The December 2011 issue of Grassroots Motorsports magazine is out now and it contains a complete MINI Cooper buyer’s guide. The article begins with a brief history of BMW’s acquisition of Mini to create the MINI brand. It covers the early years of the MINI in the US. One table lists the year-by-year changes from [...]
|
|||||
|
When MINI USA wants to inform the dealerships of new products, the company issues Product Selling Points brochures. This one from November 2004 covers two new products for the 2005 MINI Cooper S. Product Selling Points November 2004 MINI COOPER S WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MINI COOPER S WITH LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL. Inside, the stapled, [...] Yet another comparison of the MINI Cooper S and the Citroen DS3, this time with the Alfa Romeo MiTo thrown in. Unlike previous comparisons, the MINI doesn’t come out on top in Auto Express‘s tests. The [Cloverleaf] name features on the latest range-topping MiTo, which is powered by a 170bhp version of the Italian [...] Today we go back to 2002 for another launch-era MINI USA collectible. Pictured is the first US MINI models brochure for the MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S. The thick, 26 page glossy brochure lists the features of the MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S models with several fold-out pages and four translucent pages. [...] Much has already been written comparing the new Citroën DS3 to the MINI Cooper S, but Auto Express actually puts both cars through a stunt driving challenge to compare how the two really perform. Citroen reckons its DS3 has what it takes to go head-to-head with MINI. That means it not only has to look [...] In 2003, John Cooper Works released the first tuning kit for the R53 MINI Cooper S. It was strictly a dealer-installed accessory and included a JCW cylinder head, exhaust system, engine calibration, supercharger, and badges. This eight-page brochure from the UK and printed in March 2003 gives some background information on John and Mike [...] If you have an first-generation MINI Cooper S (R53) and need an index of websites about your MINI, take a look at SooperCooperinfo.com. Website links are grouped into categories such as Brakes, Electrical, Oil Change, Wheels, and many more. Within each category, links are listed by keywords (phrases, actually). Links point to many popular MINI [...] |
|
||||
