BMW to Decide on Building Electric MINI in the Following Months
11 Sep 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI and Italian coach builder Superleggera unveiled an amazing concept earlier this year that’s wearing both their names. The MINI Superleggera Vision Concept was introduced in May and ever s...
MINI Celebrates Two Milestones Today in Oxford
9 Sep 2014, 12:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW knew that it had a long, rough road ahead when it bought the MINI brand back in the 20th century. Starting with 2001, they breathed new life into the iconic hardtop Cooper and today, the BMW Gro...
MINI Cooper S Crash on the Nurburgring Opens up the Rear Axle
8 Sep 2014, 14:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We often say that it must be great living right next to the Nurburgring but the truth of the matter is, the Green Hell has this nickname for a reason. It’s not that easy to drive fast on the R...
2017 MINI Countryman Spied for the First Time
3 Sep 2014, 15:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When MINI unveiled the Countryman back in 2010, most of the audience was disappointed in what BMW did with the British brand. Apart from those people that were actually, genuinely excited about the ...
MINI Offers a Glimpse Into how Future Driving Will Look Like
21 Aug 2014, 08:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The folks over at MINI wanted to know how future driving could look like in order to be able to shape the company for the latest trends. In this regard, they teamed up with online magazine Dezeen to...
MINI Celebrates 55 Years of Motoring
18 Aug 2014, 10:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / On this very day, 55 years ago, the first classic Mini assembled in Birmingham went on the market, showing the UK market at first what Sir Alec Issigonis came up with. Little did he and the rest of ...
MINI USA Invites You to Do the Ice Bucket Challenge
17 Aug 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Jim McDowell might’ve retired from his position of CEO of MINI USA but that doesn’t mean that the ‘not normal’ character of the American branch will go with him. Oh no, his s...
MINI and JustPark Allow UK Motorists to Purchase Parking on the Go
11 Aug 2014, 17:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Finding parking spaces in crowded cities is getting to be a pretty big and ugly chore these days. Basically, people are starting to leave their cars on the outskirts of mega-cities and use public tr...
MINI Puts Clubman Production on Hold
11 Aug 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI’s Clubman variant, part of the ever expanding portfolio of the brand is apparently no longer being manufactured, according to the Telegraph. For the moment, customers and potential buyers...
Dogs Love to Motor and MINI Loves to Motor with them
5 Aug 2014, 14:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2014 MINI Takes the States tour is currently underway, with motorists heading to the finish line in Boston, MA where they are supposed to arrive on August 10. This is no regular race, however, t...
Electric MINI Could Come Around in 2015 - Report
5 Aug 2014, 09:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The UKL platform is a huge deal for BMW and MINI alike. At first we were rather not impressed with it but as time goes by we realized that nearly 40 percent of the upcoming new models from the Germa...
MINI Releases a New Kind of Guide for the 2015 Countryman
4 Aug 2014, 16:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’re simply laughing as we’re writing this post, having just watched the latest commercials posted online by MINI. In a daring attempt to make the new Countryman a lot more popular, the...
BMW UKL Platform Could Underpin a Dozen Forthcoming Models
3 Aug 2014, 18:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When the Bavarian carmaker told the automotive media that front-wheel drive is the way to go for the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, many fans of the breed were skeptical about this move. However, a rec...
2014 MINI Countryman Gets Top Safety Pick from IIHS
30 Jul 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A new batch of tests were run by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the US and the data was just released, showing a surprising winner and some rather controversial results. The 2014 MINI...
MINI Takes the States Kicked Off this Weekend, with the Blessing of Tony Hawk
28 Jul 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2014 MINI Takes the States is now officially underway, being kicked off on Sunday by none other than Tony Hawk that was present on the spot in San Francisco. Being a fellow owner and enthusiast,...
2014 MINI Cooper S by Maxi-Tuner Delivers 220 PS
26 Jul 2014, 08:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You can say whatever you want about the new MINI Cooper S – that it's too big, not "MINI enough" – but as a pure piece of tech, it's unrivaled in the supermini class,...
Yes! This Dog Is Actually Driving a Car
21 Jul 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’ve seen those prank videos on Youtube before, showing dogs behind the steering wheel or even the same scene in some action movie before but up until now we knew they weren’t for real....
Quadruple Victory for Nani Roma with the MINI ALL4 Racing in the Baja Aragon
21 Jul 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI is absolutely dominating rally races around the world at this moment. After winning the Dakar Rally this year, Nani Roma is now showing other people how it’s done in other venues, posting...
The MINI Convertible Celebrates 10 Years of Open Top Driving
18 Jul 2014, 12:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was March 2004 when MINI launched the Convertible model, at the Geneva Motor Show and it announced a more than exciting summer. Going on sale in July of the same year, the open-top car is now cel...
MINI Starts Production at VDL Nedcar in the Presence of Dutch King
17 Jul 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW is currently looking to reach a steep target of over 2 million vehicles sold this year and MINI could help them reach it. However, in order to do so, the Oxford plant needs help as its 260,000-u...