Rumors Behind the JCW GP
As the hotly debated JCW GP project continues to advance, today we look at some of the factors that appear to have lead MINI to select an outside firm to be so...
New MINI Concept at the Detroit Auto Show
We just received word that MINI is planning on showing a third MINI Traveller concept, this time at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Apparently the concept will differ slightly...
MINI Product Roadmap Leaked to the Web?
Update: As some of us suspected this isn’t quite an official leaked document but a white paper put together by Supplier Business. While it’s not quite from the inside, it could still...
The Rumored Lightweight MCS: Part 7
Rumored no more. MINI2 is now confirming what many of us had assumed all along. The images posted on the web this weekend are indeed early sketches of the upcoming MINI Cooper...
The Rumored Lightweight MCS: Part 6
MINI will officially debut the new MCS Lightweight sometime next week according to a recent press release and language posted on the MINI United website. As we had predicted a few months...
The Rumored Lightweight MCS: Part 5
This week’s Auto Express has more on the rumored MCS lightweight. However being that this is Auto Express, it’s important to take some of it with a grain of salt. Here’s an...
The Rumored Lightweight MCS: Part 4
Here we go with yet more details on the rumored (and looking more real everyday) lightweight MCS. The Automotive News breaks some juicy details in this week’s edition a potential power output...
The Rumored Lightweight MCS: Part 3
Paul Mullet from MINI2 has now confirmed some of what we reported last week on the rumored Limited Edition Lightweight Cooper S. First off it would appear that MINI will indeed be...
AWD MINI Further Away Than Expected?
Will an All-Wheel Drive MINI Ever See the Light of Day? With the recent Getrag testing of an AWD drive system for the MCS, we seem to get this questions asked every...
JCW Kit for the MCS Auto Due in October
The kit should also be available in the UK within days. This news comes directly from the John Cooper Garage in the UK. The Automatic JCW engine kit will be available as...