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Mini launches two-seat Roadster

Mini has released a Roadster model, the brand’s first car designed specifically for two people. Closely following the design of the Mini Convertible, the new Roadster model is designed to offer a more sporty profile than its sibling, with a roofline 20 mm lower, allowing the Roadster to cut a low-slung and visually stretched stance.The [...]

MINI Countryman ALL4 Cooper D gets glowing report

Fun, sporty, spacious, and low CO2 emissions – that will be the MINI Countryman ALL4 Cooper D then. We’ve been sent a new road test on the largest MINI on the market by Autobuddy, a leading provider in all aspects of vehicle supply, contract hire and leasing. Written by MotorMistress, Autobuddy’s resident online news reporter, [...]

MINI heads into space for 10th birthday

It is now 10 years since the first BMW-built MINI rolled off the Oxford production line, in that time around 300,000 of the iconic cars have been bought and driven in the UK. MINI is celebrating this milestone by launching a new competition which is literally out of this world. The boffins at MINI have [...]

Electric cars: are we ready to switch? The Green Piece

Tuesday 9 August 2011. The Green Piece Column. Has the time finally arrived for us to make the switch to electric cars? The results of two studies, both revealed over the last week, offered deeply contrasting answers. On one side of the equation, the BMW Group revealed the results of its MINI E trial across [...]

BMW releases MINI E trial results

It is the most in-depth trial of its kind – and now BMW has released data from the MINI E testing across theUKthat involved 62 members of the public and 76 pool users. A vast amount of data was collected as part of the trial with the early results already being used to influence the [...]

MINI E electric car trial shows positive results

Almost all of the participants in the recent MINI E trails (96 per cent) said they would consider buying an electric car as a result of their positive experiences of using the electrified model. The trial, run by MINI’s parent firm, BMW ended back in March. Lasting six months and giving 62 members of the [...]

BMW MINI E trial enters second phase

The trials of the MINI E aren’t over yet, with BMW Group and Vattenfall Europe now entering a second phase of testing in Berlin. A total of 70 MINI E electric cars have been transferred to private customers (30 units) and fleet users (40 units). Around 20 users will also be able to take advantage [...]

MINI EV trial ends

The final phase of the MINI E field trial in the UK has come to an end today. The 40 electric ‘pioneers’, who are the second set of participants in the trial, handed back their MINI Es at an event at MINI Plant Oxford.  Part of the Department for Transport’s £25m Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles [...]

Mini EV heads charge into China

The electric Mini has become the first premium brand EV on Chinese roads, as the car maker’s parent group, BMW looks to roll-out environmentally friendly cars across the country. The Mini E is currently being tested in Beijing and and Shenzen and at next month’s Shanghai motor show, BMW is to launch its ‘New Energy [...]

Mini reveals new 94mpg Rocketman

Mini is to reveal a new study car called Rocketman at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Harking back to the original classic Mini in terms of its exterior dimensions, the new concept is just over 3 metres long, with a 3+1 seating layout and three doors. Designed to suit an urban lifestyle,  the car [...]