Bolt on GoPro Camera Mounts for BMW now Available
17 Jul 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Not too long ago, BMW and MINI announced that their new customers (read: that bought new cars from July 2014 on) will be able to control their GoPro cameras from inside their cars, thanks to a colla...
MINI Cooper D vs Audi A1 1.6 TDI Comparison Test
16 Jul 2014, 12:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new MINI brought along more than people expected. Sure, everyone wanted a new design and new engines but few people actually realized what BMW actually did with it when it was released (and is s...
MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop to Be Unveiled at Detroit - Report
9 Jul 2014, 15:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The world is currently waiting for MINI to launch the new John Cooper Works model, the first one in the brand’s history with a 2-liter inline 4-cylinder powerplant. Surprised? You shouldn&r...
Dakar Rally Winner Nani Roma Heading to Baja Aragon Rally after Goodwood
7 Jul 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This year, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, MINI fans were in for a treat. Not only did the current Dakar Rally winner show up in all of his glory with his MINI ALL4 Racing car but the legendary P...
MINI Countryman Gets EU6 Engines for 2015
7 Jul 2014, 09:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Just like its Paceman brother, the Countryman will also enter 2015 with new engines, features and specs, looking to breathe some life into its niche. As sales are going down, MINI wants to do everyt...
MINI Refreshes Paceman for 2015
7 Jul 2014, 08:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2015 model year MINI Paceman will get a couple of new interesting features and specs, to better cope with the new emission standards enforced by the UE. Starting this autumn, all manufacturers i...
First MINI 5-door Hatch Rolls Off the Production Line in Oxford
1 Jul 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today, the MINI plant in Oxford celebrated a first in its 100-year history, overseeing the first 5-door Hatch model leaving the assembly lines. The car, launched less than a month ago, is going on s...
Upcoming MINI Countryman Could Get Diesel Power in the US
1 Jul 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Countryman is currently the biggest model in MINI’s line-up. Future plans might reveal an even bigger car but that’s just supposition at the moment. Until then, rumors claim that the...
MINI Hatch John Cooper Works Spied Testing in the US
25 Jun 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / So far, the third iteration of the MINI hardtop model was released in 6 different variations, 3 running on petrol and 3 running on diesel. The range is about to go even bigger with a John Cooper Wor...
25-Year-Old Mini Put Up for Sale Because Prospective Owners Can’t Fit Inside
24 Jun 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A truly heartwarming story reached our collective ear today, coming in from the UK. One loving father that was also an avid Mini Cooper fan back in the day, bought a 30-year anniversary car for his ...
MINI Seen as 'Girlie Car' in China, Looking for Male Customers
23 Jun 2014, 10:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / China is truly a wonderful place, with a rich culture that is simply stunning when you get to know it better. Some things that don’t seem all that important to the rest of the world, make all ...
Four MINI Models Declared Resale Value Giants
21 Jun 2014, 06:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI sales are currently struggling, the numbers they posted for 2014 being rather disappointing. At first, this downturn was blamed on the release of the new model but 3 months have passed since th...
2014 MINI Cooper vs 2014 Ford Fiesta Comparison Test
20 Jun 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When you’re thinking about the US market, 1-liter turbocharged engines are definitely not the first thing to pop into your head. It would probably be the LS7 engine used on the Corvette or som...
2015 MINI Cooper S Convertible Goes Out for Tests
17 Jun 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s sunny and the weather is nice around Nurburg, the home of the world famous Green Hell. Therefore, most manufacturers will want to take full advantage of the new atmospheric conditions. Am...
2015 MINI Cooper S Clubman Spied on the Ring
17 Jun 2014, 08:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in February, MINI took the virtual veils off the new MINI Clubman Concept and then introduced it in the flesh at the Geneva Motor Show. The world stopped for a moment right then and there...
Regular People Review the 5-door MINI
17 Jun 2014, 07:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For most of the people close to the automotive scene, the 5-door MINI launched just 2 weeks ago is an abomination. It’s the last straw in a series of decisions taken by BMW that just don...
BMW and MINI Now Allow You to Control Your GoPro Camera Using iDrive
16 Jun 2014, 07:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This weekend, BMW and MINI surprised the automotive scene introducing the first ever, mass-produced integration of a GoPro camera with an automobile’s on-board infotainment system. Simply put,...
Three-Door MINI One First and Cooper SD Heading to Dealerships this Summer
10 Jun 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After the launch of the 5-door Hardtop last week and the introduction of a world premiere in the shape of the new diesel engine under the bonnet of the Cooper SD model, MINI decided to bring the sam...
Things You Should Know about the 5-door MINI Hardtop
9 Jun 2014, 13:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With the new MINI 5-door hardtop set to arrive in dealerships later on this year, the world is starting to wonder what the MINI name stands for these days. Back when the original was still being...
Be Careful When You Hop in the New 5-Door MINI
6 Jun 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’re more than excited about the new 5-door MINI and we know that not everyone agrees. The added practicality of those extra doors can’t be denied and neither can the extra headroom and...