MINI News
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Audi’s boss of Marketing and Sales, Ralph Weyler, has confirmed that the automaker is working on the A1 and that it’ll bring the fight to BMW’s MINI in 2009. The new car will be built using underpinnings from the previous Golf and current Polo, and is expected to cost around €15,000 to €18,000. Audi will be working in collaboration with fellow Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT on the project, he said in an interview with German newspaper Der Spiegel. Audi’s goal is to bring younger buyers to the market and introduce them to the brand with the hope that...
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New MINI tuned by John Cooper WorksJohn Cooper Works, the creators of the original 1961 Mini Cooper, has applied the performance treatment to the new MINI and has come away with a vehicle that’s sure to be a menace. Performance figures are yet to be released, but these latest images of the modded car give away some key...
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2007 Mini won’t get iDrive
Earlier spy-shots of a Mini test-mule (pictured thumbnail) with a strange looking joystick next to the main gearstick generated speculation that the next generation Mini was going to feature a new iDrive system similar to those used in BMWs. According to the guys over at Winding Road, the new car...
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80mpg hybrid Mini with 640bhp
A small UK firm has created the world’s first hybrid Mini in the form of the PML Mini QED. The unique green machine is powered by four electric motors, one in every wheel, each with 160bhp (120kW) - 640bhp (480kW) in total. Unlike conventional hybrids, this version uses a small gasoline...
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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...
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