The original Mini Cooper has always been a British motoring icon and its racing versions have been mostly appreciated in the island nation. In betting on some similar appeal to happen in the United States the BMW owned company just announced the unveiling of their B-Spec racing version of the modern Cooper. Since B-Spec racing [...]
2012 Mini Roadster fully unveiled
Ever since BMW brought the Mini back to life as a fashionable, lifestyle and trendy vehicle with some serious premium feeling added, there’s only really been one complaint. It has been related to lack of room in the back seats, as well as the almost non existent luggage room in the boot. Mini then countered [...]
Prodrive will make a fast Mini Countryman for the road
Prodrive disappointed us quite a while back as they’ve displayed and offered for testing an in-house built supercar, the P1 and ever since they’ve been trying to make up for it. Having made a few attempts at other racing projects like the ones they previously became famous with, none of them really captured our imagination, [...]
Mini’s second million car rolls of the production line
Mini is supposed to be a representative for what’s the expensive small car, a true luxury vehicle of diminutive size, not just a cheap hatchback. Despite this, their adoptive parents at BMW just announced that their British subsidiary is selling so good that their production numbers just went past the 2 million figure. Not only [...]
Romeo Ferraris celebrate 150 years of Italy with a … Mini
Few nations are as proud as the Italians. With their celebration of 150 years since their country is what we know it as being today. In all fairness, there’s a lot to like about Italy and there’s a substantial amount of heritage to consider on top of that but what I don’t understand is why [...]