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Fashion designers, boutique cake bakers and art gallery owners rejoice. This could be your next company car runabout. Introducing the new MINI Clubvan concept and it’s coming to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. It’s basically a MINI Clubman with the rear windows boarded up. Oh, and a man called Hugh has scribbled his [...]
Hold on to your hats MINI fans because there’s a blizzard of new MINI-derived goodness coming your way. According to a report from CAR magazine, the fashionable British brand is planning six to release six new models over the next four years. Not content with the hatch, Clubman, Countryman, Coupe and Roadster in recent years, [...]
With just months to go before the London 2012 Olympics, BMW is making full use of its official sponsor status by launching two new London themed special editions of the MINI. Following a long line of specials including the Mayfair, Ritz, Chelsea and Park Lane, the MINI Baker Street and MINI Bayswater will go on [...]
A total of 119,188 new cars found a UK home among the mince pies and Christmas jumpers during December 2011. But the figures published by SMMT show that new car sales in Britain fell by 3.7% compared with December 2010. As expected, the Ford Fiesta was the best selling car of the month. It also [...]
A total of 134,027 new cars were sold in the UK during November 2011. Figures published by SMMT show that new car sales fell by 4.2% compared with November 2010. Top 10 Best Selling UK Cars – Nov 2011 1. Ford Fiesta – 6,195 Sales 2. Vauxhall Corsa – 5,234 Sales 3. Volkwagen Golf – [...]
The 1963 Aston Martin DB5 driven by Sean Connery in Goldfinger has been named Britain’s favourite movie car. The online poll held by Auto Express asked readers to choose from 50 film cars including Tom Cruise’s climbing Lexus from Minority Report and Ron Weasley’s flying Ford Anglia in Harry Potter. Here are the top 5 [...]
This is the brand new MINI Roadster. Based on the new MINI Coupe, it’s the brand’s first two-seat roadster and sixth model in the current range. MINI Hatch MINI Convertible MINI Countryman MINI Clubman MINI Coupe MINI Roadster Built in the UK at Plant Oxford, the Roadster goes on sale in spring 2012 starting with [...]
The Ford Fiesta has retained its title as the best-selling car in Britain during September. Ford’s popular supermini notched up 15,647 sales in the last 30 days just ahead of its larger sibling the Focus in second place. Top 10 Best Selling Car In The UK – September 2011 1. Ford Fiesta – 15,647 2. [...]
To celebrate the launch of the new limited edition MINI Cooper London 2012, English long jump champion J.J Jegede has jumped over three of them. The special event at Potter’s Field next to Tower Bridge saw Jegede clear the 6 metre gap across the three parked cars – A bit like Evel Knievel in trainers. [...]
Prices have been announced for the new MINI coupe which goes on sale in the UK on 1st October from £16,640 (OTR). And thanks to a combination of striking looks, plenty of equipment and a choice of four engines it’s bound to generate plenty of demand. The coupe, which will be built in Oxford is [...]
