Next MINI to Use Future BMW 3 Cylinder & 4 Cylinder Engines
As we reported a few weeks back BMW has determined that the way forward with the MINI brand isn’t through partnerships with outside companies (Fiat was rumored for quite some time) but...
MINI Crossover Design Leaked? Not Quite.
The French magazine “Automobile” claims to have acquired two images of what appear to potentially be initial design mock-ups the upcoming MINI crossover (coming in 2010 as a 2011 model). But there’s...
MINI’s R60 Platform to Spawn Several Variants
This fall MINI will show a production version of the MINI crossover (internally known as the R60). The road to development for this car has been a rocky one from the start....
First Pre-Production MINI with BMW 2.0L Diesel Engine Built at Oxford Plant
[pictobrowser motoringfile 72157617424804089] Exclusive: Sources at the Oxford Plant have confirmed that the first MINI (in this case a R55 Clubman) went down the line with a BMW 2.0L diesel installed in...
MINI to Launch John Cooper F1 Limited Edition
MINI will be producing a very limited edition JCW just in time for the 50th anniversary of John Cooper’s first F1 car. It’s taken a few weeks but we’ve now verified the...
BMW’s New City Car to Not be Branded MINI?
We’ve heard from several sources over the last few weeks (despite rumors saying otherwise) that BMW will not be branding the “Mega City” urban vehicle as a MINI. It was thought earlier...
MINI & Fiat Collaboration Dies While the Next Generation MINI Comes into Focus
Those worries about MINI’s being built on a Punto chassis died a quiet death recently. In its place BMW has decided to build the next MINI using a shared BMW Group components...
MINI’s Rumored Speedster Takes Another Step Forward
The MINI Speedster rumor has taken a life of it’s own since we published our report earlier this month. Rarely have we seen so much immediate positive reaction to a proposed new...
MINI’s City Car to Go RWD?
German Magazine Auto Bilde gives us a peak (so it would seem) into BMW’s plans for small cars over the next few years. While the headliner is the new Z2, there are...
Daimler/BMW Share Swapping Nixed?
Looks like BMW’s biggest share holders the Quandt family has nixed the idea of a closer relationship between the Germany giants. This could impact everything from A/B Class component sharing with the...