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BMW To Build 500 Electric Minis To Combat Californian Smog With Smug
Automotive News is reporting that exactly 500 electric Minis will be built for California, with 490 to be sold to
novelties
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 »
gumball 3000
Despite last year's deadly early ending, Gumball 3000 founder "Mad" Maximillion Cooper's dropped yet another press release announcing his intentions to include North Korea as a one-night stopover on this year's "10th Anniversary" Gumball 3000 rally. But now he's also providing a list of attendees he plans to bring on his little merry-go-round-the-world adventure. Expect to see such luminaries as the entire crew of MTV's "Jackass," Tony Hawk and David Hasselhoff brought on for the ride. Good god, will the madness ever end? Full press release below the jump.
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Gumball 3000 Rally Still Heading To North Korea, Bringing Tony Hawk, "Jackass" Cast And David Hasselhoff
Despite last year's deadly early ending, Gumball 3000 founder "Mad" Maximillion Cooper's dropped yet another press release announcing his intentions to include North Korea as a one-night stopover on this year's "10th Anniversary" Gumball 3000 rally. But now he's also providing a list of attendees he plans to bring on his little merry-go-round-the-world adventure. Expect to see such luminaries as the entire crew of MTV's "Jackass," Tony Hawk and David Hasselhoff brought on for the ride. Good god, will the madness ever end? Full press release below the jump.
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Are You Worthy Of Alice Cooper's Studebaker Avanti?
Maybe you passed up Jenna Jameson's Lamborghini, and Lindsay Lohan's SL65 left you cold. Well, forget about those pseudo-celebs' cars, because we've found Alice Cooper's Studebaker for sale! Avanti purists might come after you with the nearest blunt instrument when they see the modern Corvette 350 under the hood... wait, is there such a thing as an Avanti purist? Not only do you get an updated suspension and drivetrain, you get a genuine autographed Alice Cooper guitar! [eBay Motors]More »
novelties
A Bad Bad Mini Clubman For A Good Cause
We don't have an English press release to explain why this naughty little 2008 Mini Clubman was created, but we can piece together enough of an explanation with our limited German comprehension and even more limited analytical skills. For the past few years Mini has been teaming up with lingerie maker Agent Provocateur to create one-off cars for the "Life Ball" charity event, a star-studded occasion dedicated to raising funds for AIDS charities. This particular Clubman is inspired by some sort of sexy, stocking-clad police force of the kind that only exists in our weirder fantasies. Oh, Mini. You can turn on your red light for us.
custom cars
Chateau Mini Is Invitation To Snootiness
Aznom (nom nom) has introduced their Chateau Mini, a car which acts to combine the twin yuppie delights of the Mini Clubman and French Chateau wine. How do you combine the two? By using ooh-la-la materials on the inside and apparently lots of different shades of brown, oh, and install a stocked "wine cellar" inside the Mini. While we're normally all about tossing back a coupleMore »
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This Japanese Mini Cooper Does Everything Backwards
Here are things we know about the BMC Minis: front-engined, front-wheel-drive, tiny wheels, Brit motor. Here are things we know about this racing Mini from Japan: mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive, gigantic wheels, Honda B18c engine. We're not sure what compelled this individual to take the original Mini platform and flip it on its head, but we'd like to see this thing take on a Renault R5 powered by an SR2ODE motor for some reason. Clearly, what the Mini has been missing all this time is Integra Type-R power.[Reese at Japanese Used Cars via JPCN]
beijing motor show
OK, we thought the Beijing Auto Works B60 was a great example of the badge-copying madness out of this week's Beijing Motor Show. Until we saw the Lifan 320. Don't get us wrong, the Jeep is a great example — but the 320 takes the brand flattery dial and turns it up to "11." The moment you set eyes on that front grille, the line of the hood and that rear end, you get flashbacks to the "Italian Job," so instantaneously do you know from whence the design direction originates. In fact, it doesn't even look like Lifan tries to hide the copyright-infringing brand bastardization — it's almost as if they're saying "Look, it's not mini-sized anymore, so it's obviously not a MINI."
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Chinese Mini Cooper Clone Revealed By Lifan, Takes Badge-Copying To New Level Of Crazy
OK, we thought the Beijing Auto Works B60 was a great example of the badge-copying madness out of this week's Beijing Motor Show. Until we saw the Lifan 320. Don't get us wrong, the Jeep is a great example — but the 320 takes the brand flattery dial and turns it up to "11." The moment you set eyes on that front grille, the line of the hood and that rear end, you get flashbacks to the "Italian Job," so instantaneously do you know from whence the design direction originates. In fact, it doesn't even look like Lifan tries to hide the copyright-infringing brand bastardization — it's almost as if they're saying "Look, it's not mini-sized anymore, so it's obviously not a MINI."More »
2011 mini crossman
2011 Mini Crossman
Mini purists, just recently able to set down their small farm-issue pitchforks over the Clubman, should probably pick them right back up and head down to TSC to pick up some of those big ol' industrial-sized pitchforks they issue for CAFOs. That's because the third member of the Mini family's been spotted sneaking around in some Clubman skin, which it obviously killed on some backwoods trail because it couldn't keep up. That's right, we're told the picture above is a prototype test mule for the 2011 Mini Crossman — the off-road edition of the Mini nameplate. The newest member to the badge is expected to get all-wheel-drive. You know, to appeal to that all important "I'm not driving a Mini because I'd look...yeah" male demographic. The new Mini Crossman's expected to be built by Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr and scheduled to hit the trails during calendar year 2010. Full spy report from Brenda Priddy after the jump and a full-sized picture of the 2011 Mini Crossman here. More »
7:20 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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Latest by rimplestultskin: @karmakid: now THAT's badass. honestly, though, i dont get the gay stereotype with the mini. my girlfriend loves the fact that i drive one...i think there's nothing homo about the car at all, besides the shiny silver plastic that's all more »
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Mini Cooper Small, Ford F-350 FX4 Crew Cab Big
When we review a car or a truck we like to think we provide you, dear reader, with the kind of insightful and whimsical impressions you're not going to find anywhere else. We hope our review of the 2008 Ford F-350 SuperDuty FX4 was no exception. All that being said, sometimes we're tempted to give-in to the easy observation. In this case, that observation is that this truck (sans the longer bed or dually option) is gigantic. We didn't use these pics in the review because it was perhaps too obvious. Buy why let pics of a big red trick next to a tiny red Mini go to waste?
commenter of the day
Commenter Of The Day: DB Cooper Edition
We were all set to hand out the Commenter of the Day prize this afternoon. Seriously — all ready to go. We were pleased with our choice, but not overly so — but we hit publish anyway. And it was just as we hit the big red button sending the award straight to the front page that we saw the true grail, teasing us from the bottom of today's Question of the Day all about our man DB Cooper and the money he took. It was calling out to us, teasing us like a white piece of fabric stuck in the pebble stones, hinting at the parachute that may or may not be underneath. In fact, it was so good it even engendered a response from Dr.Danger worthy of besting the original choice, but still paling in comparison to today's prize-worthy entry — an entry able to put into words exactly why we were so keen on a QOTD starring the man who parachuted from the heavens, suitcase of cash strapped to his chest. More »
question of the day
What Would DB Cooper Drive?
It's 1971, you're jumping out of a plane with a white parachute strapped to your back somewhere near the Oregon border of Washington between the Green and Bald mountains. You've got a bag full of over $200,000 in cash. Your name is not D.B. Cooper or Dan Cooper, but everyone thinks it is. You and the cash survived the sub-zero jump, defying both common sense and gravity. The FBI assisted by a few hundred troops from Fort Lewis are hot on your trail. What's your getaway car? More »
jalopnik fantasy garage
With auto show season officially, mercilessly and thankfully over, the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage stands to be full in just six weeks. A short time by any standard, but especially so when distilling over a hundred years of automotive excellence into just 50 vehicles. Two weeks ago saw the induction of the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, a car so finely crafted only a communist would disapprove. In this week's edition, we switch gears entirely. Compact, lightweight automobile construction, responsive suspension, spicy engine and a slick manual transmission. It's a simple formula which, if done properly, not only results in a car with character, but one which transcends the bottom-of-the-barrel genre and becomes something of legend, something which can ascend to the level of fantasy. This week, we examine the hot hatch.
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Hot Hatch Showdown
With auto show season officially, mercilessly and thankfully over, the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage stands to be full in just six weeks. A short time by any standard, but especially so when distilling over a hundred years of automotive excellence into just 50 vehicles. Two weeks ago saw the induction of the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, a car so finely crafted only a communist would disapprove. In this week's edition, we switch gears entirely. Compact, lightweight automobile construction, responsive suspension, spicy engine and a slick manual transmission. It's a simple formula which, if done properly, not only results in a car with character, but one which transcends the bottom-of-the-barrel genre and becomes something of legend, something which can ascend to the level of fantasy. This week, we examine the hot hatch.
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1:00 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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135 comments
Latest by petersterncan: @ppiddy: "The Omni is awesome fast, but while the GTI feels like a simple-but-decent car and has a little funky cachet, the GLH-S feels like a piece of cheap plastic and is horribly unreliable". I wouldn't say ANY of these cars could be called 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.
6:17 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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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 »
industry news
BMW Plans To Challenge $2,500 Car In India With $49,000 Mini
When Indian carmaker Tata made international headlines with their $2,500 Tata Nano other automakers took notice. One of those automakers is BMW, which already has a growing sales operation in India. Wanting to get a slice of the small car market, the company is considering bringing over the Mini. The projected cost? No less than Rs.2 million, or $49,444. This would make it the most expensive small car in the country at a cost equivalent to 20 Nanos. More »
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El MiniCamino Only Lets One Person Surf At A Time
Sadly, the Mini Cooper El Camino (or El MiniCamino) isn't a new awesome concept from Mini, but rather a one-off custom ride from Pioneer. Apparently made for the Paris Tuning Show, this truck-car conversion features a body kit from MS-Design, 18-inch alloy wheels, lowered suspension and what we imagine is a fairly powerful sound system. It even looks as though the top, which is currently supporting a lone surfboard, might actually come straight off. Following the current trend, the car sports a paint job that looks matte brown at most angles.More »
geneva motor show
In addition to the just revealed 2008 JCW Mini Cooper S, we've also got some great shots below of the new 2008 JCW Mini Cooper Clubman S. It's the first time JCW's gotten a hold of the Clubman, and the photos look great — better even the faux JCW Mini Cooper Clubman S we'd seen already. Unfortunately, we won't have a press release for a few more minutes so for the time being you'll just have to make do with the shots we've got below. All we can tell so far is it's got similar badging to the more-mini Mini. As far as performance numbers and other upgrades — well, we promise we'll have all the deets on the speedier Mini S that's bigger, longer and more uncut in the next few minutes — in the meantime, the Mini-lovers at MotoringFile have a few more details. UPDATE:Full press release below the jump!
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2008 John Cooper Works Mini Cooper Clubman Revealed, Officially!
In addition to the just revealed 2008 JCW Mini Cooper S, we've also got some great shots below of the new 2008 JCW Mini Cooper Clubman S. It's the first time JCW's gotten a hold of the Clubman, and the photos look great — better even the faux JCW Mini Cooper Clubman S we'd seen already. Unfortunately, we won't have a press release for a few more minutes so for the time being you'll just have to make do with the shots we've got below. All we can tell so far is it's got similar badging to the more-mini Mini. As far as performance numbers and other upgrades — well, we promise we'll have all the deets on the speedier Mini S that's bigger, longer and more uncut in the next few minutes — in the meantime, the Mini-lovers at MotoringFile have a few more details. UPDATE:Full press release below the jump!More »
