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...
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...
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 ...
11 Dec 2014, 23:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW has just done what some might consider an extreme move, updating the 2 Series Coupe engine range with the first 3-cylinder petrol mill in a rear-drive premium coupe. Starting from March 2015, a ...
10 Dec 2014, 23:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A couple of prototypes of the new BMW M6 and 6 Series facelift models have been seen prowling around the company’s testing grounds but no official info about what they were bringing was offere...
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...
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...
3 Dec 2014, 13:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Underpinned by the LR-MS platform, the all-new compact sport utility vehicle from Land Rover is what the Freelander / LR2 should’ve been from the beginning. Before the first model of the Disco...
3 Dec 2014, 10:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Safety was always one of the main selling points of the old Fortwo. The famous Tridion Safety Cell was subjected to all sorts of crazy tests, including being placed under a full-size Ford Excursion ...
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...
28 Nov 2014, 18:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / While we were shooting the M Performance parts stand over at BMW we kept noticing an out of ordinary MINI being photographed at the stand next to us. Therefore, we had to go over there and see what ...
26 Nov 2014, 11:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The current generation of Volkswagen Polo received a lot of praise when it was launched in 2010, but the same could never be said about the GTI version. While the engineers deserved a medal for sque...
25 Nov 2014, 15:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Just over a month after it made its debut at the Paris Motor Show, the new Polo GTI is making its way into the hands of German auto magazine Auto Bild. With the segment crowded by so many cool new c...
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...
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.
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20 Nov 2014, 09:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI kept its promise and brought a North American debut at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show in the shape of the 5-door hatchback or 4-door hardtop as it is called in the US. However, it wasn...
18 Nov 2014, 17:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In case eco-friendly motoring isn’t your cup of tea, the segment is focused these days on extending the range of hybrid or electric vehicles. To earn those valuable extra kilometers, you need ...
18 Nov 2014, 15:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / They really don’t make them as they used to anymore. Today’s recalls are downright embarrassing and aiming at some really stupid problems sometime. The last manufacturer to add its name ...
14 Nov 2014, 13:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Just a few weeks still separate us from the unveiling of the Mk3 MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop as we’re expecting it to be shown in production guise at the NAIAS in January. In an ironic twis...
14 Nov 2014, 09:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We already told you that MINI wants its Cooper S to be more competitive in the supermini segment, allowing it to reach 211 HP thanks to a JCW kit. However, that’s not all the news the company ...