For those of you who have always wanted to compete in the famous Dakar Rally, MINI is announcing a special edition model in France which brings you a touch closer to that dream. Called the MINI John Cooper Works (JCW) Countryman ALL4 Dakar, just 11 examples will be built. The […]
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Video: 2014 MINI Cooper prototype spotted winter testing
MINI has been spotted testing a prototype version of the 2014 MINI Cooper in extreme winter conditions in northern Europe. The new model will be built on a brand-new BMW platform called the UKL platform. The new UKL platform will form the foundations of a number of upcoming MINI and […]
MINI ALL4 Racing wins 2013 Dakar Rally for second year
The privately entered MINI ALL4 driven by Stephane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret, of Monster Energy X-raid Team, has crossed the finish line first in the famously arduous Dakar Rally for the second-year running. With an overall time of 38 hours, 32 minutes and 39 seconds in the outright class, the […]
MINI Paceman on sale in Australia from $35,900
The all-new MINI Paceman will hit Australian showrooms in March, with two trim levels on offer; the MINI Paceman Cooper and the Cooper S. Both feature a new two-door coupe body with four seats, on a jumped up SUV-style platform. The Paceman is a bit like a MINI Countryman two-door, […]
Video: MINI Countryman attempts first-ever unassisted backflip
Not happy with the stunt itself, MINI and stunt driver Guerlain Chicherit decided a better thing to do would be to attempt a backflip, unassisted, using only the accelerator and brakes. It sounds very tricky, because it probably is. It’s also the first of its kind, ever, as far as […]
MINI John Cooper Works Paceman revealed
MINI has pulled the wraps off the pungent little MINI John Cooper Works Paceman. The two-door SUV, which MINI calls a ‘Sports Activity Coupe’, comes with all the performance you’d expect from JCW. At the heart of the JCW Paceman sits MINI’s most powerful production engine. It’s a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder […]
MINI exits World Rally Championship at the end of 2012
After just one and a half years in the sport, MINI has announced it is exiting the World Rally Championship (WRC) at the end of the 2012 season. MINI Countryman WRC cars will still compete in the future under non-factory, private teams. MINI says competing for the 18-month period has […]
MINI Paceman officially revealed
The all-new MINI Paceman has been revealed ahead of its 2012 Paris Motor Show debut later this month. The Paceman is a two-door version of the current Countryman, using a layout BMW calls the ‘Sports Activity Coupe’. As we saw last week in some revealing photos, the MINI Paceman is […]