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Mini Thinks Microsoft Is A Bad Word

Perhaps the Mini marketeers made a mistake, got Vista on their new machines, and they're tired of clicking allow boxes all day. Or perhaps they're just a den of pot-smoking hippies with Macs. Whatever the case, they've declared the Microsoft "flying windows" logo a swear. The latest update to the Mini website has a car attempting to parallel park and, upon failing, uttering a string of curses which includes the famous logo. Of course, the brave and valiant Mini swoops in and makes short work of the small space. But still, it probably reeks of patchouli and sleeps on its parent's couch until noon. More »

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2008 John Cooper Works MINI Cooper Clubman, Pictures To Go With Long Name

2008 John Cooper Works Mini Cooper Clubman. That's sort of like saying Porsche Cayenne GTS. Performance monikers slapped on vehicles with inherant performance shortcomings. Yes, we know, the 2008 JCW Mini Cooper Clubman already got the unveil at Geneva, but it was a pretty big show, and Spin and myself didn't really get around to crawling around one then, so here's the photographic goods on MINI's turbocharged less-mini-MINI. 0-60 MPH time comes in 6.5 seconds, but we suspect with a turbo 1.6L four banger it's a bit less speedy with more than one person in tow. In case you've forgotten how the story goes, the presser is below the fold if you're interested in the read.


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2008 John Cooper Works Mini Cooper S, Revealed

Just in time for the Geneva Motor Show next month, the automaker all about the cars that are so small they're Mini has seen fit to release a bevy of shots and all the deets on their two big reveals for the show. The first is the official reveal of the John Cooper Works package for the 2008 Mini Cooper S. Other than the press shots we've got below, here's what we know about the up-powered Cooper S from a quick glance of the press release which we'll have up below the jump shortly. UPDATE:Full press release below the jump!

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