Mini’s U.S fans have been asking for Recaro seats in their compact cars for years and now Mini is finally catering to their request by bringing the option to the stateside. The Recaro Seat option will be available on the Mini Clubman, Cooper hatchback, Coupe and Roadster models. The seats will be available in only [...]
The launch of the new Mini Coupe is being followed by its drop-top sibling – the Mini Roadster. The campaign focuses around showing how Mini Coupe and Roadster owners can have fun whether they are in Jamaica or in sunny Istanbul This is clear from the current cross-media campaign with the start of the online film [...]
What better way to kick of Monday morning with a nice Fifth Gear review. During Season 20 Episode, Fifth Gear’s Vicki Butler-Henderson had the chance to test drive the new 2012 Mini Coupe. Check out the vide after the jump. Click here for more news on the Mini Coupe. Note: The video here consists of the [...]
The 2012 Mini Coupe is just heading into showrooms and the brand has now just dropped the first details and images of the new 2012 Mini Roadster. The sixth model in the Mini lineup is the first drop-top (manually opening) two-seater in the company’s history and will go on sale in North America in mid-2012. [...]
MINI just launched an all new marketing campaign only Manhattan could handle to promote the latest MINI Coupe. A giant rocket with the MINI Coupe attached to it has been placed at 14th St and 9th Ave through November 1st to highlight this being the fastest MINI yet, with the tag line “Hold On.” If [...]
Banbury-based engineering firm Prodrive is at work on a hot version of the Mini Countryman. The company already runs Mini’s World Rally Championship program. Prodrive boss Dave Richards has previously said that the road-tuned Mini’s by the firm were possible. “Mini obviously has the Cooper and John Cooper Works brands and it will want to work [...]
The Mini Cooper S is under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration following 12 reports of engine fires, including five which resulted in the total Cooper being totally burned to the ground. The NHTSA announced the investigation on Saturday saying that in 8 of the complaints fires occurred when the car was parked [...]
So you’re in the market for a brand new vehicle and are wondering if you should pull the trigger within the next couple of days/weeks or whether you should hang on to see what new vehicles will be coming out in 2012. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a list of 37 brand new vehicles [...]
The North American Car and Truck of the Year organization has released the list of nominees for 2012. The list consists of 24 vehicles including 17 cars and seven light trucks. A juror of 50 U.S. and Canadian journalists will pick the winner that will be announced at the 2012 Detroit AUto Show in January. [...]
The Mini Coupe is slowly heading into dealer showrooms this month and many are celebrating the arrival of the new model with a nice get together. Princeton Mini is anticipating the arrival of the new Mini Coupe and is holding a celebration with a preview of the new model with an event called Mini Motor-Tober. [...]
