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For those of you that aren’t following along with the MINI United updates on Facebook, they have just announced the location, but no date. 2011: This just in! It’s officially happening in the South of France sometime near the end of summer. Exact dates when we’ve got them, FB/MINI United will be the 1st [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

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We’ve got some more information for you on the Countryman Dakar race car. As you can see in the photo above, the car is clearly capable of amazing off-road performance. Want more? You can see a 3D rendering of the car here, get the PDF press release here, and a couple new photos after the [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Great news today from MINI USA, with the opening of their 100th dealership. The occasion will be celebrated at the newly minted MINI of San Diego tomorrow night, December 16th, starting at 6:00 PM. MINI tells us that the dealer network will continue to grow through 2011 with an additional 15 dealerships projected to open [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

With all the conversation about upcoming MINI products we thought it a good time to re-run a poll from earlier this year. MINI has a lot of interesting things in development right now. Some of them, like “the twins” we’ve seen. Some, like the City Car, we’ve only got bits and pieces of information for. [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

One of our favorite cousin auto blogs is BigBlogg.info, and for those who haven’t found them in The Blue Pages, they’ve got a “Like” page on Facebookwith lots of great content for your browsing pleasure. Check them out, and don’t forget that MotoringFile is on Facebook as well.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

News from MotoringFile like always, some Ask Chad, we all want one of those above for Christmas and we talk about cop cars. Just your normal MINI Cooper Podcast! And, if you are looking for the Official MINI YouTube Channel, you can find it here. More than a few great videos there [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

We’ve received word from an inside source that the very first pre-production R58 MINI Coupé is being built at MINI Plant Oxford today. Exciting news indeed as that means we’re likely just days away from seeing our first glances of the production version of the car. We’ve previously reported that the production car won’t vary [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

We’ve known for quite some time that MINI has been in the processing of developing both a concept car and a production car that will slot below the current R56 hatchback in both size and price. Now comes word that the 2011 Detroit Auto Show will see the debut of the “mini” MINI.Word comes straight [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Here’s the latest bit of advertising fun from MINI Canada. This interactive outdoor projection greeted fans as they exited what appears to be a Toronto Leafs game at the Air Canada Centre. More than just a billboard of projected light, if passers by text the number of a MINI in the virtual vending machine, the [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Russ Swift + the refreshed 2011 MINI = fun with the handbrake.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

More angles on what has to be the beefiest looking MINI to date.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

All of BMW group did particularly well in November. MINI was up 19.3% for the month of November year-over-year, and up 5.3% for the year so far. What’s downright ridiculous are the sales figures for Rolls. The big double R is looking at +259.4% sales increase for 2010 so far. It’s official. I will never [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Auto Industry analysts Ward’s has announced their Top Ten engine winners for this year and among the results are two power plants from BMW Group. First, a 3.0L Turbo straight six from BMW, then the newly revamped inline four from the MINI Cooper S. It’s a diverse list of winners, which includes motors from both [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

News from Motoringfile.com as always. Gabe even managed to dial up the correct podcast this night which definitely worked in our favor. Countryman crashes get us started, Cadillac is making an odd little car, Austrailia MINI Challenge being systematically dismantled, some Coupe talk, some MINI Connected talk and, MINI United, as far as [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

ДОРОГИЕ МОИ ПИПЛЫ, вы молодцы!!! Молодцы что не остались дома и не поехали в другие места, что проявили смелость, азарт и командный дух. Вы прекрасны! Хочу сказать спасибо - BMW Group Россия, Яне Ермолаевой, Кате Сысоевой, Питеру Кроншнабелю, всем дилерам МИНИ Москвы, Кате Кейси и компании Крафт Фудс, ресторану Кунжут и Любе. Моя особенная любовь отправляется команде организаторов и помощников: coolcat, KsuOzone, Ежик, Kopik, Naf, Zacken, Ruslana, Gura, Лиса & Mr Shnitsler.

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The translation is a bit rough, but BigBlogg is reporting that a MINI Countryman sponsored by Monster Energy [drink] and run by the X-raid team will compete in the infamous Dakar Rally desert race through Argentina and Chile come January. According to BigBlogg, the project was approved by BMW back in June and they’re under [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

USPS Priority, другой поставщик не отправлет.

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MINI released two new TV spots for the Countryman today that feature ALL4 and lots of snow. So with that said… let it snow….Let it Snow(more after the break)Snowman</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Unveiled at the Essen Motor Show, this MINI E in police guise is the creation of german tuning shop AC Schnitzer. Why make MINI E into a faux police car? It’s part of a safe tuning campaign put on by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and the german tuning community. Basically, the home of the [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Пишем город продажи!!! http://forum.minipeople.ru/index.php?/forum-0/announcement-9-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7/

Не забываем писать город в названии темы!!! http://forum.minipeople.ru/index.php?/forum-0/announcement-9-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7/

More MINI WRC news from our friends at Autosport.com. This report saying that MINI and Prodrive are not fretting the likely absence of Marcus Gronholm from their stable of drivers this season.“I don’t think we’re missing anything. Working with Marcus Gronholm is great, you put him in the car and he goes flat out. You [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше