MINI

Fit the largest diesel engine QSK78 from the manufactures of mammoth sized diesel engines upon a car of compact size like the old Austin MINI and one gets a sight that’s not easy upon the eye. The QSK78 has eighteen cylinders,... 

All of the cars from MINI leave aside the Countryman Crossover which it has only recently introduced, have been given a subtle facelift along with some new diesel engines for the 2011 model year. This change has been effected... 

It finally happened and it proves a Porsche is after all a Porsche and a MINI is, well only a MINI! The race which had been the most talked about across the length and breadth of the US and occupied center stage in almost... 

The MINI vs. Porsche duel on the race tracks is yet to be confirmed by Porsche and for once, it did seem to be a single participant race.  However, it seems MINI is hell bent on the race ti take place. MINI boss big Jim... 

In a move that has taken many by surprise, Hyundai has accepted the challenge from MINI and has opted to do what Porsche has declined. Given the refusal letter from Porsche who have decided not to field its Porsche 911 Carrera... 

The track duel between the MINI and the Porsche goes on. It did not end with Porsche just phoo phooing or rather ignored MINI’s challenge to a duel around Road Atlanta between their MINI Cooper and the Porsche 911 S. Now... 

The 2011 edition of the MINI Countryman is out though this time, the 2011 MINI Cooper family has not been subjected to any major overhaul of the mechanicals and its only a minor facelift job done to the newest kid on the... 

Facebook had an interesting post just a few days back: that of Mini USA inviting none other than the mighty Porshce 911 S for a showdown with their Mini Cooper S. The race, according to MINI USA boss Jim McDowell would be... 

Both Mini Coupe and Mini Roadster will enter production starting next year. Jim McDowell, the companys vice president confirmed that both models will come to the US starting with the Coupe in August 2011. “The Coupe will... 

An innovative and new marketing scheme has been adopted by MINI USA, makers of the Mini Cooper S. The idea originated from none other than the President of MINI USA, Jim McDowell who has thrown a challenge to Porsche, its... 

MotoringFile recently reported that the new MINI Cooper might get the same 3-cylinder engine that BMW has been working on for the 1-Series. MINI engineers believe that giving the car a smaller powerplant will allow it to... 

German tuning company Nowack Motors recently introduced their tuning packages N260, N210, and the N230 for the Mini Cooper S. The N210 involves a re-programmed ECU and a newly installed air filter with free flow feature that... 

BMW Group has become the first car manufacturer to lap the legendary Nürburging with an electric car. The MINI E Race, a modified race-spec version of the standard MINI E, completed a lap of the 20.8 km “Green Hell”...