MINI Cooper News
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The MINI will continue to use an engine developed jointly by BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroen.
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MINI E Range Gets Cut Significantly By Cold Weather
BMW Needs To Make Cold Weather Improvements
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Video: MINI's Detroit Auto Show Teaser
The MINI E, MINI Cooper JCW and MINI Beachcomber Concept are all teased in this video.
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90210's AnnaLynne McCord Stands Tall In A MINI
Full disclosure: we're not big fans of AnnaLynne McCord. In our not-so-humble opinions, she's a little too hungry for both food and attention. Also: the new 90210 is total crap. Not like the 90s version was Merchant Ivory material, but c'mon: would you remake Mork & Mindy? Exactly. That said...
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Video: MINI John Cooper Works Cabrio Hits Rallye Monte Carlo
The topless JCW MINI Cabrio follows in the famous footsteps of some of its forebears.
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Like the Coupe, the 2009 MINI Roadster Concept is essentially production-ready, and already a candidate for construction in England.
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Rally Edition MINI Clubman S Headed To U.S.
Look for delivers to start in October, with prices starting at $32,999.
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Mini One D bests Honda Insight with 60mpg
The Mini Cooper isn't the first car you'd associate with the environmental movement, but with its frugal four-cylinder engines and the new Mini E battery-operated version, the Cooper's green credentials are considerable. Now Mini's buffing the inexpensive, high-miler Cooper it sells in Europe as...
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AC Schnitzer's sportier take on the Mini Cooper Cabrio
Mini's aren't exactly known for their aggressive or sporty styling, instead choosing to adopt a more 'cute' appearance at the behest of its designers. German tuning house AC Schnitzer, however, didn't agree with Mini’s original design theme and instead unveiled a new kit for the R57 Cooper...
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MINI Clubman and Airstream trailer concept headed to Salone del Mobile in Milan
What do you get when you combine a MINI Cooper S Clubman with a renowned furniture design company? An Airstream trailer concept, of course. Well, maybe the result isn't so obvious, but that's exactly what will be on display at the Salone del Mobile in Milan this April. The Republic of Fritz Hansen...
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Mini launches ‘Minimalism’ green branding
Mini is the latest car brand to launch a new green labeling system for its vehicles, with the company revealing this week its new ‘Minimalism’ tag. The new branding will be used to designate base models that have been fitted with several features to help reduce fuel consumption. Similar...
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Mini has released the first details about its second-generation Cabrio model, which is set to go on sale in the first half of next year in both Cooper and Cooper S trims following a world debut at January's Detroit Auto Show. Equipped with a new suspension set-up, more powerful and efficient engines, and improved safety technology, the new version of the open-air four-seater Mini builds upon the strengths of the existing model and adds even more to the equation. The new Mini Cabrio will enter the market with two engine variants: the 1.6L Cooper with 118hp (88kW) and the turbocharged 1.6L...
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Technical details for Mini E electric Hardtop
Mini has released the full technical details for the all-electric version of its two-door Cooper hatch, which is set to be delivered in an initial batch of 500 examples to customers in the United States later this year. BMW is using its Mini brand to test the waters with its electric powertrain...
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Spy shots: all-electric Mini Cooper caught testing
BMW plans to release a limited run of 500 all-electric Minis next year in order to meet new Californian regulations that require carmakers selling cars in the state to offer zero emission vehicles. These latest spy shots show a prototype of the upcoming electric vehicle only a few weeks out from...
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Hamann boosts Mini Cooper performance
German tuner Hamann may be better known for their work with Porsche, Ferrari and BMW, but they have also been known to turn their attentions to small hatches from time to time. The Fiat 500 recently received the Hamann treatment, and now the Mini Cooper gets a set of performance upgrades as well...
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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...
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2008 Gumball 3000 rally announced
The long wait is over for Gumball 3000 fans around the world as the official route for this year’s has been announced. The 10th anniversary rally will begin in San Francisco on the 9th of August, working its way through the West Coast of North America and stopping in San Deigo and Las Vegas...
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Anticipation of the upcoming Geneva auto show is showing through in the reveals already taking place. BMW has just let slip its John Cooper Works Mini Cooper S and Clumban models, and we've got all the details and pictures. Following on the tradition of saving the sportiest variants for the John Cooper Works line of Mini cars, the latest Cooper S and Clubman models bring very similar stats to the performance party. At 155kW (211hp) and 260Nm torque, the 1.6L twin-scroll turbocharged petrol four-cylinder provides the power to get the JCW Cooper S to 100km/h (62mph) in just 6.5s. The Clubman...
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New Mini model to be called the Clubman
MINI has announced that its new model, due for launch by the end of the year, will be called the Clubman. The car will be based on a concept car displayed at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, which featured a shooting brake body. This latest computer-generated rendering gives a close indication as to...
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2007 MINI Cooper Mk II Official Details
After the massive sales success that was the first-generation MINI, BMW wasn't going to muck around too much with the basic formula. Many believed that BMW got it right the first time, including some of the designers, so changes to the new car’s styling are very subtle. Most of the...
James Martinez