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In one of the more tragic cases of fun PR gone very wrong, BMW has apologized after a Mini-sponsored weather pattern named "Cooper" turned into a brutal deep freeze that so far has killed over a hundred people in Eastern Europe. More »
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Rauno Aaltonen drove a Mini Cooper S to the model's last victory in the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally. It was a stunning victory, but Aaltonen's been harboring a secret. How he actually won. Here, he shares that secret with Autos.Sympatico.ca's Matt Bubbers. —Ed. More »
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American Ex-NASCAR driver Robby Gordon was killing it in the opening days of the grueling Dakar 2012 race in South America until a run-in with French favorite Stephane Peterhansel. Then the French-based governing body disqualified Gordon while letting Peterhansel get a pass despite nearly running over a motorcyclist. More »
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There may be too many Minis. There, I've said it. This is the sixth. But if we must have another, why not a tiny two-seater convertible? It's cold comfort (until you turn on the heater) but at least the new Mini Roadster is heading in the right direction, size-wise, getting ever-so-slightly smaller than the Mini Convertible. More »
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It's a strange phenomenon, but it seems old rare cars are always able to attract more of their kind whether the owner is conscious of it or not. Sometimes it takes a few years, but usually similar old rusty project cars have a way of attracting others of their breed. Somehow this trio of Hillman Imps, currently listed on Ebay, found each other at some point. Accordingly it seems only appropriate they are all being sold together. More »
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If you haven't heard about B-Spec racing yet, you will. Every major racing sanctioning body in the U.S. — SCCA, Grand Am, NASA and World Challenge — will host B-Spec races in 2012. Honda, Mazda, Kia and Fiat are already in. And now, so is Mini. More »
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This may look like nothing but a handful of redcurrant berries perfectly balanced by the buoyancy of seltzer water, but don’t be fooled. More »
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Life must be hard for a high-visibility, successful, small-lineup automotive brand like Mini. Everyone loves your products, but there just aren't enough for people to buy! Our hearts bleed for you, Mini. More »
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Even if you never wanted to design an urban racecourse and share it with a network of like-minded urban-racecourse designers, you can still play Mini Maps, Mini's new Google Maps-fed Facebook game. Just putter around Sheboygan, Wisconsin in a chocolate-brown Mini S with a Swiss flag on its roof. That's what I did. More »
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At the top of Goodwood is the rally paddock and a 2 minute, 20-second forest stage that I raced down in Ken Block's Ford Fiesta. It was awesome, but the moment I got out of Ken's car I ran straight to the Group B paddock and started begging for rides. I'm riding in a Group B if it's the last thing I do. More »
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The only people I know that eschew Lombardi's Pizza for Pomodoro's are the Jersey Shore type. Guess that's why the backwards cap-wearing Mini Cooper Coupe (in John Cooper Works trim, no less) was caught there just moments ago, grabbing a slice. Sup, brah! More »
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Concept cars, in all their finicky detail, are not the high points of waterproofing. They also need to be revealed with dramatic flair every so often. Hence the need for custom tarps. This one is used by Mini to waterproof and to occasionally reveal with dramatic flair their Rocketman concept, a car so close to yet so far from what a modern Mini should be. More »
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As expected, Mini is bringing to market the car they always should have built — the Mini Cooper Coupe (first unveiled way back in 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show). It's a two-door, two-seater potentially able to take a tiny shot across the bow of the super-compact sports car class. Daddy like. Well, as long as Daddy doesn't actually have kids or a child seat. Which Daddy don't. More »
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The mirror plated supercar is a quintessential part of Gulf Arab car culture, along with the Transformers Camry and the fetishistic application of negative camber. When applied by Britain’s eternal and chamaeleonic rock star David Bowie to a plain old Mini, including all its windows, it becomes something else entirely. More »
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The so-called Mini Speedster/Roadster's rumored to be a stripped down, smaller Mini for those complaining the new model is too big and complex (or just too expensive). Proof they're maybe serious? The possibly manual folding roof seen in spy photos. More »
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Canadian design team and part-time human mirror Dean and Dan Caten had the rugged MINI "Red Mudder" built for the AIDS event Life Ball, held in Vienna this past weekend. The duo, known as DSQUARED², will auction the dirt-ready Mini for charity. More »
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Reaction to the concept of Mini returning to the World Rally Championships where it once reigned supreme with the bulbous Countryman has been somewhat mixed. Here's video proof from Mini that with enough race prep, pigs can fly. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5797762&view=rss&microfeed=true Kay Segler, currently boss of BMW's M Division, will take over the Mini brand from Wolfgang Armbrecht. Segler had previously run the Mini brand from 2004 to 2008, overseeing the introduction of a new range of BMW-engineered R56 platform-based models. More »
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Caught prowling the 405 in Los Angeles, this is the Mini Coupe that's expected to cross a stage in Frankfurt this fall minus BMW's corporate swirly wrap. How many models does Mini need, anyway? More »
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It's the Mini of the Future, if the future is smaller and lighter than the present, and only seats three. Actually, it's the mini of the past too, since it's only a few centimeters off of the 1959 original. More »
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The Mini Rocketman concept goes where no modern Mini's gone before: backwards in size. Yep, this Mini fights model bloat and chops some notches off the brand's ever-expanding belt. It's definitely not the Mini you think you have at home. More »
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When your car modification involves creating a special sliding roof so that the exhaust from your rear-mounted jet engine can burp fire, you reached the carbuilder's Valhalla. Meet the Mini Jet, a 650-hp, dual-engined rocket. More »
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The diesel engine has been around since 1893, the Mini Cooper S arrived in 1963. Now the two are in a May-December romance for the ages. It's called the Mini Cooper SD. But will anyone understand their special love? More »
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On the left is the famous Mini "Monte" of Monte Carlo Rally fame. On the right is the Mini WRC, or what happens when Monte decides to fornicate with a Clubman at the Holiday Inn & Suites Chernobyl. They got together for a photo op, though it just leaves us wanting the original that much more. More »
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Caught in the wild at a London car show, a Jalopnik reader astutely parked his original Mini next to the upcoming Aston Martin Cygnet. Must be evolution at work, because there's no signs of intelligent design. (Thanks Jon!) [Flickr] More »
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A 39-year-old German man had his penis tattooed with the word "Mini" to win a new Mini Cooper in a radio contest. Naturally, he did It on the air, accompanied by his screaming in agony. What a cock. More »
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The Fiat 500 set to invade American shores after a several-decade hiatus isn't the same car that's caught on in Europe. It's better, with more engine, revised suspension and upgraded safety. The Mini Cooper just got pwned. More »
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Driving all four wheels with just two doors, the Mini Paceman concept shows how Mini can evoke a mini Evoque with bits of the Countryman. A six speed manual stirring 211 hp? Why can't we have more like this? More »
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X-Raid's rally team worked up this Mini Countryman to fly over, as well as traverse, the blinding white dunes of Argentina's Fiambala, the vast Atacama Desert and the death-defying descent into Iquique in northern Chile. It's the 2011 Dakar, Mini-style. More »
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Rapper/crime-fighter/tire-changing novice Ice T is in the garage of someone famous, but he won't name names. The Exige, Ghost, evil Mini, Icon FJ, and modded GT-R are good clues. Any guesses? More »
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Mini's entry in the 2011 Detroit auto show concept car sweepstakes is a two-door crossover design concept combining elements of coupe and Countryman with some new style tweaks. Will it be a countrymouse or a future rally monster? More »
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This Mini dealership outside of London's offering hot deals on new Coopers and Clubmans. You could even call them irresistible, especially since they seem unable to. [@beanieE] More »
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MINI's New Zealand office wants potential buyers to test drive its models at night, when speed enforcement professionals are otherwise test-driving something else. How many will come back with their new-car smell overrun by strip-club funk? [Copyranter] More »
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BMW's recall of fuel pumps on 130,000 turbo-powered vehicles left some Mini owners scratching their heads - since they've had the same kind of failure on their BMW-designed Cooper S models since 2007. Mini's reply? No recall here. More »
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Mini let slip a few Countryman pricing details at yesterday's press launch for 2011 models. The big news? The four-door Cooper will start at a base price of $22,350 — only $550 more than the equivalent Clubman. [MotoringFile] More »
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Auto Motor und Sport's joining others claiming BMW will bring a five-seater Mini Minivan to market in 2013. OK Mini, that's enough. Please step back from the sketch pad, put down the brand bastardization crack pipe and slowly walk away. More »
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Mini will return to the World Rally Championship next year with this kitted-up Mini Cooper Countryman S, powered by a 1.6-liter DI fourbanger gently massaged by BMW. Expect regular Mini drivers to begin dressing as Paddy Hopkirk for Halloween. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5652023&view=rss&microfeed=true U.S. safety regulators looking at 80,000 '04-'05 Mini Coopers with potential steering failures. [AP] More »
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"This all-electric Mini E Scooter will look so good with my $600 vintage mechanic coveralls," Ann thought as she adjusted her ironic calculator watch and prepared to ride across the Williamsburg bridge to her paper crane-folding job in SoHo. [MINIForum] More »
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There's a dealership along Woodward, halfway between 14 and 15 Mile roads, it's called Auto Europe and among their currently-offered nameplates: Noble, Austin Healey, Mini, Jaguar, Porsche, Lotus and Ferrari. It's like a candy store for car nuts. More »
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