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As part of its involvement in Europe’s biggest AIDS charity event, MINI was able to enlist three absolute style icons for the design of its hotly coveted Life Ball MINIs: Diane von Furstenberg, Kenneth Cole and Calvin Klein Collection’s award-winning Women’s Creative Director Francisco Costa, are all doing their bit for this good cause. MINI [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Paul Walker Races 650hp Mini Cooper in Supercharged BMW M3It’s Saturday so what could be better than a video of a 650hp Mini Cooper racing a Supercharged BMW M3 E92.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Scott26 (or whatever name he’s going by today) has long been a great source of information for BMW fans. He works for the company and has insider information that is often on target years before a new model is launched. So that makes this new rumor Scott27 rumor all the more interesting to MINI fans.As [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

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After two hours of talking everything MINI, it’s over. Look for the show to be in iTunes early next week.</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Five new wheels are being introduced with the 2011 refresh. Starting with the Cooper, we see a new 15” wheel for the base model and all the 16s are being replaced with new designs (as seen above).The Rib Spoke replaces the standard S-Winder on the Cooper S models and the 4-Hole Circular is an alternative [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

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For our US readers there have been a few interesting changes to MINI USA’s ordering packages. The premium, convienance, sport and cold weather packages are largely left unchanged but there are number of additions worth mentioning. The recently released “Value” package will continue for 2011 with the following options:Bluetooth / iPod USB adapterEntire Cold weather [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Leading up to the debut of the 2011 MINI we’ve been dropping hints that the revised JCW will be both a little dissapointing and a surprising at the same time. Last week with the official information release it became clear that MINI’s intent was to make the JCW more unique while keeping the price relatively [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

A few weeks back we heard a rumor of MINI altering the steering for the 2011 refresh. We now know why. It isn’t to give it more feel (as we reported) but to alleviate torque steer. More specifically the updated software uses the EPS to help the car maintain a straight line under full acceleration.The [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Earlier in the week we gave you a high-level look at the 2011 MINI. Updated exterior and interior styling along with tweaks to the engines are the highlights but there’s hardly a part of the car that MINI has tweaked or rethought. So today we’re going to talk about the new colors that will be [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

We’ve heard rumors of the back pressure popping sound so loved in the late model R53s coming back with the 2011 LCI. Today we can confirm it. For the 2011 Cooper S will indeed have the mythical back pressure popping sound when the sport button is pressed and a different fuel delivery algorithm is engaged [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Some incredible updates and surprising prices. Let’s start with what is coming free.For 2011 MINI is adding two one time options to the standard feature list. Both HD radio and Sirius satellite radio are now both standard for all 2011 MINI models. Previously, these features were $500 options (each). And yes, MINI will still include [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

For years enthusiasts have been complaining that BMW and MINI need to make cars lighter. Today the BMW Group is giving us its answer. The hope of the megacity program (which will likely result in an eventual MINI branded product) is to do nothing short of redefine mobility while taking a HUGE leap ahead of [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

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Today BMW released the first official information on the forthcoming Megacity vehicle that will redefine BMW and the brand it’s carefully cultivated for the past 80 years. Yes it’s that big. The Megacity will be positioned a sub-brand (unlike MINI) to BMW and will focus on efficiency and the future of mobility. But (and this [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

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Given the debut this week of the revised JCW, it seemed an appropriate time to take a step back and talk about the JCW line and how MINI could create something truly exceptional for the future. Yes there are a few nice changes to the 2011 model, but the profound additions we had hoped for [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Вот собственно и результаты: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AnafldBRIOksdHNhTXNtY3dJd0RhWnRTdGJZa0V4a2c&hl=en&single=true&gid=0&output=html НС - не стартовали НФ - не финишировали

Earlier this week was the world debut of the MINI refresh on MF. We gave you seven pages of photos and all kinds of details. However today it’s all about the videos. We’ve got eight different videos that give you every angle of all three MINI models (sans the JCW).We’ll have much more specific information [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

We’ll have a full rundown on new colors an trim in a few days but until then we’ve compiled information from several sources that give us a glimpse into the updated interior trim options on the 2011 MINIs.Seating:Tuscan Biege: Replaced by Arctic World(New) Crosscheck Toffy (R56 only)(New) Satellite Lounge Grey (R57 only)(New) Cross Check [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Всем смотреть дописанное сообщение выше (#193). Часть сообщений в теме были потерты мною. Если кто не понял, то больше тема подниматься не должна. Все всё поняли. Кто не понял, пишите в личку, буду знать, кого переводить в читальню тчк

Большое вам всем спасибо за тот позитив, который вы излучали и за ту благосклонность, которую вы проявили к нашим, конкретно к моим, ляпам в заданиях. Отдельно должен выразить полный респект и особенную уважуху своим со-организаторам: Coolcat, Ksu.Ozone, OctaviaRace. И помощникам: Yusup, Zacken, Naf и пострадавшей Mini-Ya. Также обязан поблагодарить Domovyonok и АВТОDОМ, Лизу Гольман и BoConcept, Константина и BMW-Motors, Splat, bocha и компанию Philips! спасибо Хлубу КитчКок.

The 2011 MINI is here and it’s refreshed and completely both inside and out. All existing MINI models – Hatch, Clubman and Convertible – benefit from design refresh to both exterior and interior. At the front, a new bumper with a lower air intake serves not only to update MINI’s face but also to [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

On June 7th, MINI USA threw down the gauntlet. Publishing a one-page ad in The New York Times at the same time as publishing a video on YouTube and their Facebook page, MINI USA CEO Jim McDowell set down the ground rules: MINI brings a 2010 Cooper S and their own driver, Porsche likewise [...]</img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше