BMW has a lot planned for the upcoming 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next month. The automaker is set to reveal not one, but two hybrid vehicles including the ActiveHybrid 7 and the ActiveHybrid X6. According to sources who spoke with Mini enthusiast website MotoringFile, BMW has decided to move up the launch of the Speedster/Coupe [...]
BMW’s Mini brand is scheduled to unveil a concept form of its speedster model at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. A design mule for the production Mini Speedster is currently being tested for an official unveiling sometime in 2010. It is reported that Mini is also working a new coupe model that will [...]
According to AutoCar, MINI will unveil a Roadster model in “a near-production concept” form at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The UK publication says that the car will be at two-seater and will offer a sportier-looking alternative to the Mini Cooper Cabriolet. The Mini Roadster will be based on the current-generation Mini Coopers [...]
We had to skip out on yesterday’s Miscellaneous Thoughts since we were experiencing technical difficulties. Nonetheless, we are back today with some random ramblings that have been going on behind our editor’s desk here at egmCarTech. Chrysler and Fiat alliance gets U.S. antitrust approval: The Chrysler and Fiat alliance have received the approval of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Fiat [...]
While the fourth Mini model, the crossover, will be an exciting one for Mini brand lovers, but the BMW Group division has something more exciting in the works. Meet the Mini Speedster – a model that Mini has apparently been working on for years. It will rival the likes of the next-generation Mazda MX-5 and [...]
According to MotoringFile, BMW has “quietly approved” the much rumored Mini Speedster. The car has been on the drawing board since 2001 but had never gained much traction from the big bosses. The Mini Speedster will have a soft fabric-top with two roll bars behind the driver and passenger. The car is said to be [...]
