We have a spy photo of a 4WD MINI Cooper All4 Hybrid out testing in the snow, although we don’t expect a hybrid MINI until 2013. What? You thought MINI had come up with every possible permutation of bodyshape, drivetrain and powerplant? Don’t be silly; not by a long way. What we appear to have […]
2012 MINI Coupe: Almost there
Judging from the almost production-ready look of this spy shot of the MINI Coupe, it looks like it’s almost ready for showrooms. It’s heading towards two years since MINI revealed the MINI Coupe at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009. Along with its twin the MINI Roadster. Respectively they were MINI Concepts #984 and 985. […]
MINI Goodwood at Shanghai
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 […]