World Debut: Updated MINI Rocketman Concept
MINI has dusted off and updated the most exciting concept from the past five years. The MINI Rocketman was meant to show off how far MINImalism could go and how the original...
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...
MINI Takes the States to Feature JCW GP
More details about MINI TAKES THE STATES 2012 have been released. Earlier we let you know about registrations. We have learned that they have increased capacity at **most** of the events along...
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...
The JCW Engine Kit & Suspension Not Coming to the Countryman
MINI is now officially telling us that the JCW Engine Kit will not be coming to the R60 Countryman. The reason? Proposed sales aren’t high enough to justify the cost of engineering...
Exclusive: MINI to Introduce Next Generation Five Door Hatch
The MINI has faced one consistent criticism here in its largest market for ten years. Despite it being a core brand attribute, many people in North America can’t get past the size...
Franca Sozzani Designs Floral MINI Roadster for Life Ball 2012
[Official Release] Editor of Italian VOGUE presents her one-off MINI at the 20th Life Ball in Vienna in support of AIDS LIFE. A special car to befit a special occasion: Franca Sozzani,...
The MotoringFile MINI Countryman Ordering Guide
After ten months behind the wheel of our long-term Countryman tester, we’re here to tell you what we would have done differently. Perhaps more importantly, how you should spec your own Countryman...
World Premier: 2013 JCW MINIs
The 2013 JCWs have been announced with the new valvtronic engine. Surprisingly, outside of the Countryman, the JCW range will not have higher output. The HP figure will remain at 211 hp...