BMW Group’s MINI has something cool to show off ahead of this year’s IAA, or more commonly known as Frankfurt Motor Show. The first is a MINI that will delight MINI-adoring speed demons, a ride called MINI John Cooper Works GP Concept and the other, should please tree hugging MINI fans, designated as MINI Electric Concept. As always, these two lovely compact hatch are a peek into the future of the marque and what it has installed for the market. It is also no doubt a lesser speak about agenda of testing the market reaction. Continue reading MINI John Cooper Works GP Concept and Electric Concept Heads To IAA
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MINI Wants You Camp With MINI Countryman With This Roof Tent
Does the new MINI Countryman inspired you to hit up the great outdoors? If yes, then you should know, it is probably best not to have this little guy have a trailer in tow. Why? I don’t know? Maybe because it is not a Land Rover or Jeep? Or maybe because hooking up a few thousand pounds is going to impede on this lively little fellow (even though it is well capable of 4,000 lbs towing capacity)? So, what’s the next best idea? This: Autohome AirTop Roof Tent for MINI Countryman. Designed in collaboration with MINI Design Team, Autohome’s AirTop Roof Tent is designed to fit on the standard roof rails found on the new MINI Countryman and it can be mounted fairly easily without the need for tools, because it makes zero sense to bring tools to the wilderness. Continue reading MINI Wants You Camp With MINI Countryman With This Roof Tent
MINI John Cooker Works Will Turn A MINI Drop Top Into A Mobile Cook Top
Nothing can be taken seriously on April 1st. Really. Our inbox is flooded with intriguing products released on this day, but being April 1st, most of these ‘products’ are obviously not real; they are businesses out to prank us in the name of April Fools Day. Though so. We see the beauty some of these April Fools jokes because they are clearly pranks due to the level ridiculousness in them and yet, they are made so ‘convincingly’, often complete with product images, that you have to give it to the businesses for going this far to prank the world. Continue reading MINI John Cooker Works Will Turn A MINI Drop Top Into A Mobile Cook Top
John Cooper Works Touched 2017 MINI Clubman Gets 231 Horsepower
Big MINI like the Countryman and Clubman are exactly huge, but they are still practical. Practicality may have won’t some while others are less than satisfied with its performance. If that’s what stopping you from appreciating a MINI, or in this case, a Clubman, then perhaps the new MINI John Cooper Works Clubman should entice you with 39 horses more over the MINI Cooper S Clubman. Powered by a 2.0L 4-cylinder petrol unit with TwinPower Turbo Technology and mated to a 6-speed stick shifter (or an option 8-speed Steptronic sports transmission) which puts the 231 horses produced to good use on all four wheels, propelling it from naught to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 6.3 seconds and sending it on its way to a top speed of 238 km/h (148 mph). Continue reading John Cooper Works Touched 2017 MINI Clubman Gets 231 Horsepower
All-New MINI Countryman Unveiled Along With A Plug-in Hybrid Variety
BMW Group has unveiled a spanking new MINI Countryman model which, not surprisingly, got a bump in size – making it the largest MINI yet. Also introduced was an electrified Countryman, a plug-in hybrid model MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4, the marque’s first electric drive since like when? 2010? Whatever is the case, the SE is still officially the British marque’s first plug-in hybrid. Anywho, the plug-in hybrid model is a welcome addition for those who love upsized MINI with a lower carbon footprint. Speaking of upsized, the 2017 MINI Countryman is a good 20 centimeters (7 7/8 inches) longer and 3 centimeters (13/16) wider than the outgoing model. Continue reading All-New MINI Countryman Unveiled Along With A Plug-in Hybrid Variety
In The Next 100 Years, MINI Will Be A Semi-Autonomous Shared Car
You have seen BMW Vision Next 100 and more recently, Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100. Now meet the MINI Vision Next 100 – the last of the three BMW Group’s marque (excluding Motorrad). If you don’t already know, MINI Vision Next 100, like the other two Vision Next 100 Concepts, is a look into what lies ahead for the marque in terms of design and technology. In the case of MINI Vision Next 100, it leans toward car-sharing which the automaker describes as “every MINI is my MINI.” But it won’t be the car-sharing as you have known. MINI users of the future will be able to access and tailor the ride to their own personal likings, wherever and whenever they desire. Continue reading In The Next 100 Years, MINI Will Be A Semi-Autonomous Shared Car
MINI Seven Special Edition: The Humble Austin Seven Remembered
When it comes to special edition automobile, MINI is second to none and just when you thought the German automaker-owned, British marque has run out of ideas for special edition, it dishes out yet another and this time, it pays tribute the original Austin Seven of 50s and 60s. Aptly dubbed MINI Seven, it is every inch of the MINI you know today and as with the special editions before it, the only special would be cosmetic, which extends from the outside to the cabin. The former includes an unique paint scheme, Lapisluxury Blue, you see here, along with Pepper White, Midnight Black, and not forgetting, British Racing Green as alternatives. Continue reading MINI Seven Special Edition: The Humble Austin Seven Remembered
Good News! MINI Is Getting Scissor Doors As An Option! Or Is It Really?
Given that this press release was sent out on the March 31, 2016, it is not surprising to know that the MINI scissor doors option is an April Fools’ Day joke. Come on, folks, isn’t it a little too obvious? Scissor doors on a MINI? Really? On the second thought, maybe some may have been duped cos’ the press text was serious, with the German-owned British marque saying things like “making it easier for customers to squeeze their MINI into even the tightest of parking spaces,” and further adding that the doors will only available for MINI 3-door, MINI Paceman and the new MINI Convertible initially and it will come to MINI 5-door, 6-door MINI Clubman and Countryman. Continue reading Good News! MINI Is Getting Scissor Doors As An Option! Or Is It Really?
2016 MINI Clubman Now Comes In All-Wheel Drive
By now, we should have conditioned ourselves to understand that MINI is a marque and not a direct reference to the brand’s car sizes. It wasn’t small like it was when it was reintroduced into the market by BMW. In fact, it has grew quite a bit since its rebirth and since then, it has spun a few even bigger machines, such as the Clubman. Speaking of Clubman, MINI has announced a new Clubman that’s not only longer (in terms of wheelbase), but also drives on all four wheel. That’s right. Clubman. All-wheel drive, or ALL4, as the marketing folks at MINI much prefer we refer it as. Some MINI fans may find it long overdue, but hey, it is better late than never, isn’t it? Continue reading 2016 MINI Clubman Now Comes In All-Wheel Drive
MINI Unveiled Countryman Cooper D Business Model with All-Wheel Drive
If you think your company is hip and super cool, then I suppose a MINI would be a fitting ride for your business? If yes, then we think the 2016 MINI Countryman Cooper D ALL4 Business Model will be right up your firm’s alley. Honestly, we are not sure why and which company would choose a MINI over a grander vehicle like say, a BMW 6 Series. For car rental company, perhaps? Since MINI did say its for fleet customers. In any case, the Countryman Cooper D ALL4 Business Model sure sounds like a pretty rad ride with all the extra equipment thrown in. Highlight of the business edition Countryman is obviously the marque’s all-wheel drive system that promised to deliver excellent traction and quick response to changing road conditions. Continue reading MINI Unveiled Countryman Cooper D Business Model with All-Wheel Drive