MINI Crossover Concept to debut at Paris

Posted 27 days 3 hours ago under: Concept Cars, Crossovers, MINI
MINI Crossover Concept to debut at Paris
The MINI Crossover Concept is a design study for a fourth variant in MINI’s current model range. With four doors, four drive wheels, four single seats and at four metres in the length, the Crossover Concept combines versatility and style: its main aim is to tempt new target groups into the world of MINI.
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Bzzzz. MINI Clubman. (video)

Posted 29 days 5 hours ago under: Hatchbacks, Video, MINI

We have just recieved a tip from the guys at the MINI that a new video about the MINI Clubman was launched on YouTube. A group of flies gets together on a cemetary to give a farewell speech to their good friend Zac. Fly priest is holding an emotional sermon about the life and death of Zac, a member of the fly community. The priest highlights Zac's death - a sensational death, the best death any fly could wish for: dying on the front-grille of a MINI Clubman.
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UK’s best hot hatch? The new MINI John Cooper Works!

Posted 1 month 16 days ago under: Hatchbacks, News, MINI
UK’s best hot hatch? The new MINI John Cooper Works!
It’s only been on sale for a month, yet the new MINI John Cooper Works has already claimed the title of Best Hot Hatch 2008, awarded by Auto Express.
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MINI visits the 2008 Olympics in Beijing

Posted 1 month 24 days ago under: Hatchbacks, News, MINI
MINI visits the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Just in time for the biggest sporting event of the year, the Olympic Games in the Chinese capital of Beijing, MINI is on top sporting form too - and is making a great start in Beijing! A very special MINI vehicle is providing passengers with a fantastic, unforgettable driving experience of a most unusual type. Locals and visitors to the games alike can move smoothly through the busy traffic in the Asian capital in a MINI Rickshaw made specially for Beijing - a typical MINI experience.
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Tapir. MINI John Cooper Works

Posted 2 months 12 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Video, MINI

The second video from the MINI John Cooper Works series "Not Extreme enough?" has just been published on YouTube. Two Japanese tourists are visiting a zoo. Suddenly, a crazy guy jumps over a hedge into the tapir park of the zoo. He does some karate moves behind the tapir, followed by a prostate check.
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MINI Cooper Clubman debuts at BCA

Posted 6 months 13 days ago under: Hatchbacks, MINI
MINI Cooper Clubman debuts at BCA
The new MINI Cooper S Clubman made its official used car market debut in a special sale staged at BCA Nottingham. Buyers representing 54 BMW dealerships attended the event, with a further 24 dealers bidding over the internet via BCA Live Online.
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The new MINI John Cooper Works on the starting grid at Geneva

Posted 7 months 13 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Motor Shows, MINI
The new MINI John Cooper Works on the starting grid at Geneva
Production of John Cooper Works-tuned cars is all set to resume at MINI’s Plant Oxford after the launch of the second-generation MINI Cooper S Hatch and new MINI Cooper S Clubman. From July 2008, customers will be able to order factory-built MINIs that produce 211hp and complete a 0-62mph sprint in 6.5 seconds.
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Italian road trip is just the job for MINI’s charity partner

Posted 7 months 19 days ago under: Hatchbacks, News, MINI
Italian road trip is just the job for MINI’s charity partner
MINI UK’s charity partner KidsOut is set to hit the jackpot this year. The Italian Job, a charitable pan-European rally now in its 19th successful year, has committed to making KidsOut the primary beneficiary of its fundraising efforts from 2008 onwards.
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Bumper MINI Awards

Posted 8 months 14 days ago under: Hatchbacks, MINI
Bumper MINI Awards
The January blues have been well and truly beaten by MINI in 2008 with new year awards from Top Gear, What Car?, BusinessCar and Parker’s Car Guides. With successes in these publications that cover retail and fleet, new and used car sales, the champagne is off the ice and the detox will have to wait!
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MINI Sports Activity Vehicle will be built by Magna Steyr

Posted 10 months 2 days ago under: News, MINI
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The new MINI Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) will be built by Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik in Graz, Austria. The vehicle concept, devised by MINI Design and BMW Group engineers, has been entrusted to Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik for series development and for later production. The cooperation with Magna Steyr is an efficient way for BMW Group to ensure the planned profitable growth through new model launches set out in the company's strategic alignment.
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