The second-generation MINI Cooper isn’t even available in the States yet, but spy photographers caught the second-generation MINI Cooper Convertible during testing on the streets of Munich. As expected the new convertible Mini won’t look that different from the current model. The larger second-generation MINI should offer more cargo room when the top is down, […]

The folks over at Edmunds Inside Line pit its top six contenders in the sport compact category against each other to find out which sport compact is the best of the best. The six challengers for the title are (in alphabetical order) the 2006 Chevy Cobalt SS, 2006 Honda Civic Si, 2007 Mazdaspeed3, 2006 MINI […]

BMW Group reported its overall November U.S. sales were off 3.6 percent from the same period last year. For year-to-date, BMW is up 0.7 percent from the same period of 2005.
BMW brand sales were down 4.5 percent in November, largely on declines in X5 sales, as the all-new 2007 X5 just went on sale.
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With the new MINI already on sale in the U.K. and the MINI Clubman on its way, BMW is considering adding a crossover version of Clubman, according to the U.K.’s AutoExpress. If production of the all-wheel drive MINI crossover is approved, it will likely arrive in showrooms for the 2010 model year. The all-wheel drive […]

The new MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S went on sale from this weekend. All 154 U.K. dealerships are holding launch events to unveil the new car. With the order books almost full for 2006, many customers will have to wait until 2007 to own one. MINI says that about 4000 orders have already been […]

Audi’s MINI challenger, the Audi A1, has been confirmed by the automaker for a 2009 launch. In an interview with German newspaper Der Spiegel, Ralph Weyler, Audi Head of Marketing and Sales, confirmed that the automaker is working on the A1.
Audi has been interested in extending its model line with a new entry-level model. The […]

Audi of America reported that its October 2006 sales totaled 6,431 units, which is down 3.4 percent compared to strong results a year ago. For the year-to-date, Audi sales are up 4.1 percent over the same period in 2005. While sales of most models were down, including a 25.9 percent drop in A4 sales (the […]

The U.K.’s Fifth Gear has the first video review of the all-new 2007 MINI Cooper S.
Fifth Gear’s Tom Ford details the changes — despite the near indentical appearance not a body panel is shared between 2006 and 2007 models — to the the all-new new MINI’s exterior and interior, and also provides plenty of performance […]

Over the weekend, we reported on the leaked pricing information for the 2007 MINI Cooper and Cooper S, now the MINI experts at Motoring File have gotten their hands on U.S. pricing, including the 2007 convertibles.
As previously reported, the base price of the MINI Cooper has increased by $600 to $18,050 with standard 6-speed manual […]

While an official MINI press release is due any day, the folks over at the Winding Road received a little exclusive dirt, in the form of tasty pricing information for the all-new 2007 MINI Cooper and Cooper S from their mole inside BMW.
Here is the pricing for 2007 models and comparision pricing for the outgoing 2006 […]