Every now and again the major car manufacturers invites the likes of us along to “driving days” where journalists gets to sample the latest additions to the range. The BMW group invited us along to one such day in deepest Buckinghamshire where we got to sample shiny new MINIs and …
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Very special classic Mini with just 182 miles on the clock to be auctioned in March. One of the last Minis made at the historic Longbridge plant and the last original Mini to be sold new in Scotland will go under the hammer at Silverstone on March 3. The 2001 …
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As the final shortlist is announced for the 2015 World Car of the Year, which car would get your vote? The votes are in and we now know which cars will battle it out for the title of World Car of the Year 2015. The winner will selected by 75 …
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Amazing 152mph John Cooper Works MINI to debut at December’s Detroit Auto Show. The most powerful production MINI ever has been unleashed and it certainly packs a punch. The John Cooper Works MINI, which will be on sale from late April 2015 and priced from £22,865, will feature a 231hp …
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BMW celebrates as production of “new” MINIs hits three-million landmark. The three millionth MINI to be produced is a 5-door Hatch Cooper S and has a special exterior design to celebrate its heritage and British roots. BMW also announced that the two millionth MINI has been exported from the Oxford …
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Jaguar’s iconic E-Type has won the race to be crowned the “greatest car of all time” in a new poll of motorists. The E-Type was put at the top of the podium from a list of 100 by more than 2,000 British drivers quizzed ahead of the return of Wheeler …
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Latest MINI wins coveted Car of the Year at Auto Express New Car Awards 2014. The Cooper version of the British-built MINI also won the Best Premium Small Car award. Elsewhere, a Special Award went to Tesla’s pioneering Model S, while the SEAT Leon topped three categories. Full list of …
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Three-time Dakar Rally winning MINI to take on Goodwood’s famous hillclimb. Fresh from its third consecutive victory in the Dakar Rally, the 300 hp MINI ALL4 Racing will be at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed to take on a new challenge. Joan “Nani” Roma, 2014 winner of the gruelling …
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BMW launches first ever five-door MINI hatchback. Looking like a stretched version of the standard MINI hatch, the designers haven’t just squeezed in two extra rear doors. The new variant boasts a longer wheelbase, more headroom and a bigger boot. The new MINI Cooper 5-door Hatch and Cooper D 5-door …
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Like the look of this? Believe it or not, it’s a MINI like you’ve never seen before… This stunning interpretation of an open-top two-seater has been created by MINI and Touring Superleggera, the legenendary design and coach building house based in Milan. Called the MINI Superleggera Vision, the new one-off …
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