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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 »

4:20 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,964 views, 61 comments

Latest by Mike the Dog: @LandofMinos, and that's Numberwang. Goodnight!: I've got Opera installed on a thumb drive that I use at work (the nannyware won't let me install a browser), but I still prefer FF. I'll have to try Safari, but I still 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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6:17 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,295 views, 17 comments

Latest by FЯeeMan: It's a good thing the Clubman is bigger than the original MINI, otherwise, there wouldn't be enough room for the "John Cooper Works MINI Cooper Clubman" logos to fit on it! more »

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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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6:00 PM on Sat Feb 23 2008
By Ray Wert
5,417 views, 22 comments

Latest by n/a: Very cool, but we get hosed in Canada on pricing, I'm assuming close to 40k for the JCW up here (I just paid $26k for an '05 Cooper S... and that was considered a fair price!) By the way, forget about more »

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Give Me One With the Works: Mini Planning JCW "Stage One Kit"

Those Mini followers at MotoringFile say more speed kitting that bears the name of John Cooper is on the way. Word is, the BMW brand will offer two new JCW products, not just one as it does now. Apparently, the really big news is a high-output, JCW-tuned Mini coming in 2008, which will reportedly be some measure of awesome. But before the day that model rolls out, the company's planning a mild bolt-on the MFers are calling a "Stage One" kit, rumored to boost horsepower to somewhere between 190 hp and 200 hp. The kit seems like a fairly by-the-book exercise, not unlike the first mods a new enthusiast owner might slap on. It includes a revised air intake, less restrictive exhaust and new ECU software. We'd imagine that would be a dealer-installed option, where the more substantial JCW tuning is now done at the factory. No word on price, but sources are saying 3000 euros in the European market. Why shop the catalogs when you can just check a box on the options sheet? – Mike Spinelli More »

6:53 AM on Wed Feb 28 2007
By Mike Spinelli
519 views, 3 comments

Latest by PeteJayhawk: Bad move - If it's powered by John Cooper, it'll never beat Michigan. more »