AC Schnitzer is a well-known tuning house for its kits developed for BMW models. However, they are also taking other brands into consideration even here is not that situation as MINI is one of BMW's sub-brands. The MINI Cooper Coupe is the latest model that receives AC Schnitzer's treatment, a package which includes several aesthetic improvements but no power upgrades....
Not everything coming from the news box these days is happy. You can console yourself with the season but you know it's going to take more than that. These bad news come from the British are Mini, or rather the British at Prodrive. They handle the Mini Countryman rally project and they've got bad news in double figures. After having...
If your Christmas tree may be a little low to fit a new car underneath and the RC options have long lost your interest the British may have a solution for you. Mini, makers of some of the smallest cars around has one very ambitious man on their team, one who's not too shy about sharing his thoughts. I'm talking...
CoverEFX is a well-known company which manufactures special exterior vinyl for a variety of models. This time, the Mini John Cooper Works R53 gets two special exterior finishes from the people at CoverEFX. To be more precise, we talk about a yellow vinyl wrap along with gloss black surroundings for the grille and headlamps but also 17-inch OZ Racing alloy...
The U.S. division of Mini officially revealed the Mini Cooper racing car which will compete in the B-Spec series in the 2012 season. The new model is the result of the partnership between Mini USA and Mini of Charleston, a car "developed with racing heritage in mind", as the company says in the press release. The sporty model packs a...
The British subsidiary of BMW Group decided to reveal the all-new Mini Roadster, a roofless version of the Mini Coupe, a model unveiled earlier this year. The new Mini Roadster gets a soft-top roof and is the sixth model within the range of the British manufacturer. In terms of dimensions, the new Roadster is 3,73 meters long, 1,68 meters wide...
It's been a while since any important recall so those of you getting a good laugh out of seeing car makers in trouble may be interested in what's going on with Mini. The NHTSA is looking into Mini's portfolio, particularly the Cooper S models over a few issues and complaints recently. Apparently, the NHTSA investigation began as a result of...
The British subsidiary of BMW announced that the 2012 Olympic Games which will be held in London will benefit from a special edition. The standard Mini Cooper but also the D, S and SD models will get the new limited edition which will be manufactured in only 2012 units. As the company illustrated below the special units will be available...
True fans of the Mini brand are about to get themselves into a world of surprises as their favorite British car maker is about to unveil something new. Sadly though, it's not exactly going to be to their liking. After taking several complaints for coming up with the new Mini Countryman, they haven't had enough. Mini will be sending the...
Knock the calendars back a few clicks and you'll find a chance to remember when Mini launched the Goodwood Edition of their Cooper courtesy of some help from Rolls Royce. Here we are today, just after an official U.S. premiere of the same Mini Goodwood edition during the proceedings at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The small hatchback went on...
The British market is one of the most important ones around so it's no surprise when one of the major manufacturers create a special edition that's been tailored for it. It gets to a point where it's actually boring in some of the manufacturers cases because they just seem to come up with a new limited edition once every couple...
We've seen it countless times before. Whenever a car company wants their products to feel posh they look up a luxury accessories maker for a set of glove compartment fittings, seat covers or hand luggage to go along with their limited / special edition. In the case of Mini and Tumi, the collaboration came to be the other way round....
Having BMW as an adoptive parent is not the sort of thing that washes off the company by simply bringing success, there are some new standards to be met. Mini remained of the list of manufacturers that create well handling cars, but has recently joined a list which includes those whose cars retain a mastering premium feel. Apart from that,...
Well, now this is what I'd call it when a company means business with it's new coupe sports model they launched just days ago. The 2012 Mini Coupe's pictures are still so fresh the paint may run on the fingers of those who hold them to admire the British fun machine. Despite that, there's no time being wasted, Mini already...
The British people from MINI decided to introduce the all-new 2012 Coupe, a model based on the hatchback version which comes with four different engine variants and a starting price of $22,000. The first two-seater in the brand’s current range retained almost all the elements of the concept with the same name revealed two years ago. The British small-segment model...
The German tuning company well-known for their tuning packages designed for BMW and MINI models decided to reveal the Eagle concept, a model based on the current Mini JCW. The Aachen-based tuning house decided to pull the performance of the small British model to its limits, finally claiming that this is the fastest Mini around. Well, we got some serious...
The British subsidiary of BMW Group decided to partially reveal the new MINI Coupé by releasing full technical details while the photo gallery attached to the document is represented by few shots taken while testing the model, still with a camouflage layer especially in the rear. First of all, the British manufacturer releases the dimension of their new two-door model....
The Germans from ADAC recently published the standings for the most reliable small-segment models sold in 2010 in the German automotive market. In order to enter these rankings, there must be more than 50,000 units running the German streets at the moment. Over 17 million members voted for the most reliable model in 2010 which proved to be the new...
The British people from MINI released details on a new vehicle that follows to enter the range soon, but this time we talk about a two-wheel vehicle with zero emissions. The new MINI Folding Bike wants to be an alternative for people living in crowded cities, the bike facilitating an easier crossing through the congested cities and also an eco-friendly...
MINI Goodwood is a special edition prepared by the British manufacturer for the Shanghai Auto Show, a model that will be manufactured in just 1000 units and gets some styling touches from their folks at Rolls-Royce. The two BMW sub-brands decided to join their forces and create this special edition of the British model. All the aesthetic tweaks come from...
