You’ve heard the term ‘pocket rocket’? Well, MINI has revealed what can only be described as the definition of the tern, with the John Cooper Works GP Concept. The car will make its public debut at the Frankfurt motor show next week. As you can see, this is no ordinary […]
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Funky MINI Electric Concept previews 2019 EV
MINI will launch a fully electric Cooper hatch in 2019. But before then, the company has produced a cool concept version to gauge the market’s interest and preview the design. Creatively called the MINI Electric Concept, the car promises driving excitement and inspiring design, like the current road-going MINI Cooper […]
Confirmed: Electric MINI 3 Door coming in 2019, BMW X3 EV in 2020
BMW Group has confirmed some of its electric vehicle plans for the near future, with an electric three-door MINI to be first off the ranks and then an electric X3. The German company has invested over 100 million euros into its electric mobility development and production, which will take place […]
Top 10 electric cars coming to Australia between 2018-2020
The future that we didn’t expect ten years ago is now. The proliferation of electric cars such as the Tesla Model S has sent shock waves through the auto industry, and there is barely a carmaker out there that doesn’t have plans to produce an electric car in the near […]
Mini Cooper Remastered by David Brown Automotive
If, like many others, you find the current MINI has bloated out to a caricature of its former self and lacks authenticity, but still want a modern car, David Brown Automotive may have the solution for you. The company who turned a Jaguar XK8 into an Aston Martin DB5 – […]
Mini Cooper S gets quad throttle-body conversion (video)
In the world of automotive sounds, the inline-four cylinder doesn’t usually rank near the top. The harmonics of a straight-six, V12, V8 or even an inline-three are generally sweeter to the human ear than the oft-counterbalanced and gravelly four-banger. Having said that, there are quite a few out there that […]
Electric MINI could be built in Germany, due to Brexit – report
According to German publication Handelsblatt, the electric MINI Cooper, due in 2019, might not be built in Britain but may in fact be built in the fatherland by BMW. The report suggests that initial plans to build the vehicle in the firm’s Oxford, United Kingdom plant are in doubt due […]
For Sale: Mini Cooper with Honda B16 engine conversion
Today’s Cool Find comes from the US of A. It’s a 1972 Austin Mini with a Honda VTEC engine inside. The VTEC engine in question is not the grand daddy F20 normally seen in the S2000, but is nonetheless a very potent swap for something weighing the best part of […]