MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop Versus Audi S1 Photo Comparison
18 Dec 2014, 14:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With the launch of the new MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop, things in the supermini segment have seriously heated up. The thing is, for the new kid on the block there’s only one other rival tha...
BMW’s 3-Cylinder B38 Engine Wins Ward’s 10 Best Engines Award
18 Dec 2014, 07:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The world knows it as the ‘heart’ of the new Mk3 2015 MINI Cooper hardtop but we know that it has many more uses, in a variety of cars across the MINI and BMW range. The B38 3-cylinder 1...
MINI Wants You to Show Off Your Sleigh
17 Dec 2014, 10:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI USA got us used to their crazy Holiday Season challenges and this year’s is no different. They want you to show off your sleigh. Of course, by sleigh they don’t really mean what the...
US Customs and Border Protection Crushes Illegally Imported Mini
15 Dec 2014, 13:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Minis just aren’t what they used to anymore. Ask any fan of the brand and you’ll reach this conclusion, but whatever the reason they invoke, things are exactly as they seem. Sure, the ca...
MINI Cooper S 5-Door - Your Funky HD Wallpapers Are Served
13 Dec 2014, 10:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / On April 26th, 1986, Ukrainian town Pripyat was the scene of a catastrophic nuclear accident. What we refer to as the Chernobyl nuclear accident is the first of two nuclear power plant accidents cla...
2014 MINI Cooper S 5-Door Tested: It's Officially Better than the 3-door
12 Dec 2014, 16:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Now that MINI is officially a smaller version of BMW’s own products, it’s no wonder they will keep bringing new models to the table. Sure, they announced that the Coupe and the Roadster ...
MINI’s Plans to Build a Superleggera Inspired Model Revealed via Patent Drawings
11 Dec 2014, 10:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Not too long ago we were telling you that MINI might actually be looking to create a production version of the Superleggera Concept that would take the brand into a new chapter. Considering how good...
2015 MINI JCW Hardtop Officially Unveiled: Will Show Up at Detroit
10 Dec 2014, 22:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Earlier today we caught the 2015 MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop completely undisguised via some photos leaked by Car Advice. Seeing as the rabbit is already out of the hat, the British company decid...
BMW Group Sales Reach 1.9 Million in November, Inching Closer to 2 Million Mark
10 Dec 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When BMW said that they will be breaking the 2 million premium cars sold in 2014 some rushed to become non-believers. However, the management team led by Ian Robertson (the Sales Chief) knew what it...
2015 MINI John Cooper Works Unveiled with 231 HP Ahead of Official Debut
10 Dec 2014, 08:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Despite the official debut of the MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop being scheduled for a later date, the guys from Car Advice Australia apparently had permission to cut in line and release the officia...
2014 MINI Cooper Gets 4-Star Rating from Euro NCAP
3 Dec 2014, 10:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Before MINI’s latest model hit the streets, the early photos of the Mk3 model showed a rather weird bonnet that was far longer than anyone expected. Back then, the Brits claimed that the reaso...
BMW Group US Sales Drop 0.8 Percent in November
3 Dec 2014, 09:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For the first time, in a really long record, the BMW sales recorded a drop in demand in the US. The BMW Group managed to sell just 36,028 vehicles in November which represent a 0.8 percent drop comp...
Tune It! Safe! Campaign Brought Six Cars to the Essen Motor Show 2014 · Live Photos
29 Nov 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For 10 years now, the German Ministry of Transportation has been running a campaign to encourage drivers to tune their car in a safe manner. Their motto couldn’t be clearer neither: Tune It! S...
What Cartoon Characters Have in Common With Car Interior Designs
28 Nov 2014, 14:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Over a year ago, we wrote a short story revealing that the dash of a MINI Paceman looks just like the outline of Mickey Mouse's face. The designers couldn't have done this by accident &nda...
Drive Like a Gentleman: Illustration Art with Cool Cars
27 Nov 2014, 17:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Most of us think automobiles are just about going fast and having big engines, but they would be nothing without design. What engine does the Mercedes-Benz 300SL have? You probably don't know, ...
Fiat 500 versus MINI Cooper: Which One to Pick?
25 Nov 2014, 13:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With the new Mk3 model, MINI is trying hard to rise up to the expectations people have of it. It’s a brand new models that uses a brand new platform but is it any good compared to its predeces...
The MINI Coupe and Roadster Are Officially Dead Meat
25 Nov 2014, 09:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s been on the front pages of automotive websites for months now but we never had official confirmation of the rumor that the Coupe and Roadster MINI models will be put out of production. To...
MINI Driver Blocks Tram, Angry Passengers Push It Out of the Way
24 Nov 2014, 16:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was a rather annoying evening for tram passengers going from Nottingham’s City center to Phoenix Park and Hucknall in Nottingham last Friday. A careless driver left her red MINI parked in ...
How a Chinese Drifter Pulled the Best Parking Job Ever, a Guinness World Record
21 Nov 2014, 10:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Great Britain is in grave danger - the Guinness World Record for the Tightest Parallel Park, which used to be held by a Brit with a MINI, has now fallen, with the title being taken by the Chinese. ...
BMW Creates The MINI Story, 40 Years of History in One Exhibition
20 Nov 2014, 15:12 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / BMW has recently announced their newest exhibition to take place at Munich’s BMW Museum, starting November 27. Dubbed “The Mini Story” visitors will be able, for the first time, to...