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Kumho is the exclusive tyre supplier for the hottest official MINI ever – the John Cooper Works GP! Each of these 218hp pocket rockets will be shod with Kumho’s road-legal, semi-slick ECSTA V70A tyres, in a new 215/40 ZR17 83W size especially developed in conjunction with BMW for fitment to the new MINI GP. The […]
Being sold as a ‘sports activity coupe’ (new segment anyone?!?), this is the all new MINI John Cooper Works Paceman. Four individual seats, racy style and a powerplant that develops its maximum output of 160 kW/218 hp at 6,000 rpm means real fun. Peak torque of 280 Newton metres (207 lb-ft) is on tap between […]
Set for launch in March 2013, this is the all new MINI Paceman. Four versions will be available when it arrives in showrooms next spring, including the MINI Cooper S Paceman which will have a 0-62mph of just 7.5 seconds. The seventh unique member of the family, it will sell alongside the Hatch, Clubman, Convertible, […]
It’s a MINI New Year quiz – so it’s only got one question! When Prime Minister David Cameron drove the two millionth MINI off of the production line at Plant Oxford in August last year, how far would all of those cars stretch if placed bumper to bumper? That production landmark was just one of […]
Sometimes, you’ll just think “Damn, I want his/her job!”. This video demonstrates this thought particularly well as Henry Catchpole of EVO drives the frankly incredible MINI Countryman WRC car. Just look at that thing drift! I’m not sure of the colour scheme but other than that it looks like one hell of a ride.
This is the review that you’ve been waiting for if you’re a MINI fan; it’s the new SD! It’s placed firmly between the Cooper S in that it has performance, but it has a lovely torquey diesel engine of the Cooper D. Does it manage to carry off the best of both worlds though? Watch […]
It seems that new cars just get better and better looking. This is the fabulous new MINI Coupe and it’s an incredible two seater sports car with the usual go-kart handling and exuberant performance. This new car is Built in Britain at the MINI Plant at Oxford and goes on sale from 1st October 2011 […]
Spanish driver Daniel “Dani” Sordo will be joining the MINI team when the 2011 WRC season starts, joining the always affable Kris Meeke (who just happens to be our best hope from GB at the moment). “There has been a great deal of excitement surrounding MINI’s return to the WRC, so to be part of […]
Here’s the latest from MINI on their newest car, the Countryman. Sure to be a success, the new MINI is now ubiquitous on UK roads and I can vouch for the popularity – a street only a couple of hundred metres from my house has 4 MINIs! The Countryman is the largest in the MINI […]
Here’s a great new video from Autocar – it’s an interview with the designer of the new MINI Beachcomber concept. Gert Hildebrand talks Autocar through the car, including inspiration, features and the reason behind the concept. It looks extremely funky and I can see it selling very well, albeit in a form that loses some […]