MINI are taking a luxury MINI concept to the Shanghai Motor Show in April – the MINI Goodwood Concept – which is effectively a MINI Rolls Royce. It could be argued that we could make up any concept for a MINI and, if we were to wait long enough, MINI would get round to fulfilling […]
MINI go Rallying: MINI WRC Video
MINI are going rallying with the MINI Countryman in WRC in 2011 and we’ve got video of the MINI WRC in action. ‘Old’ Mini – that’s Mini without all the capital letters – ‘owned’ rallying for a period in the 1960s. Particularly the Monte Carlo Rally, which it won in 1964, 1965 and 1967. Names […]
MINI Rocketman Concept press release
DRIVING FUN IN A NEW DIMENSION: THE MINI ROCKETMAN CONCEPT The creation of innovative concepts for urban mobility has seen MINI grow into the successful brand we know today. A constant stream of new ideas from its beginnings more than 50 years ago to the present day have ensured that driving fun has continued to […]
MINI Rocketman Concept debut
MINI reveals a concept ahead of the Geneva Motor Show – the MINI Rocketman Concept – which points at the next generation MINI. Yes, we know that any motor show would be incomplete without a MINI of some description, be it a new version or just yet another ‘Limited Edition’ MINI. But this MINI Concept – the MINI Rocketman […]
MINI Countryman Review & Road Test: MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 (2011) Part 3
There’s no doubt that the MINI is all about its handling as well as its style. Does the Countryman still handle like a go-kart, or does its size wreck its nimbleness? There’s no doubt the diesel is going to be the engine of choice in the Countryman. And if you opt for the Cooper D – which […]
MINI Countryman Review & Road Test: MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 (2011) Part 2
In part 2 of our review and road test of the MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 we look at the MINI ‘Style’. Is the Countryman style over substance? It seems incongruous at first, this MINI Countryman. It’s as if BMW has sent their MINI off to beef-up for its new role as a mover of […]
MINI Countryman Review & Road Test: MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 (2011)
We take a week to review & Road Test the MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 – MINI’s take on a butch, crossover MINI. Does the Countryman work, or is it just cynical marketing? We’re not very good at making the most of what we create in Britain. We are pretty good at coming up with ideas and […]
MINI Clubman Hampton & MINI Pimlico Limited Editions
MINI has revealed the first MINI Limited Editions named after areas of London – the MINI Clubman Hampton and the MINI Pimlico Another day, another limited edition MINI. Or two. MINI has decided that from now on it’s going to name all its Limited Edition models after London Boroughs, districts and landmarks. Which seems a […]
MINI Cooper SD: Official
Finally, nearly two years after we flagged it up, MINI has revealed they will be taking the Cooper S with a diesel lump to Geneva – the MINI Cooper SD. There have been times since we first flagged up the possibility of a Cooper S version of the MINI complete with diesel lump – the […]
MINI Cooper SD Geneva bound
It now seems certain – more than a year after we first reported it – that the MINI Cooper SD will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. With the Detroit Motor Show out of the way – well, the news bit – attention and the rumourmill now turn to the next big car show on […]