Watch the MINI JCW GP in a Wind Tunnel
7 Aug 2012, 14:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / MINI has invited us to stem into BMW’s wind tunnel with them and experience the magic that is the foreseen second coming of the MINI Cooper Works GP. Much is expected of this hyper-hatch. I...
Radio Controlled MINIs Used to Transport Olympic Equipment
2 Aug 2012, 15:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW Groups is an official sponsor of the 2012 London Olympic Games and as such has provided a huge fleet of cars, not only efficient diesels, but also a number of electric vehicles. Besides the 40 M...
MINI Teases Paceman in Semi-Camouflaged Form
1 Aug 2012, 07:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite the rumors that it’s going to be called the Countryman Coupe, MINI said only one magic world yesterday when they showed four pictures via their Facebook page, and that’s “P...
MINI JCW GP Sets Nurburgring Lap Time of 8:23
27 Jul 2012, 09:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You are at the wheel of either a Ford Focus RS or a previous-generation Nissan GT-R (the R34), sitting at the starting line of the Nurburgring, waiting to get off the line and see how fast you can r...
Opel May Conjure Up Range of Adam-Based Cars
24 Jul 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Peeking into the neighbor’s (Mini's) yard , Opel/Vauxhall may be looking to have an entire range of Adam-based alternatives, if the car itself, in its current form proves successful, as w...
MINI Paceman Cooper S Spied at Nurburgring
20 Jul 2012, 08:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Presented as a barely hidden concept at the North American International Auto Show in January 2011, the Paceman was quickly given the go-ahead to go into production. The car quickly moved into the t...
Mini JCW GP - Blasts Round the Ring
20 Jul 2012, 08:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since the Mini Cooper S JCW, in its standard form wasn’t faster than the Renault Clio RS, Mini are bringing out a limited edition car, called the GP, of which, only 2,000 will be made. It repo...
MINI Buyer's Guide Launched
18 Jul 2012, 10:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Forget the second generation MINI that’s currently on sale or the upcoming third generation, if you want a bargain New MINI you’ll have to look for the first generation of the car, which...
MINI Facing Lawsuit Over Bad CVTs
17 Jul 2012, 13:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It’s not very often that people band up together, outraged with the quality of a BMW Group product. But when this does happen it tends to be big news. This time, reports have emerged from A...
Mitsubishi Sells European Plant to Dutch Bus Manufacturer for €1
16 Jul 2012, 07:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Mitsubishi’s ‘goal’, if we can call it that, to start making smaller and more fuel efficient cars, as well as concentrating on less developed markets where it plans t...
MINI Coupe JCW GP Cancelled
13 Jul 2012, 14:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Remember the spyshots of the MINI Coupe John Cooper Works GP we showed you earlier this year? Well, if you do, you can forget the whole story, as it’s not going to happen. According to Motorin...
National Anthem - MINI Horn Remix for London 2012 Olympics
9 Jul 2012, 13:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We know that late Sir Alec Issigonis thought out every little detail of the original MINI after he decided that it deserved to become more than just a scheme on a napkin, but we think that not even ...
BMW Investing £250 / €315 Million in UK MINI Manufacturing
9 Jul 2012, 13:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW officials have announced the investment of a further £250 / €315 million by the end of 2015, in its Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall UK plants. Aside from the Oxford plant where the cars...
MINI Clubvan Allegedly Designed by 12 Year-Old
5 Jul 2012, 12:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This recent article, posted by autoexpress.co.uk, claims that the designer of the recently unveiled MINI Clubvan is in fact a 12 year-old from East Sussex, called Alexander Goldsmith (now 15). The y...
Watch a Man Balancing a Mini on His Head
3 Jul 2012, 13:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As a car guy, you’re probably going to be amused by strongmen lifting the back of a sedan with a special jig or pulling a big truck behind them while tugging on a rope. That’s good enter...
Spyshots: MINI Traveller MPV
25 Jun 2012, 11:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A MINI Countryman with beefed up wheel arches and the Cooper S engine undergoing testing - could it be a JCW GP edition? According to our man with a long lens the answer is “no”, as this...
MINI Confirms Countryman Coupe for 2013, to Debut in Paris
25 Jun 2012, 08:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / MINI has been testing the production version of the Paceman Concept for a while now. It will be called the Countryman Coupe and is expected to be offered with a very familiar engine range. The ma...
MINI Clubvan Revealed with UK Pricing
23 Jun 2012, 11:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those who want to deliver whatever it is they are delivering in style, they need not look any further than the new MINI Clubvan. As its name suggests, it’s a MINI Clubman, which has been t...
AC Schnitzer RAPTOR: Fastest MINI · Video
15 Jun 2012, 11:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / AC Schnitzer can now pride with the fact that it’s built the fastest MINI in the world, with the project using the RAPTOR name and using the MINI JCW Coupe as a starting point. The AC Schni...
MINI Reveal Rocketman London Olympics Edition
14 Jun 2012, 12:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The MINI Rocketman raised a few eyebrows at last year’s Geneva Motor Show with its very funky styling, small size, clever packaging and excellent design. Despite BMW officials saying that the ...