MINI takes 2nd place in initial GRAND-AM Sportsman Showcase

The initial GRAND-AM Sportsman Showcase race was held yesterday on a wet track at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  The B-Spec MINI Cooper comprised half the field along with Mazda 2 and Ford Fiesta racers.

Robbie Davis took 2nd place in his No. 37 MINI Cooper for the team from MINI of Charleston.  The 20-lap race was [...]

MINI Mate: a social network within Facebook

MINI Mate

CONNECTIONS MADE, NOT MISSED.

While it hasn’t officially launched, MINI announced a new social network app on Facebook called MINI Mate.  Just in time for MINI United 2012, this network within a social network allows you to find others like yourself:

The network of MINI drivers and fans is vast, but MINI [...]

special edition: MINI Hyde Park

MINI announced yet another pair of special editions for 2012: the MINI Green Park and MINI Hyde Park.  Shown above is the MINI Hyde Park.  (See the MINI Green Park.)

From BMW Group PressClub Global:

As MINI defines the streetscape, so the Royal Parks in the heart of London define the structure and rhythm [...]

special edition: MINI Green Park

MINI announced yet another pair of special editions for 2012: the MINI Green Park and MINI Hyde Park.  Shown above is the MINI Green Park.  (See the MINI Hyde Park.)

From BMW Group PressClub Global:

As MINI defines the streetscape, so the Royal Parks in the [...]

MINI wins three Edmunds Best Retained Value awards

MINI placed three models on Edmunds’ list of award winners.  The Best Retained Value awards are given to new car models that are expected to retain the highest percentage of the new car price after five years.

MINI won the following categories:

Convertible under $35K: Mini Cooper, 48.9% Coupe under $25K: Mini Cooper, 50% [...]

Car and Driver B-Spec racers comparison tests

In the May 2012 issue of Car and Driver (and on its website) is a thorough comparison test of the current field of B-Spec cars which will compete in the GRAND-AM Sportsman Showcase series.  The current field of B-Spec cars includes:

Honda Fit Kia Rio 5 Mazdaspeed 2 MINI Cooper

The MINI Cooper in [...]

MINI 10 Years Anniversary model debuts

In the press release before the New York International Auto Show, MINI announced a US-only special edition model to commemorate the ten years MINI has been in the United States.  It will come as a Cooper only.

From BMW Group PressClub Global:

Special model for the USA: MINI 10 Years Anniversary.

The second world [...]

MINI Test Drive Takedown starts today

TEST DRIVE TAKEDOWN

Get ready for an all-asphalt battle of the ages at the MINI Test Drive Takedown. Grab the wheel and feel the no-holds barred handling that only MINI can administer. Then take a spin in one of our competitors to see for yourself who’s worthy of the title belt.

MINI USA’s spring [...]

Video: A History of the Classic Mini Cooper

A short documentary produced for the Glasgow Riverside Museum about the revolutionary design of the Mini. Shot by Pete Fullarton, directed and edited by Lucy Armitage.

The Mini from Lucy Armitage on Vimeo.

MINI Takes the States 2012 route and itinerary

Here is the final MINI Takes the States 2012 route map and itinerary.  Coast-to-coast total driving distance is 3,903 miles!

DATE LOCATIONS MILES Wednesday, July 4 MINI Headquarters – Woodcliff Lake, NJ to Washington D.C. (via Philadelphia) Autocross: Philadelphia 270 miles Thursday, July 5 Washington D.C. to Charlotte, NC 413 miles Friday, July 6 [...]