Beginning in March of 2012, the option list for most Mini vehicles will include Recaro seats. Recaros are the upmarket buckets preferred by weekend racers and enthusiasts, and they’ll be added to the option list for most vehicles in the Mini lineup, excluding the Countryman and Convertible. Naturally, these sporty seats will come at a [...]
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Prodrive is reportedly working on a high-performance version of Mini’s new Countryman crossover. The engineering firm, which also created Mini’s World Rally Championship cars, recently told Autocar that the arrival of road-going Prodrive cars is very likely. “Mini obviously has the Cooper and John Cooper Works brands and it will want to work out ways [...]
According to Car and Driver, the sporty Mini Paceman has received the green light for production. The publication cites Mini’s Kay Segler as the source of the confirmation. The Mini Paceman made its official debut at the North American International Auto Show earlier this year. It’s essentially a two-door version of the all-new Countryman crossover, [...]
Mini has finally taken the wraps off its all-new two-passenger Cooper Coupe, which will be added to the brand’s 2012 lineup with a base price of just $22,000. The 2012 Mini Cooper Coupe comes in three varieties; base Coupe, S Coupe and John Cooper Works Coupe. The latter model promises to be the fastest stock [...]
BMW Group sold 165,842 BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles in March, which represents a 17 percent increase in sales from a year ago. The automaker has also recorded its best first quarter ever, selling a total of 382,758 units, which marks a 21.3 percent sales increases compared to last year. “2011 got off to [...]
Mini has been expanding its lineup, most recently with the additional of the Countryman crossover. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mini will be showing off a new vehicle that could also make its way into the product pipeline. Dubbed a “Sports Activity Coupe,” the Mini Paceman Concept is essentially a two-door [...]
Mini will be bringing an all-new concept vehicle to the Paris Motor Show, but this concept will only have two wheels. Mini’s Scooter E Concept is an all-electric Vespa-like scooter that’s intended to excite younger consumers. Coincidentally, the debut of this vehicle also comes as Smart plans to show off an electrified scooter of its [...]
Mini will soon bring its Countryman crossover to the world of rally racing. The company’s new World Rally Championship racer, developed in partnership with Prodrive, has been spotted tackling some gravel stages in Portugal recently. While this is exciting news for anyone interesting in rally racing, it makes us wonder whether we’ll see a sporty [...]
With the all-new 2011 Mini Countryman heading to showrooms, the advertising blitz for the brand’s first crossover is about to begin. The first commercial depicts the playfulness of this new model, as it traverses city streets and the Italian countryside with a little CG help. Below you can see the new commercial for yourself and [...]
MINI’s first foray into the crossover vehicle segment, the 2011 Countryman, is going to finally make its debut to the public this week. Ahead of its launch at the Geneva Motor Show, an all-new promotional video for the MINI Countryman has been released and may provide insights into the upcoming advertising campaign that is likely [...]
