2014 MINI Cooper S First Drive by Autocar
31 Jan 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The first reviews of the new MINI Cooper S are starting to show up and the prospects are looking good. One of the first to drive the Mk3 model were the guys from Autocar. For the first time in th...
2014 MINI One D Specs Announced
31 Jan 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Without actually showing us any horrible 15-inch wheels or boring paint, MINI today told us a little bit about the new One D and its engine. Just like the Cooper D, the One diesel-burner switched...
2014 MINI One D Specs Revealed
31 Jan 2014, 10:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new MINI Hardtop models that will be coming out this year are now almost completely revealed. After the unveiling of the new 1.2-liter engine for the One model, the Brits also unveiled the specs...
MINI Wins Best Import Car of 2014 Award
31 Jan 2014, 09:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Even though the 2014 MINI Cooper didn’t yet make it to showrooms in Germany (or anywhere else in the world for that matter) it doesn’t mean that the car can’t win a couple of prize...
MINI Announces New One Hatch with 1.2 Turbo
31 Jan 2014, 09:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Downsizing has not been MINI's thing, their popular little hatchback having stayed in production through most of 2013 with an engine range made almost exclusively of 1.6-liter units. How very 2...
MINI One Gets 1.2-liter Engine
31 Jan 2014, 08:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today MINI surprised us with the unveiling of 2 new models and a huge photo gallery. Unfortunately for its fan-base, apparently the new One model will have a brand new 1.2-liter engine. The new t...
2014 MINI Cooper Hardtop Configurator Online
30 Jan 2014, 17:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Along with the prices for the 2014 MINI Cooper and Cooper S Hardtops, MINI USA also launched the official configurator for the two new models on its website. The option list is pretty stuffed and...
XCAR Explains Why JCW Is Not Just a Badge
29 Jan 2014, 13:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today a lot of people claim that certain upgrades for your car are useless and that they are mostly visual tweaks, having nothing to do with actual performance. That may be the case for some bran...
MINI Cooper S Gets Cool Make-Over at RestyleIt
28 Jan 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The world is filled with beautiful MINI Cooper models like the one below but the one I’m showing you here is rather special, thanks to some carefully applied vinyl. The guys from ReStyleIt ...
Black and White MINI Cooper S Looks... British!
24 Jan 2014, 16:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today MINI is celebrating 50 years since they won the Monte Carlo Rally for the first time, thanks to the brilliance of Paddy Hopkirk and the craftsmanship of the Oxford engineers. Therefore, I t...
MINI Reviews Its Third Consecutive Dakar Title
24 Jan 2014, 10:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This year’s Dakar Rally belonged to MINI from day one. The various crews that entered the 2014 event using the already proven MINI ALL4 Racing cars managed to impress everyone, making for a on...
MINI Celebrates 50 Years of Rallying
24 Jan 2014, 09:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was 50 years ago, in Monte Carlo, when MINI managed to win its first ever rally title with Paddy Hopkirk behind the wheel of one of the smallest cars ever to enter the competition. How time fl...
MINI JCW Hatch Gets DSG Gearbox and Audi Engine
23 Jan 2014, 14:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / I guess the movie "I, Frankenstein" was a big success in Germany, as tuner Mcchip decided to create a car worthy of the attention of the famous doctor. This orange monster used to be a ...
MINI Cooper S: One of the Most Wanted Cars of 2014
21 Jan 2014, 12:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It seems like this year will be filled with a lot of new models from either BMW and MINI or their rivals. If you thought 2013 was a big year, you’re in for a real treat. Now, I’m not ...
Spyshots: 2015 MINI Cooper S Clubman Goes Big
20 Jan 2014, 16:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / There’s a rumor going around today that modern MINIs aren’t mini anymore. The fact is, I agree with those that say so, since the purpose of the original car was lost somewhere along the ...
Spyshots: New Clubman Could Be the Most Practical MINI Ever
20 Jan 2014, 14:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite MINI trying their hardest to sell the Clubman, with more options and special editions than the car deserves, the wonky mini-MPV with asymmetrical design never caught on. Using the new UKL...
MINI Wins the 2014 Dakar Rally with a One-Two-Three Podium
19 Jan 2014, 14:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After a great run throughout the 13 stages of the 2014 Dakar Rally, Joan “Nani” Roma claimed the top spot on the podium with his yellow MINI ALL4 Racing car, being followed on the ...
Spyshots: 5-Door and 3-Door MINI Hatchbacks Seen Together
17 Jan 2014, 18:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Before we start this story, let us just ask you a simple question: Have you guys ever seen so many test prototypes in the same photo? Of course not, not unless you live in Northern Sweden. Just as t...
MINI Cooper S Countryman Test Drive by Car Advice
17 Jan 2014, 16:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you’re a big MINI fan and you also want to have a family, there are not too many options laying around. The MINI Countryman is the way you want to go but before you make a definitive decisi...
Future MINIs Might Have Remotely Activated Features
17 Jan 2014, 15:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today, building a great engine and a perfect transmission isn’t enough anymore. A lot of manufacturers started making more and more viable components and therefore you need to distance yoursel...