MINI 10 Years Anniversary model to debut in New York

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 premiere at the Auto Show in New York is dedicated to [...]

MINI USA Configurator updated with special editions

Earlier this year MINI announced three special editions for 2012: MINI Baker Street, MINI Bayswater, and MINI Convertible Highgate.  MINI USA has added these packages to its online Configurator.  Also, Reef Blue, previously offered only on the MINI Clubman Hampton Edition, is now available across the range (excluding the MINI Countryman).

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special edition: MINI Highgate

Not included in MINI’s announcement yesterday (for the MINI Baker Street and MINI Bayswater) but posted on MINI Space today, is a third special edition MINI for 2012.  This one comes only in Convertible form.

From MINI Space:

The MINI Cabrio Highgate hails from the exclusive residential district of the Kingdom’s capital, an area [...]

special edition: MINI Bayswater

From BMW Group PressClub Global:

MINI Bayswater: the extrovert sportsman.

The MINI Bayswater wears its inherent sporting élan and extrovert style very much on its sleeve. The Kite Blue metallic exterior paintwork was created exclusively for the special-edition model, as was the interior design and 17-inch light-alloy Sandblast wheels with high-gloss black surfaces and [...]

special edition: MINI Baker Street

From BMW Group PressClub Global:

MINI Baker Street: an individualist with a taste for extravagance.

New exterior and interior design details developed exclusively for the MINI Baker Street mark out this special-edition model. The Rooftop Grey metallic exterior paint shade combines with special bonnet stripes whose basic colour black is given extra character by [...]

collectible of the day: MINI GP brochure

MINI COOPER S WITH JOHN COOPER WORKS GP KIT.

Four years ago today, the first MINI GP vehicles were handed over to their owners in a ceremony at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.  This took place a few days before the beginning of MINI Takes the States 2006.

So today we [...]

collectible of the day: MC40 Resume

This single-sheet RESUME brochure for the 40th Anniversary Rallye Monte Carlo Commemorative MINI Cooper S, or MC40 for short, was originally printed for the debut of the special edition MINI at the Chicago Auto Show on February 4, 2004.  Later they could be found at MINI dealerships around the time of the launch.

The [...]