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CODE-NAMED INTERNALLY as Project i, BMW is planning to launch a family of ultra-efficient electric vehicles by 2012, according to US magazine Car & Driver.
Despite recent talks that BMW and Fiat would form a joint project to develop a range of electric vehicles, the German manufacturer is understood to be devoting a significant chunk of its [...]
RUMOURS ABOUND OF a special-edition MINI model that will be given the bespoke treatment by Rolls-Royce’s talented team of trimmers, bringing more than a dash of premium panache to the chic retro classic.
MINI’s customisation options for the MINI range are already extensive, but a Rolls-trimmed model is reportedly under serious consideration by the brand’s top [...]
BESIDES LENDING his name to the hi-po variants of the current MINI range, John Cooper was known for two things: having a hand in the development of the original BMC Mini Cooper, and building indomitable Formula One cars in the late 1950s.
To celebrate the achievements of the late John Cooper, MINI unveiled its own rolling [...]
THERE’S A NEW KID on the block. It’s zippy, it’s stylish and it’s built with Teutonic precision. It also happens to be the most fuel-efficient car on sale in Australia - and it ain’t that expensive either.
It’s the MINI Cooper D, the diesel-powered variant of the 2nd-gen MINI that’s been on sale in the UK [...]
MINI has launched a new campaign through its website called ‘MINImalism’; its aim being to give you (and me) as much information about the MINI as it can through an animated and spoken presentation.
What’s different is that it will only take as much of your time as you’re prepared to allow it.
Using a sliding time [...]
The first Mini rolled off the production line way back on May 8 1959, and today is the 50th anniversary of that event. It was a couple of years beforehand that the first prototype was tested, and later in August 1959 before it hit showrooms, but it’s the 8th of May that is widely considered [...]
The truly great thing about a MINI is the ability to make it unique… but there’s unique and then there’s unique – if you get what I mean.
To prove how far-out, wild and crazy a MINI can get, US fashion designers The Blonds (Phillipe and David Blond) have taken custody of a MINI convertible which [...]
On the 22nd of May in Silverstone, England, the MINI United event will kick off to celebrate all things MINI. While it will be MINI heaven through and through, fans of the iconic Cooper may have one extra reason to get excited.
According to MotoringFile, Mini is preparing to launch a special edition F1 Cooper at [...]
This is going to age some of you, but the very first Mini rolled off the production line no less than 50 years ago. How brilliant then was that first ‘Morris Mini Minor’ design with its east-west engine, mind-bending interior space, and cheeky pet-like styling?
The landmark Mini design - penned by the remarkable Alec Issigonis [...]
Image: Auto Express and www.beyond-form.com.
Speculation is rife on the question of whether MINI plans to build a Speedster, and the lads at Auto Express have put together these renderings to help get our imaginations running.
If the project goes ahead, the MINI Speedster would rival Mazda’s MX-5 and produce, according to AE, around 153KW on the [...]
MINI and Airstream announced their joint-venture project back in March, offering up a series of concept illustrations to give us a look at what the two cultural icons had in store for us.
This week, the project has yielded a set of official photos of the results of the collaboration, with the project due to get [...]
This sketch of a possible Mini Speedster appeared online overnight, but its origins are unknown at this point.
BMW’s MINI brand has been one of the great automotive successes of the new millennium, helping to redefine the boundaries of quality and style in small cars.
In the last three years alone, MINI has launched a new, updated [...]
Talk to most engineers and they will tell you that a perpetual motion machine is an impossibility. Something to do with energy being required to produce energy, or in other words you cannot make something out of nothing.
The engineers at MINI in the USA obviously missed that memo, as they have released first details of [...]
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To go along with the ‘Always-Open Timer’ – a clock that keeps a record of how long you’ve had the roof down – MINI has put together a series of short TV commercials that demonstrate just how seriously MINI Cabrio drivers take the Always Open philosophy. Click through to watch a slightly more serious video with a [...]
Who says MINI drivers get to have all the fun? Well, maybe they do and soon they’ll be able to boast about driving Australia’s most fuel-efficient car, too.
In January we reported the details of the 2009 MINI Cooper D, now today MINI has announced its arrival on the Australian market.
The Cooper D sips just 3.9 [...]
We might be at the wrong end of summer to take full advantage of it here in Australia, but from March 28, the 2009 MINI Cabrio goes on sale around the world.
MINI’s new drop-top takes its cues from its steel-roofed sibling, but adds a dose of summer-lovin’ by way of a folding cloth top which [...]
Forget what you think you know about caravans and their direct link to Land Cruiser-toting retirees. Caravans are now officially the preserve of the coolest kids on the block.
In a joint-venture concept by MINI and Airstream Inc, the two cultural icons are about to present a one-off Clubman Cooper S and Airstream caravan designed by [...]
UK website Auto Express is claiming to have confirmed that MINI is planning to release an oil-burning version of its red-hot John Cooper Works MINI.
As diesel technology improves, it becomes a viable option for any manufacturer looking for solid performance with exceptional fuel economy and minimal emissions.
According to Auto Express, the JCW diesel MINI would [...]
BMW’s MINI brand is poised to buck the automotive trend this year, according to MINI USA CEO Jim McDowell.
For most manufacturers, breaking even in the current climate would be a godsend, but MINI may weather the storm better than most if these predictions prove true.
MINI managed a 30 percent sales increase in 2008 over 2007, [...]
BMW’s MINI brand had some success during 2008. Now however, with sales stalling in a stalling global economy, and a long road ahead before any likely turnaround, the company is being forced to match production with showroom demand for the stylish retro ’brick’.
Little surprise, then, that BMW has announced production and job cuts at its main UK production facility [...]
BMW has joined the ‘early reveal’ fray by offering up a preview of a model slated for a Geneva unveiling; in this case it’s the John Cooper Works Mini Cabriolet. It’s the best of all worlds as far as the Mini goes. It’s got the power, it’s got the handling and braking to match, and [...]
So popular is the upcoming Mini-E plug-in electric vehicle that BMW now has the task of informing some 1350 people that they won’t be getting one. Approximately 1800 eager applicants have put their hand up, which is a great show of support, but there are only 450 cars available.
To even be considered a worthy recipient, [...]
If you still doubt the amazing efficiency that can be extracted from the modern diesel, then read on, as the MINI Cooper D is coming to Australia and it’s staking out some big claims;
3.9-litres per 100 km
Australia’s cleanest car: 104 g/km CO2
240Nm of torque with 260Nm available during ‘overboost’
Fastest accelerating diesel in its capacity class [...]
We gave you a little glimpse of it back in September, but now it’s finally here: MINI’s thoroughly-revised Cabrio.
Although the 2009 MINI Cabrio looks outwardly similar to its predecessor, there have been a host of revisions made under the skin that effectively make the MkII Cabrio an entirely different car. For instance, the headlights are [...]
MINI’s first entrant into the increasingly popular eco-car segment has yet to make its first official outing at the upcoming LA Auto Show, but to give us a small taste of things to come, BMW has released the first batch of info and pics of its new plug-in electric city car.
The MINI E will make [...]
We’ve already told you all you need to know about Mini’s Crossover Concept, but here’s a few pictures showing the real deal strutting its stuff at its Paris Motor Show reveal.
And by strutting its stuff, we actually mean just sitting still while a trio of trendy-looking types sit in it as a fourth hipster floats [...]
While the regular hard-top Mini received its first major under-the-skin update back in 2007, the convertible version still slogs it out on the old Mk I Mini chassis. A Mk II replacement is still some months away from its debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January, however thanks to the folk at MotoringFile, [...]
Picture a new MINI and what do you think of? A small three-door hatch that’s popular with both driving enthusiasts and the latte-sipping set alike? Or perhaps you associate BMW’s successful small car brand with young professionals who want a practical, economical city car, but can’t bear motoring around in anything as prosaic as [...]
Some say it’s the ride of choice for trophy wives everywhere, others simply see it as a must-have accessory for the offspring of fat-walleted parents. No matter what you say though, no-one can deny the commercial success of the MINI Cabrio, which has ended its production run at the top of its game after selling [...]
So, what do Mini and Alfa Romeo have in common? Well, they both currently favour front-wheel-drive platforms, their brands have largely been established on the success of their small cars and in the not too distant future the similarities could extend even further. The BMW Group and Fiat Group Automobiles (FGA) [...]
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