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Mr. Bean To The Rescue

Aug 10, 2009 3:01 am | Categories: automotive news, bmw, mini cooper
Posted by pf_flyer
Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG said it delivered 109,923 vehicles in July, 13 percent less than in the same period a year before. BMW saw a 0.3 percent increase in sales of its Mini-branded cars, whilst Rolls-Royce vehicle sales fell 56 percent...

Silent Is Cool?

Nov 13, 2008 5:29 am | Categories: automotive news, electric vehicles, mini cooper
Posted by pf_flyer
BMW is going to lease 500 electric Minis in New York, New Jersey, and California beginning early next year. Will a Mini without engine noise still be cool? According the the Green Car Advisor more than 9,000 people must think so as they are interested in leasing one - at $850 per month...

Jumping the Shark

Sep 13, 2007 3:03 am | Categories: automotive heritage, mini cooper
Posted by pf_flyer
InsideLine has a story up about their first look at the 2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman. The original Mini  was produced by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 to 2000 and since I'm old enough to remember all of that time period, the Mini was kind of an automotive icon for all that time. The first time I saw a race that involved only these little cars I was intriguiged by the idea of everyone racing with the same equipment...


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