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This British Marque is famous for its small cars that haven’t changed very much since the original. A cult car with a strong devoted following, MINI now produces premium as well as economy variants of its cars. Models to watch: MINI Coupe, MINI John Cooper Works GP
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MINI ‘Manualhood’ Marketing Campaign Aims to Get You Driving Stick
MINI has launched a new marketing campaign entitled ‘Manualhood’ which celebrates the manual transmissions found in the hardtop, Clubman, convertible, and Countryman. MINI is hoping to entice even more manual-friendly buyers into showrooms that feature a full line of vehicles offering manual transmissions. The campaign also provides a platform to teach drivers how to operate…
MINI Announces Special Edition Soho Model
In continuing their special edition Coopers named after London boroughs, districts, streets and landmarks, MINI has announced the Soho Edition available to the Mini Cooper Hatch and Convertible and the Cooper D Hatch and Convertible. The Soho Edition follows up the success of last year’s Soho Clubman Edition, and this year’s Soho Edition will be…
Next-Gen MINI Lineup To Include 10 New Models
Mini has shifted to become fully integrated into the BMW family, and will grow to include 10 individual models. Mini’s traditional three-door hatchback will be the first of the Mk3 Minis to arrive before the end of next year, and go on sale in 2013. The other nine new Mini’s will be lauched by the middle of…
Surfs Up With MINI Cooper Convertible Inflatable Beach Toys
You’ll be fighting with your kids on who gets to use the MINI Cooper Convertible Inflatable beach toys next. One of the coolest promotional items we’ve seen in a while, these bad boys go from the sand to the water with the top down. Created by Access Agency after the unveiling of the MINI Indoor…
Jeep Planning MINI Countryman Rival
With Fiat’s backing, Jeep is building a small crossover that takes direct aim at MINI’s Countryman. Will it still be Trail Rated? Because the Patriot and Compass weren’t, which must have been hard for Jeep to resist slapping them with “Trail Rated” badges. This crossover will be even smaller than those two, based on a…
MINI Teams Up With Luggage-Maker Tumi For Two Special Edition Cars
Specially designed for the Chinese market, luxury luggage manufacturer Tumi has teamed up with MINI to make two “MINI Goes Tumi” models. The unique MINI concepts are coated in different paint schemes, Alpha (black) for one and Alpha Brave (Hunter Green) for the other, with contrasting highlights on the exterior. The rest of the cars…
BMW Tops 6 Million ‘Likes’ On Facebook, Retains Significant Lead Over Competitors
There are approximately 500 million people of Facebook and BMW has used this to their advantage. Just over 6 million people ‘Like’ the BMW brand, holding first place of the Top 10 most liked automotive companies. This means that over 1 percent of Facebook users enjoy the BMW brand. The next closest rival was Audi…
KISS and MINI Raise $129,000 For UNICEF
With their army behind them, KISS is a force to be reckoned with. And when it came to helping out Japan after the earthquake and tsunami, the band partnered with MINI USA to raise money for this worthy cause. This uber-cool pairing raised $129,000 during eBay online charity auction, where bidders were after four custom-painted…
MINI John Cooper Works Coupes Take on the Nurburgring [Video]
Mission accomplished. After the official reveal of the MINI Cooper Coupe, the fun British brand wanted to show off its reliability and performance through two John Cooper Works Coupes campaigning at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring. Both vehicles passed with flying colors, running strong throughout the 24 hour race and crossing the finish line after…
Start/Stop Technology To Be Implemented In 55% Of New Vehicles By 2016
Stop/Start technology will more than triple in five years as automakers worldwide seek better fuel efficiency. This function allows a car’s engine to shut off when the vehicle is at rest, for example, at a stop light, and the engine restarts when the gas pedal is pressed. With the engine turned off for short amounts…
2012 MINI John Cooper Works Coupé Racer [Video]
MINI has recently released the all-new 2012 Coupe and it will pack a serious punch. The company’s racing heritage will continue with this sporty two-door in the John Cooper Works Coupe Endurance. This race car has been developed to compete in this weekends 24-hour Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit. MINI will race the “Green Hell”, as the track is…
Next-Gen MINI Lineup to Include 5-Door Model
Many fans of the original MINI complain that the new cars bearing the name are just too big. They certainly won’t be happy to learn that the next generation model of the MINI Cooper, also known as the F56, will offer a five-door variant along with the three-door offering. This new five-door model will not…
MINI John Cooper Works Coupe Endurance Race Car Set to Take on the Nurburgring
Having just unveiled the new Cooper Coupe, MINI is looking to drive home the car’s performance message by competing with a race-prepped version of the two-door at this weekend’s Nurburgring 24 Hour race. Prepped for race duty the John Cooper Works Coupe Endurance race car gets all the usual equipment like a serious roll cage…
MINI Coupe- Another Day, Another Adventure: [VIDEO]
MINI has been know to have fun with their commercials and they definitely pulled it off with their newest ad. In this latest commercial entitled “Another Day. Another Adventure” the coupe tours around through Iceland, Rio De Janiero and Hong Kong in less than a week. The cars goes through a series of parades, parties and adventures, picking…
AC Schnitzer Eagle Claims to be World’s Fastest MINI [with video]
AC Schnitzer is laying claim that they sport the world’s fastest MINI, with their John Cooper Works-based AC Schnitzer Eagle. And while you’re probably thinking AC Schnitzer set some record on the quarter mile or out at Nurburgring, their test bed was actually the famed Grand Prix Circuit at Hockenheim. It was there that their…
Audi To Launch Q2 And Q6 SUVs
Audi is planning on launching the Q2 and Q6 sport oriented SUVs by 2016. Along with the Q2 and Q6 will be the new Q4 and today’s Q3, Q5 and Q7 to complete Audi’s lineup. “It’s clear that demand for SUVs and crossovers is still in an upswing phase and will remain so for some…
2012 MINI Coupe Priced from $22,000
MINI has just released official details, photos and now pricing for the eagerly awaited all-new 2012 MINI Cooper Coupe. Available in three different trim levels, including the Cooper, Cooper S and John Cooper Works, base Coupe model starts at $22,000 and will come equipped with a 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine producing 121-hp and 118 lb-ft of…
MINI Cooper Coupe Bows With More Style, Fewer Seats
The latest flavor of Cooper to join the MINI lineup is the all new Coupe. Yet another variant of the similarly styled Brit-car, this two-door forgets about even trying to have rear seats instead trading them for a small cargo shelf and a fixed rear wall. With a more distinctive coupe profile the new model’s…
2012 MINI Coupe Spied In Toronto [Autoguide Exclusive]
A sharp-eyed AutoGuide reader spotted the 2012 MINI Coupe undergoing a shakedown in Toronto, Canada. The Coupe, which is supposed to be the most sporting version of the MINI lineup, was wearing minimal camaflogue, although the photographer reported that the driver did their best to make a swift getaway. Check out the gallery below, as…
New Top Gear Season 17 Promo Released [Video]
Car enthusiasts from around the world are marking their calendars off with big red Xs as BBC’s Top Gear returns. The first episode of season 17 will air in just eleven days with the trio will back in the drivers seat and up to their usual shenanigans driving exotic cars in exotic locations. Top Gear…
MINI Rocketman to Remain a Concept, Nothing More
Recently, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer commented on how the MINI brand could expand to as many as 10 different models, sadly, however, it looks like the Rocketman concept will not be among them. In an interview with WhatCar, BMW sales chief Ian Roberston commented that, “The Rocketman was a concept and we have no plans…
Surveyed Mini E Owners Really Enjoy Their Electric Cars
The University of California at Davis and BMW have completed the largest study of electric car owners yet conducted: a project massive in scope, involving 120 families across the country who have put over 1 million miles in their MINI E for an entire year. Their findings? They sure love ’em. While it sounds too…
MINI Lineup Could Grow to 10 Models Says BMW CEO
MINI will expand its lineup considerably over the next few years and could grow to as many as 10 models says BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer. The top man at the MINI parent company remarked that he, “can imagine 20 MINIs,” while speaking after an announcement about investing £500 million in the brand’s Oxford factory as…
BMW To Expand Mini Production In UK
BMW will sink £500 million into its British production network for the current and next-generation Mini, expanding the factory at Oxford and adding over 5,000 UK jobs over the next three years. This brings the amount of money BMW has invested in Mini UK to over £1.5 billion since 2000. Production at MINI Plant Oxford…
