The MINI Mk 3 – previewed by the MINI Vision Concept – will get its debut on 18th November 2013 – Sir Alex Issigonis’ 107th birthday. A couple of weeks ago, MINI revealed the MINI Vision Concept at the MINI Design Studios in Munich which previews the new Mk3 MINI, although it wasn’t a physical […]
MINI Vision Concept shines a light on the 2014 MINI Mk 3
The MINI Vision Concept has been revealed as a concept version of the next generation MINI – due in 2014 – at MINI’s Design Studios in Munich. [nggallery id=1587 template=customlinks] We’ve had spy shots of the 2014 MINI Mk 3 running around the Interwebs for quite some time, to such an extent that MINI revealed […]
MINI Clubvan Camper, Countryman All4 Camp & Cowley Caravan make an April Fool a reality
MINI has revealed caravanning concepts for the Clubvan and Countryman and a Cowley Caravan as they bring to life a 2012 April Fool. [nggallery id=1582 template=customlinks] We had to look at the date when we had a press release in from MINI telling us about the Campervan specials they’d created for the Clubvan and Clubman […]
MINI Clubvan AXED in the US after just 50 sales
The MINI Clubvan – the commercial version of the MINI Clubman – has been axed in the US after selling just 50 since its launch at the start of 2013. [nggallery id=1120 template=customlinks] The MINi Clubvan – a van version of the Clubman – arrived in 2012 as a concept and instantly evoked fond memories […]
MINI miffed at Spy Photos of 2014 MINI Hatch
The 2014 MINI is due to make an appearance soon and spy shots have started to appear online. But MINI don’t like them so they’ve revealed their own. The rise and rise of the internet in recent years has seen the once niche market for spy photos of unreleased cars go mainstream, and whether car […]
MINI compares Classic Mini to Porsche 911
[nggallery id=1530 template=customlinks] With 2013 the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911, MINI has decided there are strong similarities between Porsche’s iconic 911 and the classic Mini. A comparison between the classic Mini and the Porsche 911 may not be the most obvious, but that hasn’t stopped MINI jumping on the 911’s 50th anniversary year […]
MINI Countryman Cooper & Paceman Cooper get ALL4 4WD
MINI is extending the availability of its 4WD ALL4 platform for the Countryman range with the Countryman Cooper and Paceman Cooper getting the ALL4 option. We always find it astonishing that car makers ‘ration’ the availability of four wheel drive platforms in their cars, usually citing a ‘lack of demand’. But that lack of demand […]
MINI Countryman to be built in India
BMW has revealed that, a year after sales of the MINI started in India, production of the MINI Countryman will commence in Chennai later in 2013. [nggallery id=1477 template=customlinks] Whatever you may think of the plethora of MINI spin-offs since BMW grabbed MINI more than a decade ago, no one can deny that the Germans have had even […]
All-new MINI dashboard goes mainstream (spy photo)
The all-new MINI – the third generation of the new MINI – is due later in 2013 and will be getting a more mainstream dashboard. Whatever you may think of the ‘new’ MINI – the one BMW make – it’s been a huge success. And it’s been a huge success because it’s managed to evoke […]
MINI Paceman: Price from £18,970
The MINI Paceman – the MINI Countryman Coupe – will be available in the UK from £18,970 with a choice of petrol or diesel engines, FWD or 4WD. [nggallery id=1451 template=customlinks] Many think the MINI Paceman a step too far for MINI, but the success of the MINI Countryman – with its almost cartoon-like proportions […]