Category: MINI

Ten Coolest Cop Cars – Coolest Police Cruisers Can Make Crooks Envious

Ten Coolest Cop Cars – Coolest Police Cruisers Can Make Crooks Envious

Depending on their desire for freedom, criminals have had a penchant to elude the police and in many instances have vehicles that give the local police a run for their money. However, in some countries, the police have some of the coolest police cruisers that can make many criminals exceptionally envious. However, not all of [...]

MINI Roadster Undercuts Convertible With $24,350 Price Tag

MINI Roadster Undercuts Convertible With $24,350 Price Tag

Most people aren’t thinking about convertibles in the dead of winter, but so far the weather has actually been pretty nice where we are at in California. MINI is taking the opportunity to announce pricing information on the new Roadster, a sure seller during the spring and summer months. Last year the Countryman and Coupe [...]

MINI Kills Rocketman from Last Year’s Geneva Show

MINI Kills Rocketman from Last Year’s Geneva Show

Most cars gain weight and size with each passing generation – take the BMW 3-Series for instance. Despite its name, MINI has proven to be no different. The MINI of today is a lot bigger car than the original. As far as lineup count goes, MINI has expanded in that read well. It is well [...]

Top 5 Super Compacts Actually Worth Driving

Top 5 Super Compacts Actually Worth Driving

In larger cities across the world, compact vehicles have become a necessity as populations continue to get larger. While many Asian and European markets have had plenty of exposure to super compact cars, the idea of driving a small vehicle is a relatively new idea for most people in the States. But as gas prices [...]

Girls Love All Things Mini…

Girls Love All Things Mini…

I posed the question to my Facebook friends the other day: “If we judged a date by their car (but I know we don’t, it’s really personality) what would you look at first? Make/model? (If so what tops the list?) Cleanliness? Age? Color? Height? Speed? What get’s a girl going over her main squeezes car?” [...]

Fiat 500 Abarth To Debut In LA

Fiat 500 Abarth To Debut In LA

Fiat’s reentry into the American automotive market continues apace. Even though Alfa is delayed (again) Fiat’s diminutive 500 is already here, in both coupe and convertible form. And even better news for the performance minded among us gearheads is that the Abarth addition of the toaster-sized 500 will be rolling out in the City of [...]

MINI Creates Macro Excitement with Cooper Coupe

MINI Creates Macro Excitement with Cooper Coupe

Despite the persisting rhetoric, the United States marketplace has become quite friendly to hatchbacks. BMW division MINI has secured consistently high sales as a premium compact vehicle. Selling 45,644 vehicles for 2010 just as the new Countryman entered production, MINI has won over both small car and hatchback (or two-box) fans. Though modern automotive customers [...]

Mini Speedster Gets Manual Top, Good?

Mini Speedster Gets Manual Top, Good?

According to Motor Authority, and many others, the upcoming Mini Speedster (or is that the Roadster?) is going to have a manually operated soft top. This, if true, and all sources are pointing to spy photos such as the one shown here to bolster their claims, breaks with the current convention of all convertible tops [...]

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