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Pity the poor Countryman. It is the "least good-looking" Kardashian. No matter how little Khloe eats or how much she exercises, she will never quite have Kim's curves. Read and comment
Price Range: $25,950 and up Description: With an eye for sporty driving, the two-seater MINI Cooper Coupe is the lightest and most agile model in the MINI lineup. Iconic MINI design elements are applied to this striking new model, which features a steeply raked rear windshield, tapered roofline... Read and comment
The Mini Paceman seems like an exercise in impractical-ization, and while it has its driving charms, doesn’t feel as premium as its price might suggest. Continue reading →Test Drive: 2013 Mini Paceman Cooper S ALL4 is a post from: Autos.ca Read and comment
“This milestone is an incredible achievement for MINI, and we’re proud to have so many Motorers as part of the MINI family,” said Jim McDowell, Vice President – MINI USA. “11 years ago, doubters said a small car could not … Continue readingThe article MINI celebrates 500,000 vehicles... Read and comment
MINI Celebrates 500,000 Vehicles Sold in America [Mega Gallery]British automaker Mini has announced that it has sold its 500,000th vehicle in America, and is celebrating by taking its cars on a trek across the west coast of America and snapping photographs at noticeable landmarks along the... Read and comment
After its world debut in Paris back in 2012, the MINI Paceman comes to New York City. In a neighborhood like Tribeca or Soho, the “two-door Countryman” feels at home and without a doubt is one of MINI’s most hipster … Continue readingThe article 2013 New York Auto Show: MINI Paceman... Read and comment
Why did freestyle skier and rally driver Guerlain Chicherit perform an unassisted backflip in a highly modified Mini Countryman? Why not? Mini, for its part, says it partnered with Chicherit to “nail” what it’s calling the “world’s first backflip in a car.” Sounds like a good enough... Read and comment
A MINI can do more. It can win the Dakar Rally twice in a row. It can conquer more than 100 markets worldwide. But what about defying the laws of gravity and showing snowboarders how to nail the perfect backflip? … Continue reading Read and comment
In the French Alps, the perfect backflip is usually attempted by skiers or snowboarders. Read and comment
ankly, I don’t know if Mini’s choice of Puerto Rico as the venue for its Paceman was intended to discern the capabilities of the company’s newest model or the intestinal fortitude of those of us who got to drive it. Read and comment
Filed under: Concept Cars, Mini During an event in Ponce, Puerto Rico last week where Mini introduced members of the media to the 2013 Paceman and John Cooper Works GP, product planners discussed that the brand's lineup could expand to eventually include up to 10 bodystyles. Currently, the... Read and comment
The 2013 Dakar Rally, the 15-day-long, 5000-plus-mile South American overland race/ordeal, ended Sunday in Santiago, Chile, with an 11th overall win for Dakar legend, Stephane Peterhansel. It’s Frenchman Peterhansel’s second consecutive win in one of X-Raid’s Mini Countryman–bodied... Read and comment
As the 2013 Mini Paceman nears its on-sale date, the brand has launched a new ad campaign that demonstrates the tagline, “Design with Bite.” In the new ad titled “Street Attitude,” a blue Paceman navigates the urban streets of New York, but if you don’t like what happens at the... Read and comment
The 2013 Mini Paceman made its Canadian debut at Montreal’s MIAS and brings significant changes to the Countryman platform. Continue reading →Preview: 2013 Mini Paceman is a post from: Autos.ca Read and comment
The cross-media “Design with Bite” launch campaign for the new MINI Paceman is now underway with three online videos that provide an initial foretaste of the print, TV and web elements to follow. MINI embodies the extraordinary – representing fun … Continue reading Read and comment
In 2012, Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret took an unproven Monster Energy X-Raid Team MINI to victory in the Dakar Rally. As if that feat weren’t impressive enough, the Full Article » Read and comment
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Five-Point Inspection: 2013 MINI Roadster Cooper SDefinitively unique, and plenty of fun to drive, is the MINI Roadster too quirky for its own good, or for that matter, too sporty? Starting at $29,250, is the MINI Roadster worth it? more Read and comment
MINI Paceman JCW is a Crossover Doing a Hot Hatch ImpressionGuessing the product roll-out strategy in the MINI lineup does not take an advanced degree in marketing. As a result, it comes as little surprise that the hipster-ific brand has just announced a new John Cooper Works version of its... Read and comment
The Car Mini Had to Do. Did it Do it Right? Read and comment
We reported on November 6th that a convoy of eight MINI cars was headed to Rovaniemi, Finland, to present Santa Claus with the longest wish list ever. Well, mission accomplished! The list, which stands a whopping 3,798.5 metres long and includes 75,954 Christmas wishes from 16 countries around... Read and comment
Although Mini has been busy expanding its lineup to as many as 11 models – including a four-door hatchback – the automaker hasn’t forgotten about the original Cooper Hardtop. These latest spy shots of the 2014 Mini Cooper Hardtop prototype reveal the classic Mini body style’s... Read and comment
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2013 MINI Countryman Heading to 2012 LA Auto ShowThe updated 2013 MINI Countryman will be heading to the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show,showing off its new interior and all-wheel drive system. The refreshed Countryman comes two years after it originally debuted with changes to its center console... Read and comment
What It Is: The next generation of the Mini Cooper, and the third iteration designed under the direction of BMW. Captured here by our spy photographers is the five-door version, yet another derivative of a theme that seemingly can produce endless variations. The only five-door Mini thus far... Read and comment