Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about new, premium city cars getting ready for launch, like the Audi A1 or Citroen DS3, all targeting the Mini Cooper S. While Vlad already had a chance to test drive the convertible version last summer, I was still a Mini ‘virgin’ (so to speak). So, after being fed up with Vlad’s constant praise for the British... ...read the full post
As we revealed yesterday, the Mini versus Porsche challenge, where the British city car manufacturer challenged the German sportscar maker to a race between the Cooper S and the 911 Carrera S, has seen its result, with the 911 beating the Cooper S. Now, Mini has revealed the conclusion video, showcasing both the atmosphere at the Road Atlanta track... ...read the full post
Yesterday, as we informed you, Mini held its Porsche challenge race against the German sportscar manufacturer. At a special circuit in the Road Atlanta race grounds, the Cooper S took on the 911 Carrera. As you could imagine, even if the track was laid out in favor of the Mini, the Porsche 911 still took home the crown, even if it wasn’t driven by... ...read the full post
Today, June 21, Mini USA wants to race Porsche USA in a Cooper S versus 911 race at the Road Atlanta circuit. Sadly, as you all know, Porsche has politely declined the challenge, calling out Mini to enter formal races, not ones ‘just for show’. Still, that hasn’t swayed Mini, which has just revealed two interesting pieces of information... ...read the full post
Seeing as how Mini is bent on racing today at the Road Atlanta circuit against Porsche, even if the German company might not be present officially, Hyundai has jumped in and released a formal challenge to the British brand. According to Hyundai, it offers to pit the Genesis Coupe against the Cooper S. Sadly, seeing as how Rhys Millen is busy getting... ...read the full post
Things are getting crazier and crazier with the Mini versus Porsche challenge. After calling out the Stuttgart sportscar manufacturer in order to race the 911 versus the Cooper S, Mini USA has now revealed another video, showcasing the training that the two cars have endured for this race. As you can imagine, we’re not talking about racing footage... ...read the full post
Last week, Mini USA launched a very public challenge to Porsche USA, in order to race the Cooper S against a 911 sportscar, at the Road Atlanta circuit. At the time, Mini boss Jim McDowell challenged Porsche boss Detlev Von Platen with things like special T-Shirts and media attention. Sadly, Porsche has declined the challenge, inviting Mini to compete... ...read the full post
Late last week, Mini USA pulled out all the stops and publicly challenged Porsche to a race between the Mini Cooper S and the Porsche 911. Even though the challenge received a lot of media coverage, it seems Porsche has politely refused to race against the British brand at the Road Atlanta circuit. Here’s the response from the German company: As... ...read the full post
Mini USA has always had some interesting marketing strategies. From clever ads to great promotions or catchy slogans. But this time, things have really been kicked up a notch. How so? Mini USA president Jim McDowell decided to put his former Porsche experience to good use, and challenged current Porsche USA president Detlev von Platen to a race between... ...read the full post
Seeing as how many people who want to stand out from the rest of the pack opt for Mini models, Russian tuning company TopCar teamed up with one of the biggest upcoming designers and artists from its country, Denis Simachev, to create two unique limited edition Mini Cooper S series. In order to make it stand out more, the tuners created a new body kit,... ...read the full post
The Mini Cooper S provides some of the best fun you can have on a small little car without stepping into a kart. But even though its performance figures are quite impressive: 175 HP and 187 lb-ft of torque, there is always room for improvement. A such the team at Superchips decided to tweak around with the ECU of the British city car, improving things... ...read the full post
It looks like the summer is one of the most crowded seasons with test drives, because we had and will have the chance to have a lot of fun in all kind of cars. So here’s what we did and will do soon: - We have really, really great news, because we reached an important milestone in our history: our first long-term test. We’re really excited... ...read the full post
German tuner AC Schnitzer though that with the summer already here it would probably be a good idea to release a tuning program for the MINI Cooper R57 Convertible. And you gotta give it to them, the little fellow looks pretty good. The pacakge features a body kit with new front spoiler, sporty rear skirt, sport exhaust system with chrome accents,... ...read the full post
This year, it will be 50 years since the MINI brand came to life, with the legendary Mini classic and, to celebrate their anniversary, the company has announced two special limited editions, the MINI 50 Mayfair and the MINI 50 Camden, which debuted at the MINI United Festival at the Silverstone track. The Mayfair and Camden ‘packages’ will... ...read the full post
We already know that the Playboy empire is going through some rough times right now and it looks like the same thing happends to former Playmates, because this Mini Cooper S, owned by 2007 Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood was spotted for sale on eBay. The chick is super hot, you have to admit, but will it be enough for her to cash in $35,000... ...read the full post
