New MINI Model Orders Double in the UK
The new MINI models went on sale in September and already over 1600 orders have been placed for the new MINI One Seven, MINI Cooper Park Lane and MINI Cooper S Checkmate:...
MINI Concept Steals the Show at Frankfurt
From MINI Press: MINI”s first concept car since its 2001 launch proved a big hit for the world”s press at its Frankfurt Motor Show unveiling this week. The cunningly-named MINI Concept Frankfurt...
MINI USA to Build a Drag Car
From MINI USA PR: Lightweight Carbon Fiber-Bodied MINI to be Strip and Show Stopper California based FIREBALL TIM RACING (FTR) has announced a collaboration between the extreme MINI tuner and MINI USA....
MINI Concept Press Conference Transcript
For all those who just can’t get enough of all the action in Frankfurt this week, here’s the full transcript from the MINI Concept News Conference. Speaking to reporters is Dr Michael...
BMW Enters Into Hybrid Alliance
There’s no telling when this will impact MINI’s future engine offerings, but it’s certainly a step in an interesting direction. BMW already has some of the most effecient and powerful Diesel engines...
The MINI Wagon Concept – In Depth
From MINI Press: MINI Concept Frankfurt: The Joy of Travelling. Now in the Early 21st Century. Unusual, agile, clever from the very beginning Mini was the ideal companion for the genuine trendsetter....
Official Images of the MINI Concept Wagon
[Update #2: full gallery] As we predicted last week, MINI has unveiled a long wheel base MINI concept at the Frankfurt Autoshow today. Seen in this concept are hints at the next...
BMW Group Donates $1 Million to Red Cross
From BMW Press: The BMW Group has pledged a donation of $1 million to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. In addition to that...
MINIUSA Officially Announces 2006 Updates
MINIUSA has finally released it’s official 2006 press release to the public this morning. This news release comes a couple weeks after we leaked all of the official 2006 details so there...
MINI UK Announce Factory JCW Option
From MINI UK Press: From October, the hatches on the Oxford production line will be a little hotter than before. For the first time, the 210bhp John Cooper Works (JCW) engine tuning...