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There was a moment. A slight moment (as they say on the track) that made two things suddenly very clear. First off the Cooper Countryman I was driving had all seasons on it. Secondly (and more profound) is that no matter the spec, the Countryman is a MINI at heart. The moment? [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Lots miles, MINI and people. Oh and pictures. Reviews and video to come but until then, take a look at our updates gallery.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Spice Orange with Green Lounge Leather. Yes Green. We’ll hopefully be behind the wheel soon. Until then here are some quick thoughts:The Spice orange is a bit of a disappointment in our eyes. Where the previous orange was too light and creamy, this is too dark and bronze-like. The green lounge leather [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

It’s the dawn of day two for us; Indy to St. Louis. MINI is saying it’ll take 6 hours. We’re guessing it’ll be more like 3.5 with our Valentine Ones.We’ll be updating the Flickr set above so check back throughout the week for new photos. Also check back for driving impressions of [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Video from today driving from Chicago to Indy. The day’s highlight (so far) was driving on the Speedway with another couple hundred (at least) MINIs. Yes it was slow but it’s always a great to pass over the field of bricks on the main straight.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

The night is winding down and we’re talking about the Countryman, 19″ wheels and the very rare Bridger.us/MINI t-shirt. Oh and then Chad decides installing a Cravenspeed iPhone 4 mount on State St. in Chicago is a good idea. (Photos after the break)</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

I’m only showing you this angle because there is nothing else to see. What you are looking at is a bone stock Cooper S that MINI USA has given for MTTS. Ok, someone at the port did throw on the JCW aerokit, but other than that it’s a $23k Cooper S and nothing more. In [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Over the years MINI has amassed quite a few videos in its YouTube library. From classic commercials and viral clips to interviews with MINI designers and reports from the track there’s a wealth of video content. So MINI has taken the next step and is launching an iPad app designed specifically to keep all these [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Friend of the show and former MINI executive and currently working in future electric vehicles Rich Steinberg, took a few minutes to talk to our man Todd.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Todd got the chance to talk to BMW NA head Jim O’Donnell after driving a MINI E.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Todd is already hip-deep into MTTS. Here from Milk Studios for the Thursday night Launch Party interviewing Hubie Fuh from ABF Performance.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Last week we gave you the biggest MINI Countryman Gallery in the world. This week we’re giving you the biggest 2011 MINI gallery in the world.We’ve broken it down to two galleries; one previously released and featuring mostly the Cooper S and another just released featuring the Cooper and Cooper D models.To put it plainly [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Добавить нечего!!! Было просто супер! Я катался на треке в Мизано, Зандвурте и Сильверстоуне, и могу сказать, что трасса под Каунасом круче их всех вместе взятых!

We are now just days away from MTTS starting and the White Roof Radio Boys ARE READY!. We have been working very hard behind the scenes to bring you the level of coverage that you expect from MotoringFile and Whiteroofradio. But before we get to that let’s give you the official MTTS guide to spotting MF [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

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MTTS starts later this week and we’re about ready to fill the MINI. But before we do we thought you’d appreciate a little cartoon. You can download the full version here.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

MotoringFile sponsor MotoringBadges (the original!) will be offering two different magnetic badges in conjunction to MTTS. Both will be available from Todd, myself and DB throughout the trip. The badge pictured above is the standard version and will sell for only $7 a badge. Our second badge will be a very limited edition design that [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

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MINI has announced that September 18th is the official day the new 2011 MINI range will be on-sale throughout the world. To celebrate MINI has released yet more footage (this time all Cooper models!) of the new cars driving around Hamburg Germany. As always if you want to know anything and everything about the 2011 [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

We’re less than a week away from what looks to be the largest MINI event ever in the US and we’re happy to present you final details on routes and events courtesy of MINI USA. Both PDFs are available to view below:East | WestWe’ll be leading the caravan from LA (DB), NYC (Todd) and Chicago [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

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Britain’s Autocar is reporting that Prodrive boss David Richards would ideally like a British driver behind the wheel of the Countryman WRC: “The driver choice will be down to Mini and ourselves,” said Richards. “Mini doesn’t really seem to have a preference on driver choice or where they’re from, but I’ve always had a [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Yeah, a heady claim. But we aim to back it up with over 400 photos of the new MINI Crossover. For full details on the R60 and our review, click over to the MotoringFile R60 section. And don’t be afraid to dig into a few pages, there are lots of details on [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Не слышала потому, что это его презентация!!

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