Toyota, Mini to team up on sub-light cars – report

A report published by Edmunds this morning has revealed that Mini is reportedly holding discussion with Toyota about a possible micro car tie-up along the lines of Toyota’s iQ.

Although the deal has not been set in concrete the report indicates that Toyota would benefit from the deal in receiving a counter deal in the form [...]

Mini Cooper Cabrio Review & Road Test

Less roof, more WOOHOO!
Model Tested:

2009 Mini Cooper S Cabrio ‘Chilli’; 1.6-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-petrol; six-speed manual; cabriolet – $51,600*

Options (as fitted):

Limited Slip Differential $350; Bonnet Strips in Black $200; Mirror Caps in Black (No Cost Option); Front Seat Heating $490; Interior Surface in Body Colour $225; Chrome Line Exterior $250; Colour Line Dark Grey (No Cost [...]

Mini Coupe Concept Revealed

It’s 50 years ago today that the Mini, the groundbreaking car designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, was launched onto an unsuspecting public and now current Mini owner, BMW, has come up with a birthday present, the Mini Coupe Concept.

The concept will be shown to the automotive world in the metal at next month’s Frankfurt Motor [...]

Mini launches iPhone roadside App in US

Mini owners who use an iPhone (or Blackberry) in the US can now download a free application that allows them to call for roadside assistance at the touch of a button.

The iTunes App not only allows users to quickly and conveniently contact Mini for assistance, should they ever need it, but also automatically sends out [...]

Fiat 500C to receive Abarth make over

Fiat is set to take on the likes of Mini’s JCW Cooper Cabriolet when it releases at least two Abarth versions of its upcoming 500C convertible.

The hot drop tops are said to be in the final stages of readiness with an expected European showroom debut some time in the first quarter of next year.

Mini Cooper D welcomes new Toyota Prius

Recently Mini was quick to run a large advertising campaign across the country to showcase the Cooper D as Australia’s most fuel efficient car.
We can imagine Toyota’s marketing department wasn’t awfully happy with that, knowing the new Prius was only weeks away.

In it’s first full month on sale, close to a quarter of new Mini [...]

2009 Mini Diesel – First Steer

2009 Mini D – First Steer

- by Nadine Armstrong
To take a marketing stance that claims position as ‘Australia’s most fun and fuel efficient car’, well, you’re just crying out for attention. And you’re bound to get it – the good, the bad and the ugly.
In the case of the 2009 Mini D, the first diesel [...]

Mini turns 50 today

Fifty years ago today, the first Mini rolled off the production line at Cowley, now called Plant Oxford.

For the first time in half a century that very car is returning to its birthplace for a celebration of 50 years of production. The Mini Minor, finished in Old English White and carrying the registration number 621 [...]

2010 MINI Crossman spied

Now that its name has been officially unveiled, the new MINI Crossman is nearing its production debut with a creatively camouflaged example spied undergoing the final stages of winter testing.

With some decent ground clearance and an all-wheel-drive system, the Crossman is aimed at adding a more ‘masculine’ alternative to the soft-roader market.