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Tuesday, March 9
Report: BMW's MINI-based Small Car To Be Front-Wheel Drive
Motor Authority (blog)
... but according to the report, we can expect a platform to be shared with the next-gen MINI Cooper, with both front- and all-wheel drive on the table.
He took the cash
Chatham Daily News
The retired Chatham Hydro employee had his choice of one of two new cars - a Nissan Altima hybrid or a Mini Cooper convertible - or a cash prize.
Guest Post: The Top 5 British Collector Coins from Panda America
Anglotopia.net
... dependency of Alderney (with a population of only 2400), produced coins to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the popular Mini-Cooper automobile.
Monday, March 8
Citroen DS3 Racing - anti retro Mini Cooper S rival!
ASEAN Automotive News
With these figures, the DS3R will outpace a Mini Cooper S, but will it outpoint the Brit in the bends? For starters, the standard front and rear tracks have ...
Owen Trinkler Heads Into Homestead 200 Looking For A Strong Rebound
PRLog.Org (press release)
His car will be car 196, a Mini Cooper S, sponsored by Cruise America/Grand Fondo Cycles and P1 Groupe. Motor sports fans across the nation will be watching ...
HORSE RACING: Double header at Wincanton Racecourse
Yeovil Express
Plus the chance to win a Mini Cooper. For both days, racegoers can win a Mini Cooper D Clubman via a creative on-course promotion supported by race sponsors ...
Audi A1 Test Drive Featuring DTM Champ Markus Winkelhock
ozCarGuide
... similar to what Volkswagen and BMW has in their Golf GTI and MINI Cooper S. Winkelhock commented after the test drive that the car was very agile and ...
Don't underestimate Chrysler lineup
Lansing State Journal
... also will arrive, giving Chrysler dealers a sophisticated and chic little car that's smaller and considerably less expensive than the Mini Cooper.
Classical CD Reviews
Audiophile Audition
She hit a button and this voice came forth from a big system in her Mini Cooper. It trembled for just a moment and then proceeded to pour forth with genre ...
Sunday, March 7
Here's A Car I Want -- A 1950 Nash
True/Slant
I love the chamfered edges of recent Volvos, the dashboard of the Mini Cooper, the swooping curves of the Allard, a British car made between 1936 and 1966.
SCC: Homestead: Series race report
Motorsport.com
198 Cruise America/Four Winds RV Mini Cooper S, the first-ever podium finish for RSR Motorsports. Teammates Cattaneo and VJ Mirzayan in the No. ...
RUMOR: Would You Be Interested In A Baby SAAB?
AutoSpies.com
Our friends at AutoBild have created a mock-up from what appears to be a MINI Cooper, click "read article," for a couple of pictures.
Saturday, March 6
SAAB to make 9-1 compact car, Audi and MINI in its crosshairs
The College Driver
The SAAB 9-1 is small almost a "shooting brake" style hatchback that has the MINI Cooper and Audi A1 clearly in its crosshairs. Under new ownership by Dutch ...
Pics Aplenty: 2011 Audi A1 S Line in the color of lust
Autoblog (blog)
... made its public debut at this year's Geneva Motor Show, and we're eager to see how the new hatch stacks up to the likes of the much-loved Mini Cooper.
All about the Apple iPad (FAQ)
CNET
Dejected, I surfed to some car sites and came across a reference to the new Mini Cooper "Beachcomber" prototype. To find out more, I googled the car and the ...
SCC: Roush, Johnson take 400th win for Roush Racing
Motorsport.com
The Honda Civic Si of Lawson Aschenbach and David Thilenius ended up second and Craig Conway and BJ Zacharias rounded out the top-three in a Mini Cooper S.
Davy Jones is on the rebound at Homestead-Miami Speedway
MiamiHerald.com
In the Grand-Am Continental Tire ST qualifying, Sarah Cattaneo, driving a Mini Cooper, became the first female to win a pole at Homestead since Valerie ...
Friday, March 5
2010 Mini Cooper S
CNET
The good: The Mini Cooper S is one of the best-handling compact cars we've tested. Acceleration is surprisingly good and steering is quick and direct, ...
Radio Industry Quandry: Dashboard Irrelevance
Audio Graphics
Notice how both are aimed squarely at the youth market; Mini Cooper and Sync are hot items in the under-30 crowd. (Notice how Bob Struble, iBiuity's CEO and ...
Geneva Motor Show: Mini Countryman makes its debut
National Post (blog)
It's also the first Mini to drive all four wheels (ALL4 in Mini-speak). The Mini Countryman will be offered in two forms: the Mini Cooper Countryman and its ...
Converting Gas to Electric
KOKI FOX 23
... free of charge for people to convert their own vehicle. Yonce has plans to convert a Mini Cooper and a Harley motorcycle in the next few weeks.
One Dish: The King of Miniburgers
Crosscut
If you say "mini," a lot of people will think of the Mini Cooper. In fact, Cascadia's owner, Kerry Sear, bought one, had it shipped to Seattle, ...
Geneva 2010 : An important show for the French
The Car Guide
This arch enemy of the Mini Cooper/Cooper S, also comes in multiple variations, in order to deal more efficiently with the iconic British automobile.
In Brief - March 5, 2010
FMQB
As expected, BMW will integrate Internet radio into the Mini Cooper with RadioTime. A steering-wheel-mounted control uses the iPhone's 3G connection to ...
Volvo Leads European Makes With Best Incentives in March
AutoLoanDaily.com
All MINI Cooper, Cooper convertible and Clubman models are available during March with 1.9% financing for up to 60 months. The 2010 Volkswagen Routan and ...
Thursday, March 4
BMW to Integrate Web Radio in Mini Cooper
Radio World
BMW is going to offer Internet radio as an option in one of its Mini Cooper models this year. The feature is being demonstrated at the International Motor ...
Retro done right
Business Mirror
And (arguably) the epitome of this is the Mini Cooper S. In this writer's opinion, BMW (the marque is the owner of the Mini brand) stylists nailed the ...
New Electric Cars for 2010
GKMen (blog)
BMW has made 600 prototype all-electric versions of the Mini Cooper, but good luck finding one. The company is being hush hush as to whether or not they'll ...
Geneva 2010: Renault Wind roadster drops its top
Autoblog (blog)
Not bad, especially for a car that's only slightly larger than a Mini Cooper. (The Cooper convertible, by contrast, makes due with six cubic feet of trunk ...
Green Rides Rule Geneva Auto Show
Tonic
Their new A1 for which Timberlake has been retained as brand ambassador is positioned to go after BMW-owned Mini Cooper, reflecting an ongoing industry ...
GT: Redline Time Attack Prepares For 2010...
SPEEDtv.com
The Fontana Nissan Unlimited RWD Nissan 350Z was reportedly back in the shop finishing up off-season The crew of the ABF/GruppeS/Mynes MINI Cooper JCW have ...
Wednesday, March 3
2010 Mini 50 Camden Cooper S; Day 1:
CanadianDriver
Okay, not really, but the Mini Cooper S is one of the few vehicles available in a showroom near you that feels surprisingly close to one in the handling ...
2011 Lexus CT 200h Makes US Debut at New York Auto Show
Green Car Reports (blog)
Today, its only US competition is the 2010 Audi A3, and perhaps the 2010 Mini Cooper. Lexus says the 2011 CT 200h is built on a new platform, ...
Tafel Motors renovating Mercedes dealership; set to open MINI dealership
Voice Tribune
Peterson's ultimate plan is to create an automotive campus at the corner of Shelbyville Road and Hubbards Lane, which will include a new MINI Cooper ...
Little Audi A1 creates big waves at Geneva!
ASEAN Automotive News
Ingolstadt has big plans for this Mini Cooper rival that's bound to be its main seller, and is calling it the A1 "the sportiest car in the segment" - no ...
GENEVA: AUDI A1 TAKES ON THE BMW MINI
Pistonheads.com
Which means the 120bhp 1.4-litre version has near-identical power figures to a MINI Cooper, but is noticeably quicker. It's also rather distinctive, ...
2010 Geneva: Notes From Neutral Ground
MotorTrend Magazine (blog)
... all: The Audi A1 looks like another upscale hatch that could sell substantially in the US, along with the Mini Cooper and (potentially) the Fiat 500.
Tuesday, March 2
Geneva Auto Show: 2011 Audi A1
New York Times (blog)
Even the Mini Cooper - not exactly a bargain-basement subcompact - undercuts the base A1 by a couple of thousand dollars. In Europe, the A1 goes on sale ...
Geneva 2010: Mini Countryman breaks cover
Autoblog (blog)
The range of petrol engines extends from the 72 kW/98 hp MINI One Countryman through the 90 kW/122 hp MINI Cooper Countryman all the way to the 135 kW/184 ...
Homestead: Automatic Racing Grand Am Race Preview
PaddockTalk
196 Mini Cooper S, combined with Homestead's tight infield turns, bodes well for them. "Minis are always good in tight setups. We know we can run with the ...
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