GM To Go Head-To-Head Against MINI?
Word ’round the internet campfire is that GM is seriously considering a premium hatch aimed directly at the MINI. LeftLaneNews is reporting that a project, dubbed “fun and fashion”, is being headed...
BMW Considering Two-Cylinder Engines?
Dr. Klaus Draeger is the man in charge of development at BMW. We’re filing this under rumor for now, but in a recent interview with the German magazine Auto, Motor und Sport...
MINI To Be Judicious With Future Concept Vehicles
We love seeing new production and concept vehicles from the clever folks at MINI. Last month’s Paris Motor Show saw the reveal of the MINI Scooter E and the Countryman WRC race...
Next Generation Clubman To Be Countryman Based
UK auto magazine Autocar is reporting that MINI is very seriously considering several variants on the MINI Countryman. Old news to MotoringFile readers but there are a few interesting tidbits. Most notably...
Calm Down. MINI Isn’t Building a Minivan.
This morning, Jalopnik’s Ray Wert posted an impassioned plea to BMW and MINI not to follow through with a minivan model rumored by sources here and here. These sources are asserting that...
MINI’s Other Paris Concept to Debut in London
MINI UK has been alluding to a new concept that will debut in Paris for a few days now. While at first we thought it might be related to the MINI Countryman,...
MINI to Produce 3 Door Beachcomber Variant?
Scott26 (or whatever name he’s going by today) has long been a great source of information for BMW fans. He works for the company and has insider information that is often on...
MF Exclusive: Newest Color to be Eclipse Grey?
We just got confirmation from sources within Oxford that an R56 Cooper S was produced on Friday with a unique exterior color called Eclipse Grey Metallic. Our sources are implying that it’s...
The Rolls Royce MINI to be Named “Goodwood”?
For 2010 MINI will roll-out the next of it’s high-end limited edition models with the help of Rolls Royce Motor Cars. Since we broke the story about the RR MINI last May,...
MINI Production to Expand Outside the UK?
Our friends at Insideline had a chance to catch-up with Ian Robertson about the state of MINI and he had some interesting remarks. As we know MINI production is bursting at the...