MINI E: First Drive
In the current environmental craze, E-cars are seen as a major proponent in a future of sustainable mobility, but can they achieve the desired goals of practicality and pep?
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2009 MINI Cooper Convertible JCW
It’s strange looking, expensive, has no real passenger or cargo room and has an ugly and un-ergonomic interior. But we love it!
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2009 MINI Cooper S Convertible
The S model takes all the good stuff (and the bad stuff) from the Cooper Convertible and adds a significant power increase with only a modest price hike.
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New Front-Wheel Drive BMWs Coming Says CEO
So far we have heard several reports of a new front-drive model from BMW, but now comes confirmation from BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer. ?There will be front-wheel-drive BMWs in the smaller vehicle classes in the future,? said Reithofer during a press conference about the German automaker’s finances. The architecture will actually be both front-drive and AWD [...] more

MINIs Future Greener and More Efficient With Engine Updates in 2011, Dual-Clutch Transmissions Likely
With the launch of the all-new MINI Countryman at the Geneva Auto Show last week we had an opportunity to sit down with the VP of MINI USA, Jim McDowell and find out more about the brand’s first crossover and what the future holds for the rest of the product range. Starting with the Countryman, McDowell [...] more

Geneva 2010: MINI Countryman First Live Photos
MINI was supposed to introduce its new Countryman at the Geneva Auto Show but leaked photos of the crossover forced the company to release pictures and details in January. Today, at the Geneva Auto Show, MINI had the Cooper  and Cooper S Countryman models on display as it prepares for the official unveiling tomorrow. We’ve got pictures [...] more

MINI Countryman Music Video Highlights Crossovers Funky-Meets-Functionality Package
The marketing experts behind the MINI brand have stuck again with another commercial that you’ll want to watch. In fact, you’ll probably watch it a few times and search for the song on iTunes to download for your iPod. Yup, it’s cool. The video doesn’t really tell you anything about the car, but it’s plenty of [...] more

Kansas City Man Wins MINI Convertible Challenge for Most Hours Clocked Top-Down
Easily the biggest gimmick on the new MINI convertible models is the Openometer. The what? Well, the Openometer is a gauge just like all the other gauges you might find on a car’s dash, but on the MINI convertible models it measures how long the owner has driven with the top down. To help promote the [...] more

BMW, Peugeot Citroen Extend Partnership to Build New 4-Cylinder Engines
BMW and French automaker Peugeot Citroen have signed a new agreement to work together to develop a new generation of improved 4-cylinder engines. The new powerplants will be used in BMW’s MINI lineup as well as in Peugeot’s 207 and Citroen’s C3 Picaso. BMW recently made several changes to the 2010 versions of the engines in [...] more