Hatch & F54 Clubman
For the past year we’ve seen the F55 roaming the streets of Germany testing in various states of camouflage. And as each layer has been slowly stripped away ahead of its fall...
Pre-production Rover R50 Prototype Shell Shows up on eBay
Want an early look at MINI development? This prototype shell found on eBay gives us an interesting window into that time period where Rover still had some control over engineering and BMW...
Spied: The F55 5-door Next Gen MINI
We’re expecting that more than any other, the upcoming 5-door MINI variant will significantly impact the brand’s popularity, especially with American buyers. Mixing a bit of the Countryman’s 4-door practicality with the...