The MINI Countryman John Cooper Works has been revealed ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. We had MINI teasing with a glimpse of the MINI Countryman JCW playing in the snow back in December, with a few bits of camouflage tape obscuring the money shot. And now we learn that just about all […]
MINI Clubvan Concept arrives
We thought it was going to be the MINI Cargo, but it looks like the reviaval of the Mini Van is the MINI Clubvan. We have the first photos. At the very end of last year we reported that MINI were planning on reviving the much-loved Mini Van, and that we thought it would debut […]
MINI Highgate Convertible – yet another ‘London’ MINI
MINI has revealed their third ‘London’ MINI in quick succession – the MINI Highgate Convertible – as London 2012 approaches. We all know MINI like a special edition or three. And usually they manage to spread them out a bit. But the new MINI special edition revealed this morning – the MINI Highgate Convertible – is the third […]
MINI Baker Street and MINI Bayswater arrive
Two new MINI Special Editions named after London districts arrive in the form of the MINI Baker Street and MINI Bayswater. MINI decided around this time last year that they would name all future limited editions after London districts, since which time we’ve had the MINI Hampton and MINI Pimlico followed by the MINI Soho and even the […]
MINI Cooper S & MINI JCW UK Recall
Following on from the US MINI Recall, MINI UK is to recall 29,000 MINI Cooper S and MINI JCW models to fix a faulty circuit board. Yesterday we reported that MINI in the US is to recall 89,000 MINI Coopers to fix a faulty circuit board on the turbo’s auxiliary water pump, and we now learn […]
MINI Coopers recalled in US over fires
Following an investigation started in October, BMW in the US has issued a recall for 88,911 MINI Coopers built between 2007 and 2011. Back in October we reported that the MINI Cooper S was under investigation in the US after a spate of fires. ‘Spate’ may be a bit strong as, at that time, there had been […]
MINI Cargo – the Mini Van is back
BMW are set to revive the Mini Van, with a MINI Clubman based MINI Cargo debuting at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. We’ve got the regular MINI and the MINI Clubman. We’ve got the MINI Coupe and the MINI Roadster. We’ve even got the overgrown MINI Countryman SUV. So what’s missing? A MINI Van, of […]
MINI Coupe: The best test drive ever (video)
MINI in the US ran a competition to describe the best test drive ever. The winner had his vision created as a commercial for the MINI Coupe. MINI in the US has been running a competition to promote the MINI Coupe, asking entrants to describe the best test drive ever. Which you would think would revolve around […]
MINI Countryman JCW teased – heading for Geneva 2012
MINI has started the tease for the most powerful Countryman – the MINI Countryman JCW – which will debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It’s not exactly a surprise that the MINI Countryman JCW is on the way. After all, MINI will never knowingly miss a niche sale, so producing a John Cooper Works […]
MINI Yours: MINI customisation kicks off with MINI Avenue
MINI launches the MINI Yours customisation programme with a new Prêt-à-Porter custom MINI – the MINI Avenue. We already know that MINI seems to launch more limited editions every year than the whole of the rest of the car industry. But now they’re going a step further with a customisation programme called ‘MINI Yours’, and an off-the-peg version […]