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last MINI WC50 is produced

James — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:30:17 +0000

After nearly a year of production, the 500th of 500 MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 special editions has left the assembly line in Oxford. It is due to be shipped to a customer in Australia.

Dr Jürgen Hedrich , managing director of Mini Plant Oxford, said: “The Mini World Championship has been an interesting [...]

MINI One MINIMALISM line

James — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:41:02 +0000

In an effort to increase the fuel efficiency and reduce the emissions across the range, MINI is introducing a new MINI One MINIMALISM line in Europe. There will be a MINI One MINIMALISM Line Hardtop and MINI One MINIMALISM Line Convertible. These de-tuned MINIs will have either 74 hp (75 PS) at 5000 [...]