MINI Gives Buyers One More Chance to Buy a Car Before the End of the World

In many parts of the world, including Australia and New Zealand, it's already December 22, which means the world did not come to an end on December 21, as some, well, scratch that, hundreds of millions of people who misinterpreted the Mayan calendar believed for quite some time now.

For MINI USA, such misconceptions (see NASA's video below) are a good opportunity for some playful marketing with the German-owned British carmaker placing a full-page ad in TheNew York Times, with the headline, “Well, So Much For The 2014 Models.”

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Classic Mini is Feeling Very Benzy…

The baby Aston Martin carriage that is the Cygnet mini may have found its long lost ancestor in the face of this classic Mini with a Mercedes-Benz W114/W115 snout - in case you don't remember, that's the codename of the E-Class saloon of the late-1960s, which was built through the mid-1970s). Read more »

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First Photos of MINI's Sportier Paceman John Cooper Works Edition

Images of the new Mini Paceman John Cooper Works (JCW) have leaked on the web before the car's official unveiling.

The JCW is a hotter version of the already available Paceman Cooper S that comes with a tweaked 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which should develop the same output as its sister model, the Countryman JCW.

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Let There Be Lights: 2014 Mini Cooper S Test Car Reveals Fresh Details

MINI has turned the switch on its next hatchback's production headlamps and taillights, which can be seen for the first time in this prototype that was nabbed testing in Germany by our scoop photographers.

Up until now, the front and rear combination lights used on the 2014 Mini hatch test cars were borrowed from the BMW Group's parts bin. The styling theme for the lamps on both ends is rings, rings and...more rings.

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BMW Counts on Upcoming Front-Wheel Drive Models to Keep No1 Spot in Premium Segment

Along with his three brothers, Harris Morris Warner was among the key founders of the Warner Bros. studio. In the early 20th century, movies had no sound; after acquiring the KWBC radio station, H.M.’s (as he was known) younger brother Sam decided to use synchronized sound in the company's movies. The elder brother’s response upon hearing this idea was not very positive.

“Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?” he said, a quote that would remain in history despite the fact that he, obviously, soon changed his mind.

In much the same way, BMW purists are scoffing at the company’s plans to introduce front-wheel drive cars. The first will be the 1-Series GT, which was previewed by the Active Tourer concept that was displayed at this year’s Paris Auto Show, and starting from 2013, will rival the Mercedes B-Class.

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Extremely Flexible Gals Set New World Records for the Most People Crammed Inside a MINI

What some may call awkward and claustrophobic, but others a man's paradise, the people at Guinness World Records prefer to simply refer to it as two new world records for the most people squeezed inside a classic and a modern Mini.

The first feat was achieved at Potters Fields Park, London, as part of the eighth annual Guinness World Records day, when 28 extremely flexible and highly tolerant English gym girls made their way one by one inside the new hatchback's cabin with four of them fitting into the boot.

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Scoop: First Photos of New Five-Door 2014 MINI Hatchback

There was a time when "MINI" really stood for mini with three-doors and a tin top or a ragtop, but not anymore. Ever since the BMW Group got its hands on the British brand and churned out the first modern MINI in the beginning of the new millennium, the automaker's range has been constantly expanding to new lengths.

We had heard rumors of MINI contemplating the addition of one more five-door model to its lineup after the Countryman crossover, and now we have the first photographic proof of it as our scoop hunters captured a prototype model out in the wild.

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China Helps BMW Group Report 13.7% Increase in Profits and 8.3% in Sales in Q3

Thanks to growing revenues and sales in Asia and especially China, and to a lesser extent, North America, the BMW Group was able to offset a stagnant European market in the third quarter of the year. Read more »

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Fresh Colors, Materials and Ergonomic Updates for the 2013 MINI Countryman

Two years after landing on the market as the first Mini model to offer all-wheel drive, and let's not forget, four doors and a length that exceeds 4 meters as well, the Countryman is entering the 2013MY with a host of minor modifications.

Scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. later this month, the 2013 Countryman will now be offered as standard with a three-seat rear bench, while a pair of individual seats will be available as a no-cost alternative.

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