From MotoringFile: The cladding is coming off and the true shape of the 2014 MINI is starting to become more clear. Gone is the dramatic front overhang. And in its place are new details like a “Rocketman” style front grille, headlights and an almost bullet side profile in the front. And perhaps the best news [...]
From MotoringFile: As soon as the second half of 2014 MINIs will once again be made in the Netherlands. To mark the occasion BMW is sponsoring the restoration of a 1959 Mini originally assembled at Molenaar’s Car Factory in Amersfoort, Holland. We’ll be talking more about MINI’s production plans and how they will be tweaked [...]
From MotoringFile: Since the release of the 2nd generation JCW GP we’ve been debating how it compares to the original. And while we’ve found that the new GP runs rings around the first generation on the road and track, the jury is still out on which actually looks better. So we wanted to take another [...]
From MotoringFile: Bold claim for sure. But the recent warm and sunny weather in Chicago has me thinking the JCW Roadster may just represent the best every day car money can buy. Obviously a statement like that should be filled with asterisks and qualifiers. But before we get into all that, lets back up and [...]
From MotoringFile: The idea of local production isn’t new to the Mini world. The classic Mini had numerous local production points throughout the world that allowed the company to meet the needs of specific markets. History is repeating itself with this latest announcement by BMW – which builds multiple models at the same plant. But [...]
From MINI Space: Off the back of canvassing Cape Town’s premier design conference, Design Indaba, the Dezeen and MINI tour makes its next stop in Milan for Salone del Mobile. This year, one of the most influential furniture fairs on the globe plays host to MINI Kapooow!, a high-impact installation inspired by the MINI Paceman. [...]
From MINI Space: As spring ever so slowly begins to take root, most couldn’t be blamed for already getting anxious to fire up that barbecue. But there’s still one more wintry tale to be told from the road – one that’s sure not to disappoint the die-hard MINI fans whose enthusiasm is more than skin [...]
From Engaget: MINI sold some 66,000 vehicles in the United States last year, and despite being on American soil (in its current incarnation, anyway) for just 13 years, this market has quickly become its biggest. All new MINI vehicles can be configured to work with MINI Connected; an iPhone app that enables MINI vehicles to [...]
From MotoringFile: EVO Magazine – perhaps our favorite car mag – not only got its hands on a JCW GP but managed to get it to a track and pit it against the best hot hatches from around the world. The results speak volumes of what we’ve been saying about the GP. After our reviews [...]
From New Car Net: A ‘barn find’ 1959 Mini is up for grabs at Bonhams this March but bring your cheque book as ’620 GFC’ has an estimate of £10,000. Manufactured in 1959, this very early Morris Mini Minor is the 529th example produced and has been confirmed as the 15th oldest surviving Mini in [...]
