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Wednesday, September 1
Review: 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman
Top Speed (blog)
If you choose to opt for the more expensive Cooper S Countryman, you can get the 181 horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder. Helping put that power on the ...
2010 Mini Cooper JCW Convertible
Automobile Magazine
If someone were to ask me to recommend some smart ways to spend $35000, the Mini Cooper JCW convertible would fall somewhere between "patent leather suit" ...
Chrysler To Rollout Fiat's 500 Next Year
Wheels Unplugged
It is being offered in direct competition to BMW's Mini Cooper. It is speculated that the Fiat 500 will be priced between the Mini Cooper and Daimler's ...
Volvo C30 2.0 Powershift Review
Times LIVE (blog)
... the wheel of the trendy and freshly facelifted Volvo C30 2.0 Powershift - a car that just might lure you away from the VW Scirocco or MINI Cooper.
Tuesday, August 31
Chester Township man is one of few testing all-electric Mini Cooper
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Maybe it's the plug graphics on the all-electric Mini Cooper prototype, including the area where the gas cap normally would be.
Home / Auto News / News article: MINI Cooper SD Getting 2.0L BMW Diesel With ...
AutoGuide.com
With two diesel offerings in MINI's lineup since 2007 (the One D and Cooper D), we've heard several rumors of a Cooper SD model, mixing high-performance ...
Report: Fiat wants to sell 50000 500s in the US through 165 dealers
Autoblog (blog)
During the 2011 calendar year, Chrysler hopes to sell 50000 of the Mini Cooper fighters, including the 500 Cabrio, which goes on sale sometime in 2011.
Monday, August 30
Mini Cooper S Diesel
ZerCustoms (blog)
Apparently, BMW is looking to launch next year, the Mini Cooper S Diesel which is expected to output 143 hp and a rather serious 300 Nm of torque.
Lithia seeks Fiats
Mail Tribune
... executive officer, was among 600 Chrysler dealers invited to Detroit to see the company's flashy new compact aimed to compete with BMW AG's Mini Cooper.
Open House Report: A Re-Cap From the Hills
Curbed (blog)
We hopped into our car-share Mini-Cooper yesterday and headed out to the Berkeley and Oakland Hills to check out last week's three open house ...
Decades of motoring history on show
Times of India
Cars from the pre-world war II era rubbed shoulders with the working-class Mini Cooper and American sportscars of the 60s and 70s.
Friday, August 27
Bergstrom to open Mini Cooper dealership
Milwaukee Business Journal
The dealership will be one of 112 Mini dealerships nationwide. The Mini line, manufactured in Europe, features several versions of the Mini Cooper.
Jack Pitney, BMW's North American Marketing Boss, Dead at 47
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Later he was part of a small group of executives who pushed for BMW to bring the Mini Cooper to the US He was Mini's first US general manager from 2001 to ...
http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/1048750_2011-honda-cr-z-frugal-and-fun-or ...
Green Car Reports (blog)
The most direct rival to the CR-Z, for those who want a fun-to-drive yet frugal choice, might be the base Mini Cooper. At 28 mpg city, 37 highway (and weigh ...
Revolutionary Road
New York Times
In a delightful final chapter, Jaffe cruises the road's remnants in a Mini Cooper like an archaeologist, seeking old taverns and milestones.
Pan Am's Return: Some Old Brands Are Like Old Friends
Co.Design
We are all familiar with the success of the Mini Cooper and the VW Beetle. But now there are others. United Colors of Benetton is back.
Thursday, August 26
MINI Countryman review
Telegraph.co.uk
Is the MINI Cooper S Countryman a car with an identity crisis? Brett Fraser investigates. What exactly is the new MINI Countryman? Good question.
And the secret ingredient in Yokohama new tire is...orange peels
TFLcar.com (blog)
There on the tarmac was a line of Mini Cooper S'es, ready to be flogged on an autocross course. Orange oil? Minis? Must be my lucky day.
Audi S1 will be first 'S' model offered in FWD only, coming to Geneva in 2011
eGMCarTech (blog)
The model will go head-to-head with the likes of the Mini Cooper S. Power will come from a tuned version of Volkswagen's 1.4L supercharged and turbocharged ...
Wednesday, August 25
2010 Alfa Romeo MiTo vs MINI Cooper Review
Oxford Zeiss
Its classy and exclusive Italian look is designed targeting mainly the MINI Cooper buyers. MiTo styling seems to be inspired by the Alfa Romeo's 8C ...
Citroen DS3 Racing hot hatch to cost £23k
Car Dealer Magazine
The MINI Cooper S rival will cost £23100 when it goes on sale next month. UK stocks are, however, limited to just 200 cars!
Tuesday, August 24
Some Chrysler Dealers See Problems in Fiat's Plans
Wall Street Journal
Chrysler and Fiat hope the tiny Fiat 500 becomes a sales and pop-culture hit along the lines of the Mini Cooper. But the new nameplate comes to the US as ...
Video: Fifth Gear pricks up its ears for the Audi A1
Autoblog (blog)
Does it have the chops to take on the venerable Mini Cooper? Jonny Smith from Fifth Gear attempts to answer those questions and more by taking the A1 for a ...
The fastest road? London to Scotland and back in a 2010 Fiat 500 convertible.
Automobile Magazine (blog)
The 500 is no Mini Cooper as far as go-kart-like handling goes, but it's still tossable and nicely nimble, with very good steering for a front-wheel-drive ...
Miss Jamaica World - The year of change, the year of firsts
Jamaica Gleaner
The girls do a tribute to Mini Cooper S, official car sponsors of the Miss Jamaica World competition. Miss Jamaica World Chantal Raymond is flanked by first ...
"I end up parking 10 minutes away"
AsiaOne
The 23-year-old trainee teacher drives her Mini Cooper to her school, Nanyang Junior College. Her brother, a 28-year-old accounts assistant has a Honda ...
Monday, August 23
Hedge Funds Cut Gasoline Bets Most Since 2006: Energy Markets
Bloomberg
By Asjylyn Loder - Mon Aug 23 13:45:27 GMT 2010 Cindy Lustig pumps gasoline into her Mini Cooper at a Mobil gas station in Detroit.
Citroen DS3 Racing 207HP limited 1000 units
Fastmotoring.com | Motor News In Speed
The 1.6L THP engine (similar to the one in Peugeot 308 GT and Mini Cooper S) has been tuned to push 57hp more from the standard 150hp, making it to 207hp.
Duryea Hillclimb results
Reading Eagle
Showroom Stock B: Gene Brown, 99 Mazda Miata, 144.097; Randal Hartinger, 03 Mini Cooper S, 148.520. Showroom Stock C: David Arron, 03 Mini Cooper, 152.327; ...
Friday, August 20
MINI ASC fix cost £467
Telegraph.co.uk
By Honest John One month after the three-year warranty expired on my wife's 13000-mile MINI Cooper S, three warning lights appeared on the console.
Dancing Dwarves Give Lunch Crowd at Times Square Food for Thought
PETA (press release)
... in a pink stretch Mini Cooper and pound the pavement in a choreographed musical protest against McDonald's outdated and unkind slaughter practices.
MINI Clubman: refreshed and ready to go
Contract hire and leasing news (press release)
The Mini One is available for just £215 per month, based on a 3+35, 10000 miles per annum contract while the Cooper D is available for £237 per month, ...
Thursday, August 19
Car Review: 2010 Mini Cooper
Long Island Press
By Long Island Press on Aug 19th, 2010 By Gary Anderson of New Car Test Drive The Mini Cooper is sporty and fun. It's practical as a two-seat car, ...
Wednesday, August 18
Mini Cooper Models Come With 1.9% Financing Incentive For August
PriceWheels.com (blog)
During August, Mini is offering a 1.9% financing incentive on the 2010 Mini Cooper and 2010 Mini Clubman. Mini is also offering a $199 a month lease ...
The 'Mini Cooper Limo' exclusive to Cars for Stars
Cars for Stars
Cars for Stars is delighted to welcome its most recent addition to its top class fleet; introducing the unique Mini Cooper S Limousine.
A lifetime affair with Minis
Montreal Gazette
It was also during the heyday of Cooper's performance-oriented Minis on the world racing stage, highlighted by a Mini Cooper S winning the Monte Carlo Rally ...
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