A Mini lesson on winter driving
Wheels.ca on cold weather driving tips
Posted: Jan 24, 2012
KUEHTAI, AUSTRIA—I am hurtling down the side of an Austrian mountain in a modified 1997 Mini that is ironically just big enough to provide my final resting place should this go dreadfully wrong. I am being driven by Finnish rally legend Rauno Aaltonen.
He is living up to his nickname, The Flying Finn. He is chatting in the same controlled conversational patter he’d been using in the hotel lobby; as we hit icy hairpin after icy hairpin, I am reminded we are not in the hotel lobby. I am clutching the door handle and inquiring about his wife, his children, and how...
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It's Okay to Have fun again.
5 new cars aim to make driving fun again
Posted: Jan 13, 2012
DETROIT — It's okay to have fun again. That's the message from the automakers who, for the first time in quite a while, put as much emphasis on driving pleasure as they did on fuel efficiency.
Acura ILX ...
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Motor Trend Chooses MINI Over Quirky Rivals
MINI Competitors - VW, Honda, Scion, Hyundai, and Fiat
Posted: Jan 6, 2012
For as much as people often consider their car an extension of their personality, the automotive world is strikingly conservative. Sure, automakers like to wow us with out-of-this-world concepts, but you almost never see tho...
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MINI Cooper Makes top 14 List
Top 14 vehicles for Canadian Winters - MINI Cooper
Posted: Nov 25, 2011
The MINI Cooper made it onto MSN Auto's Top 14 Vehicles for Canadian Winters. See below what the author had to say about the winter go-kart.
"Because all-wheel drive is for wusses, you need a 2012 Mini Cooper ...
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MINI Coupe International Ads
Another Day. Another Adventure.
Posted: Oct 27, 2011
Over the past few months, MINI AG has been created a number of great ads for the new MINI Coupe for the campaign 'Another Day. Another Adventure.' See some of the ads below.
Headline: GIVE YOUR ...
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2011 MINI Countryman Review
The Car Connection reviews the big bad MINI
Posted: Oct 27, 2011
A bigger MINI might sound like a contradiction in terms, but even the biggest MINI--the Countryman--is compact compared to the competition. With its size, the Countryman adds a healthy dose of practicality, too, with better ...
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Thanks to everyone who helped choose our line!
Our new MINI Coupe Window Mural
Posted: Oct 24, 2011
A few weeks ago we had a number of headline options for our window mural to advertise the new MINI Coupe. It was such a difficult decision we brought it to social media and asked our MINI fans on Facebook and Twitter. Over 2...
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