MINI HAS TODAY announced the showroom launch of the MINI John Cooper Works Cabrio.

The turbocharged drop-top is not just the third model in the John Cooper Works range, but the brand’s fastest convertible, capable of storming to 100km/h in 6.9 seconds.

MINI claims the John Cooper Works Cabrio - first unveiled at this year’s [...]

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MINI HAS OFFICIALLY lifted the covers off its Roadster Concept, a topless version of the Coupe Concept it shares centre stage with at MINI’s Frankfurt Motor Show stand.

Like the Coupe, the MINI Roadster Concept grafts a raked-back windscreen, shorter side glass and a short bootlid to the standard MINI’s body.

The Roadster however utilises the 126kW [...]

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ORIGINALLY BELIEVED to be heading to a global debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month, it appears MINI’s upcoming Countryman crossover may not surface until well into next year, possibly at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.

British car mag Autocar reports that BMW-owned MINI is instead focusing its immediate efforts on smaller models, rather [...]

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MINI OWNERS in the USA are being offered a free application for their iPhone or BlackBerry which allows one-touch roadside assistance.

By pre-setting their personal details and vehicle information, MINI owners can quickly and easily call for assistance when required.

The application automatically pinpoints the car’s location and relays details of the service required to the nearest roadside [...]

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IT SEEMS THAT MINI’s plans for a two-seater ‘Speedster’ version of the MINI cabrio, to be shown at Frankfurt, are not all the iconic British brand has in the pipeline.

UK publication Auto Express has learnt of plans to offer a fixed-roof coupe, in the vein of Audi’s TT. The coupe, tipped to be dubbed the Broadspeed, [...]

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BMW AND PSA PEUGEOT-CITROEN are reportedly considering moving beyond powertrain sharing and partnering up on entire platforms.

BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer has let slip that the German automaker is in discussions with PSA regarding a platform sharing arrangement, however a concrete deal has not been locked in.

BMW currently uses a pair of PSA-sourced diesel and petrol [...]

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CODE-NAMED INTERNALLY as Project i, BMW is planning to launch a family of ultra-efficient electric vehicles by 2012.

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 working on an all-electric three-door hatch of its own.

Dubbed ‘City’, the new car [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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