MINI News

Fashion colors for a "sub" subcompact. We wonder if those exotic colors are the result of the type of people who are driving sales for this car."This car" is the Mini Clubman, a wagon from the MINI Cooper stable that has been rumored since 2006. Well, now the world will ...    Read more

Could your favorite car be offered as an electric car? It's possible. According to Autopia, Frank Ziegler, who is the Director of Sales and Distribution for Hybrid Technologies, has said that the company plans to convert popular cars into all electric models. The company has already made electric ...    Read more

The European Commission (EC) is trying to cap carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Europe and BMW has been fighting that attempt. As a result of all this, the CEO of BMW, Norbert Reithofer, said last month that mid-size and luxury vehicles must not be compared with small and micro cars ...    Read more

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - March 27, 2007... MINI USA and SIRIUS announce that SIRIUS is available as a factory installed option with a lifetime subscription on the all-new 2007 MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S hardtops produced beginning this June.And the lifetime subscription stays with the car from one owner ...    Read more

Nevada City, CA, March 15, 2007 - Little Nevada City is the home of the premiere MINI Cooper tuner in the USA. Mini Mania has used 32 years of tuning & racing experience to create the ultimate performance tuning kit for the everyday MINI Cooper S owner. With ...    Read more

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - March 14, 2007 - MINI USA announces that it is offering Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network traffic data on navigation-equipped 2007 MINI Cooper and Cooper S hardtops beginning March production.The service, which is integrated into the vehicle's optional navigation system, will come standard and free-of-charge ...    Read more

While we love to go gaga over the latest Mazda concept or oogle Chevrolet's electric Volt, we can't help but admire a person who can view dirty car windows as a means to express their artistic side.Scott Wade of San Marcos, Texas, like many of us, first started by simply ...    Read more

New York, NY - February, 2007... Following a number of mysterious appearances on movie screens and billboards across the country, this month MINI USA finally offered an answer to the burning question: Who are "Hammer and Coop"?! MINI USA officially unveiled the project - a highly stylized series ...    Read more

New York, NY - January 30, 2007... Imagine MINI owner Scott is driving down the highway. He's checking out the billboards - phone companies (snore)... online casinos (no thanks)... "MOTOR LIKE YOU MEAN IT, SCOTT!" (Hold on! Say what?). Scott has just experienced personalized "talking" billboards - the latest innovation ...    Read more

Clarion Corporation, a manufacturer of car entertainment products based in Cypress, California, has introduced the BLT370, a Bluetooth Audio/mobile phone transceiver. The product allows the streaming of audio from a cellular phone or other portable device directly into a car's audio system. Add Clarion's DGL370, and the BLT370 can stream ...    Read more

The supply of car computers continues to rise as Mini-Box.com launched a line of low power, high performance car PCs. Priced below $400, the VoomPC X86 is said to be ideal for telematics (vehicle information), entertainment, and general PC applications. The computer runs Linux or Windows software. The unit features ...    Read more

Ok now today we have a special little treat for all you diesel tuners out there. Imagine getting only 64 mile per gallon, making sharp turns and maneuvering around town effortlessly in nothing other than diesel-powered MINI Cooper! Rated at 110 horses and 177 ib.–ft torque,the new MINImay not be ...    Read more

The Car Connection secured more spy shots of the MINI Traveller, a “wagon-esque” version of the popular MINI Cooper. (Pictured is the concept.) The most interesting feature is the two different door configurations. The driver’s side holds only one door. Passengers in the second row, it seems, only exit on ...    Read more

Owners of FM car radios (which is just about everyone who owns a car) will be happy to hear that the new XM CommanderMT universal satellite radio receiver offers XM to any FM radio regardless of make, model, or year. The new CommanderMT is a plug-and-play piece that has a ...    Read more

The new Mini Cooper and Cooper S, which debuted at the Paris Motor Show earlier this year, will be shown at the North America International Auto Show next month. Full details can be found in the press release below as well as the Paris Motor Show debut. The Sidewalk model ...    Read more

Mini Cooper will be unveiling a special edition of its convertible at the Detroit Auto Show. Called the Sidewalk Model, the Mini will be an upscale take on the cabrio (convertible) trim and is based on the mk1. The Sidewalk will actually be available in three models -- One Sidewalk, ...    Read more

12 Volt News reported that ICON-TV, manufacturer of video products for the car, has released “the World’s first” commercially available full-function mini in-car PC during the Specialty Equipment Market Show earlier this month. The unit measures 1-inch high by 4-inches wide and 6-inches deep.It is touted to be the smallest ...    Read more

According to a report in New Zealand’s Autocar Magazine, a BMW source has hinted that a four-wheel drive SUV could be coming from Mini. Reports say that this vehicle is based forthcoming five door Traveller. The car would feature intelligent transmission. The article goes on to say that BMW thinks ...    Read more

A unique story of success is entering the next round: The MINI, the world’s best-selling small premium car, is entering its second model generation. Making its world debut at the 2006 Paris Motor Show, the new MINI is really new in every respect five years after its predecessor entered ...    Read more

Both MINI and the Australian authorities have alerted the public this week that a counterfeit ring is selling fake MINI Cooper potential buyers.According to national manager Justin Hocevar of MINI, several such false vehicles of the Cooper and the Cooper S have appeared in the classifieds and on-line. The ring ...    Read more

Earlier this week, the Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen considered banning “pocket bikes”, motorcycles that are extremely low to the ground and often ridden by children. The ban request was submitted by police chief Mike Force. According to Force, the mini motorcycles are difficult to see by drivers ...    Read more