MINI Cooper News
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Caterham's range of ultra-light track cars have been extremely popular amongst driving enthusiasts in the UK and certain other markets such as Italy, Japan and the U.S., and for good reason. The cars represent a much more simplistic approach to racing, with a no nonsense design and purity that most modern track cars could never emulate. Now, at the 2011 Autosport International Show in the UK, Caterham has unveiled its first ever prototype racing car, which has been designed for a new one-make series and track day enthusiasts. The new prototype is the Caterham-Lola SP/300.R, a joint...
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2011 MINI Paceman Concept Confirmed For Production
MINI seems to have a knack for unveiling cool concept cars that eventually make it to production. It started with the original Clubman concept and then the Crossover concept, which progressed into the Countryman, and more recently we saw the Coupe and Roadster concepts, both of which have been...
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2011 MINI Paceman Concept: 2011 Detroit Show Preview
The 2011 MINI Countryman is the first four-door in the British brand's lineup--but a new two-door version could be in the works, if the MINI Paceman concept is any indication. The Paceman concept will make its world debut at the 2011 Detroit auto show on January 10. Calling the new design study a...
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Report: ‘Mini’ MINI Concept Planned For 2010 Detroit Auto Show
With the release of models like the Clubman and new Countryman crossover, there are fears that the MINI brand is treading away from what its very name reflects, mini cars. Heck, even its smallest model, the MINI Cooper hatch is nearly double the size of the original 1960s models, an issue BMW...
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Garrison Keillor-Autographed 2010 MINI Cooper S Up For Sale
If you're a fan of literature and graffiti, this 2010 MINI Cooper S may be just what you're looking for. Signed by Garrison Keillor and 17 other Penguin authors, the car offers a unique chance to marry the love of fiction with the love of driving--in real life. Not surprisingly, the seller of the...
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2010 Paris Auto Show: World Debut Of 2011 MINI WRC Racer
MINI chose the Paris Auto Show to pull the wraps off its all-new FIA World Rally Championship car, which is based on the new 2011 MINI Countryman and signals the brand's reentry into world-stage rally racing. The WRC, which has been under development for two years, gets a 1.6-liter turbocharged...
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We have some good news for all the Mini Diesel fans that crave a more powerful model. A car that combines the elements of the sporty MINI Cooper S and the fuel-efficiency of the MINI Diesel has been spotted in testing, suggesting that a new MINI Cooper S Diesel is in the works. The photos show a "Cooper SD" badge that may be the short name for the upcoming car, as the current Cooper diesel is known as the Cooper D in Europe. According to onlookers, the first prototype, spotted last November, featured a typical diesel sound, and like the Cooper S model it features a centrally mounted exhaust...
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2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: MINI Cooper Design Concept Teased
If you think the Countryman was hit with a MINI ugly stick, you may not want to see what's under that cover. If you're a bit more open-minded, however, you may be getting a glimpse of the upcoming facelift for the MINI Cooper S and Clubman S. Billed as a "design concept," the front-end bits...
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AnnaLynne McCord Uses Her Feminine Wiles To (Allegedly) Weasel Out Of A Fender-Bender
A week ago, some guy named Aaron was motoring around town, minding his own business, when -- WHAM -- out of the blue, AnnaLynne McCord nailed him. Which isn't especially unusual, except this time she was in a car. Afterward, AnnaLynne turned on the eyelashes and the charm with an "I'm very sorry"...
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Spy Shots: MINI Clubman S Hybrid
The latest out of MINI's evil genius skunkworks is on the road.
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Elijah Wood In A MINI (Obviously)
And here we have diminutive dreamboat Elijah Wood, out for a night on the town in the passenger seat of a MINI. He's acting like it's not his, like it belongs to his friend/personal assistant/other, but c'mon dude: we know. We know, okay? Elijah, if you're reading this -- and statistically, there's...
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2011 MINI Cooper, Clubman And Convertible Preview
MINI fans around the world can look forward to some changes to the iconic brand’s 2011 model range, with the Cooper, Clubman, Convertible and high-performance John Cooper Works model receiving fresh styling, engine upgrades and new features. Setting apart the new lineup visually is a new...
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The silliness of the challenge still didn't work in MINI's favor.
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Video: MINI Seeking Porsche Driver To Carry Challenge Forward
The little hot-hatch that could is forging ahead with its challenge even though Porsche refused to accept.
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2011 MINI Cooper Facelift Leaked?
The 2011 MINI Cooper is due for a minor visual update, and these images may show it.
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Video: MINI Challenges Porsche 911 To Race Against Cooper S--At Road Atlanta
The race is just over two weeks away...if Porsche accepts the challenge.
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Report: MINI Coupe Due Summer 2011, Roadster In 2012
The two newest members of the MINI family will be joining the fray over the next two years
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The A-Team Takes Aim At NASCAR Fans
The A-Team opens on June 11, and just to make sure that its target audience of 35 - 50-year-old men (aka, The People Old Enough to Remember Mr. T) know the film is en route, several of the cast appeared on the racetrack in Charlotte over the Memorial Day weekend to make a lap before the NASCAR...
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The 2011 MINI Cooper S is due to be unveiled later this year, but we've caught its update testing.
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SAT Prep: Mark Wahlberg Is To The MINI Cooper As Justin Timberlake Is To The...?
Justin Timberlake has led a charmed life. He started his career on The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he sang, danced, and generally acted a foo' alongside poptartlets like Brit-Brit and Xtina. Then came 'N SYNC and enough earnings to buy the state of Idaho, including its stock of potatoes. That was...
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MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 Edition Confirmed for U.S.
The latest hot MINI JCW will be sold in America--but only 50 of them are coming.
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MINI E Takes On The Nurburgring
We’ve seen numerous supercars take on the Nurburgring, things like the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Nissan GT-R, and Pagani Zonda F, but now BMW has taken its MINI E all-electric hatchback to the notorious circuit. Taking on the Nurburgring circuit at race speed with an electrically powered car is an...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Coverage Starts Here
With the global financial crisis--and all the negative effects associated with it--for the most part behind us, the 2010 Geneva Motor Show is in full swing, and the cars are rolling out. Considering that in the past 12 months we’ve seen vehicle sales drop to almost half the levels they were...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Citroen DS3 Racing
Citroen is unleashing a hot new version of its DS3 hatchback at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show--the limited edition 200 horsepower DS3 Racing. Developed by the French automaker’s racing division--the winning team behind five WRC manufacturer’s titles and six driver’s titles--the DS3...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran