Winning type: the MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50. * 10.06.2009 Limited MINI special edition evokes the birth of the brand and John Cooper’s Formula One title victory 50 years ago. Both were revolutionary and triumphant: in the summer of 1959 Alec Issigonis presented his concept for a small car which, with its transverse-mounted […]
MINI United Festival Roundup
The MINI United Event has been with us for a couple of years now, but with this year being the 50th Anniversary of the Mini, the event exploded in to something pretty huge. Held at Silverstone over this weekend there were cars, and people, from the four corners of the earth. Over 10,000 Minis, and […]
MINI 50 Mayfair and MINI 50 Camden announced
We’re starting to come to the conclusion that we should start a Car News Site dedicated just to MINI and its endless special editions! One after another they keep coming – and we know of lots more in the pipeline. Still, no one can accuse BMW of not making enough of the Marque! Today’s release, […]
The Mini is 50 years old today
Today, May 8th 2009, is the 50th anniversary of the first Mini coming off the production line at Cowley. What a long time! To celebrate, and for a bit of free publicity (see, we’re playing the game) BMW has shipped the first Mini to roll of the production line back to Cowley to celebrate […]
MINI Graphite – yet another MINI limited edition
> They’re all at it. Limited editions offering extra kit for less money seems like a good way to tempt buyers back in to car showrooms. But MINI has been doing this for ever, and if you add up all the variations on the MINI theme, and the models, and the limited editions you end […]
MINI gets a BMW 2.0 litre diesel
Just like every other car maker, MINI is trying to find a way to give their cars extra eco-kudos but still be able to deliver what their customers want. Hybrids, electric cars and other ‘eco-friendly’ options are one way to go, but diesels, with their extra torque and modern power, can deliver much of what […]
MINI John Cooper F1 50th Anniversary Edition
We have moaned a fair bit about the endless iterations of the MINI marque. From basic MINI Ones to MINI Cabriolets, to MINI Crossovers to the MINI Speedster et al. And now there is another to add to the list – The MINI John Cooper F1 50th Anniversary Edition. But perhaps this one is a […]
MINI Speedster back on the cards
The many variations of the MINI now looked set to be joined by the MINI Speedster, a 2 door, economical convertible based onb the MINI platform.
New MINI Crossman caught testing
The latest MINI, the MINI Crossman, a high-riding compact urban vehicle, has been caught testing at the Nurburgring prior to its launch.
Just how bad are things at MINI?
At first glance, the story we ran the other day about job losses at MINI was shocking. After all, if the makers of the UK’s lowest depreciating car are having to cut production and lay off staff, then surely the less efficient car makers, with less desirable products, must be facing oblivion. But that got […]