Liberty Walk, the Japanese tuning firm renowned for creating crazy wide-body Lamborghini kits and the like, has turned its attention to the more humble MINI Cooper S. As you can see, the same wide-body thinking has been applied to the MINI. There’s huge old-school-style wheel arch flares that give the […]
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MINI Superleggera concept to go into production – report
Small sports car fans will be excited to hear the MINI Superleggera Vision concept from last year could go into production in the next few years. The MINI Superleggera is a modern interpretation of classic roadster sports cars, featuring a long and low body, a fin on the boot lid, […]
2015 MINI John Cooper Works on sale in Australia from $47,400
At this price, the new 2015 MINI John Cooper Works hatch is not only more powerful than ever, it’s also more affordable than ever. Fuel economy has also improved for the automatic. It’s a complete win-win situation. Powering the latest micro machine from MINI is a boosted and tweaked version […]
2015 MINI Cooper John Cooper Works revealed
The new MINI Cooper John Cooper Works has been revealed, following the release of the facelifted Cooper and Cooper S earlier this year. An official public debut is set to take place at the Detroit show next month. Like most new model vehicles that are coming out these days, the […]
2014 MINI Cooper S review (video)
For front-wheel drive performance car enthusiasts, the MINI Cooper S has always been the bee’s knees. Not only is it a well-executed modern interpretation of something that was both cool and capable to begin with, the modern versions are also properly quick. Now there’s an all-new model out, which is […]
Video: New world record tightest parallel park set in China
Do you think you’re a good parker? Think again. Chinese stunt driver Han Yue has broken the world record for the tightest parallel park, using the latest MINI Cooper S three-door. During the China Drift Championship held in Chongqing, and under the tight supervision of Guinness World Records staff, Han […]
BMW Museum celebrates MINI history with ‘The MINI Story’ exhibition
‘Visit Munich!’ now officially tops the universal to-do list for MINI fans. After all, the BMW Museum in the Bavarian hotspot will shortly open a new temporary exhibition in honour of the most iconic BMW Group member. From 27 November, ‘The MINI Story’ will offer a visual biography of “a […]
Video: Tuned MINI JCW sets Nurburgring FWD lap record
A new unofficial front-wheel drive lap record has been set at the Nurburgring by a modified MINI Cooper JCW driven by Sport Auto driver Christian Gebhardt. The duo posted a cracking time of 7:44. The MINI is tuned by Schirra Motoring, featuring a boosted version of the standard 1.6-litre turbo […]