Mini Crossman SUV concept to bow in at Paris Show
Not much has been heard or seen of Mini’s upcoming SUV model since independent vehicle manufacturer Magna Steyr confirmed back in October that it would build the new car. According to latest reports a concept version of the new SUV will be shown at the Paris Motor Show this October and will preview the future production model due at the end of next year. These latest renderings show that the car will likely be just a Mini Cooper with raised suspension and body-protective molding. In keeping with its...

2010 Mini Crossman Review
Consumer Guide’s Impressions of the 2010 Mini CrossmanTake one Mini Clubman, lift the suspension, add all-wheel drive, and season with SUV styling flavor. That’s BMW’s recipe for a cute new crossover wagon.What We Know About the 2010 Mini CrossmanIt’s no secret that BMW is planning to expand its Mini brand into a multi-model line. The mainstay two-door hatchback “hardtop,” redesigned for ’08, is being joined by the extended-body Clubman, which BMW hopes you...

2008 Mini John Cooper
2008 Mini John Cooper was presented on the Geneva Auto Show this year. Being a little vehicle it has 218 horsepower which is unbelievable for a tiny one like this. The 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine is turbocharged. Being designed as a racing car from the beginning Mini Cooper still has fog lights, but its bumper was remodeled and got deeper providing more aerodynamics to the car. The wheels got some tuning. You can see low-profile run flat tires on 17-inch wheels. These super light weight wheels were...

New Mini Cooper Convertible coming in March 2009
The current Mini Cooper Convertible pictured is the first generation of the design, which debuted in 2004, three years after the regular version of the retro-hatchback first arrived. Since the Mk II Mini Cooper hatchback arrived in 2007, fans of the soft-top variant have been wondering when the updated car would show up. According to the latest reports, that question has been answered: the new Mini cabrio is due in March 2009. Existing stock of the current model will sustain sales through July, and BMW...

2010 Mini Crossman Review
Consumer Guide’s Impressions of the 2010 Mini CrossmanTake one Mini Clubman, lift the suspension, add all-wheel drive, and season with SUV styling flavor. That’s BMW’s recipe for a cute new crossover wagon[source]

Video: 2009 Mini Cooper Cabrio in action
After we presented you yesterday the official details of the 2009 Mini Cooper Cabrio, we thought it will be a good idea to see also the videos with this new car. Mini released 8 videos showing every details of it new convertible.[source]

Vermont winters stall Mini Cooper | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Dear Tom and Ray: I am a middle-aged OK, middle-aged-plus woman who drives a Mini Cooper S with a manual transmission. I purchased it last year for whatever psychological reasons post-hormonal women do things like that. I love driving it, but it is totally impractical, since I own a sheep farm in Vermont at the top of a hill. I am thinking of trading it in for a Volvo C30 -- yes, I know that is impractical as well, but it is a bit heavier, so perhaps it is safer. What are your thoughts as to the...

Clubman makes Mini Cooper a family choice
Cute just got practical. Its name is the 2008 Mini Cooper Clubman, a logical and welcome sibling of the popular Mini Cooper. Introduced in 2000, the Mini Cooper was a modern rendition of a classic-the British Mini of the 1960s, although the new car actually was larger and closer in size to the Mini's bigger garage-mates, the Austin and Morris 850 models. Built in Great Britain, the modern Mini Cooper is owned by Germany's BMW, which builds high-performance, high-priced cars. The BMW powers decreed that...

The Longest, Most Expensive, Pink Mini Limo at Auto Exotica 2008
The Auto Exotica 2008 part of the 9th Riga International Motor Show will be an official world’s premiere of a unique – the most extended, the most expensive limo – built on the basis of a classical Mini version. It might be quite a surprise, but several stages of its transformation were carried out in Riga. The owner of this extraordinary mini limousine Regina Abdurazakova is a daughter of Kazakhstan’s oil tycoon and for the time being lives in Riga. She took a decision to invest a good amount...

2009 Mini Cooper Convertible
Mini Cooper convertible is officially starting sales in North America. The car has been redesigned and is offered with various options. The basic Cooper convertible has 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine which provides 118 horsepower. The higher level Cooper S has the same engine, but outputs 172 hp. The car comes with six-speed transmission which can be either manual or automatic. Mini Cooper received soft top with a sliding-roof function. The roof can be opened and closed at 20 mph or less. In case of an...