A MINI ALL4 Racing has won the 2012 Rally Dakar with a time of 38 hours, 54 minutes, and 46 seconds. It was driven by Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret. After 14 torturous stages, all five MINI ALL4 Racing vehicles in the X-raid team finished in the top ten. […]
MINI Countryman
2012 MINI Countryman JCW teasers revealed
MINI is set to unveil the all-new MINI Countryman JCW (John Cooper Works) edition at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. The company has released these first preview images as a tease. The MINI Countryman JCW will be the performance version of the humble yet plucky four-door four-wheel drive […]
Prodrive MINI Countryman for the road planned – report
Motorsport engineering experts at Prodrive are working on a Prodrive MINI Countryman which will offer big revisions and enhancements in visuals and driving performance, as well as handling characteristics over the standard Countryman S. The Prodrive version is expected to output over 200kW. In the world stage of motorsport, MINI […]
Video: MINI Countryman WRC car review
EVO magazine in the UK has posted up a MINI Countryman WRC car review video onto its YouTube channel. The new MINI Country WRC car will compete in the rest of 2011 World Rally Championship and onwards. MINI hasn’t taken part in rally racing on an international scale since the […]
Video: MINI ALL4 Racing car prepares for 2012 Dakar Rally
Monster Energy X-raid Team are getting ready to take on the 2012 Dakar Rally with their new MINI ALL4 Racing rally car, after missing out on this year’s event. The team is currently testing the MINI Countryman-based ALL4 Racing purpose-built rally car in remote locations with similar terrain as featured […]