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REPORT: Mini's future models roadmapped; big, small, efficient and diesel (maybe)

If you'll please forgive us our one tired cliché of the day... BMW has big plans in store for its smallest brand. In this case, quite literally as the next model that comes from Mini will reportedly be the long-expected Countryman crossover, which we can expect to hit the market in the first quarter of 2010. All-wheel drive will make an appearance on the soft-road 'ute, and – drumroll please – we hear that a diesel engine is under consideration for the U.S. market... but don't hold your breath just yet. On the concept ... Read more →

Germany setting sights on one million electric cars by 2020? Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to a report from the Associated Press (via Drive.com.au), Germany is about to get serious about electric cars. How serious? Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet is currently drafting a ...

VIDEO: Inside Line resides over the battle of the fuel sippers Chris Shunk

Fuel efficiency is the big buzz word in marketing circles, and with good reason. 2008's record fuel prices appears to have finally curbed America's appetite for inefficient trucks and SUVs, and ...

REPORT: No R56-based Mini diesels bound for U.S. Jeremy Korzeniewski

And now to repeat one particular bit of news that's been playing over and over like a broken record since the modern Mini first made its appearance Stateside back in 2001 – there's little ...

BMW celebrates 1.5 million "new" Minis made Chris Shunk

2009 has been a big year for BMW's MINI brand. MINI launched a new convertible, turned 50 years old, and has now made 1.5 million new generation MINIs since production began in 2001. The new MINI ...

Spy Shots: Could this be the face of BMW's Project i? 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Take a good look at the spy shot above. The car you see is obviously a MINI of some sort, though nobody seems quite sure what to make of it. There's certainly a possibility that it's nothing more than a clay mock-up of a possible design direction that didn't make it into production, but it could ...

MINI E delayed? Not exactly, but it is perhaps too popular 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The new MINI E is proving once again that there is a significant pent up demand for electric vehicles. Apparently, BMW is grappling with roughly 1,800 applicants and only 450 cars to deliver. Sounds like a good number of electric MINI hopefuls are going to miss out. While it's certainly good ...

Broken record: MINI sales up, HUMMER sales down 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After taking a look at Autoblog's By the Numbers post for last month's U.S. sales figures, um, we need a drink. Seriously, it looks really bad. Except for one little bright spot from... drum roll please... MINI, yet again. As has been the case all year, the HUMMER brand was hit the hardest, falling ...

Auto Express gets 50 mpg from John Cooper Works MINI 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If a Corvette Z06 with its monstrous 7.0-liter eight cylinder engine was able to achieve nearly 31 miles per gallon at the MPG Marathon, what were some other performance cars able to manage? BMW's MINI can be both an economy car or a serious sporting contender depending on what engine option ...

Revealed: Electric MINI E 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've known for a little while now that BMW would be introducing an electric version of its iconic MINI, and now we have the photo proof as Autocar has taken the wraps off the new electric car. Equipped with a 572-pound lithium ion battery of unknown capacity, the MINI E reportedly has a range ...

Future MINIs to get, um, mini-er 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Question: What's the maximum size that a can a car be that's called a MINI? Answer: Exactly 4 meters and 10 centimeters long, or 162 inches. Wouldn't 'cha know, that's exactly the length of the latest MINI Crossover concept from the diminutive brand? Moving forward, it sounds as if there will be ...

MINI EV won't come with lithium ion batteries? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We won't have any official details on what will be powering the electric MINIs that we know will be prowling the streets next year until the vehicle is unveiled at the LA Auto Show later this year. That doesn't mean that we can't all speculate until then, right? We've seen spy shots of test ...

MINI USA: What's Your Carfun Footprint? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for a high-res gallery of the MINI Cooper D MINI doesn't seem to need much in the way of eye-catching advertising to sell its cars these days, with the brand's daily sales rate jumping by 14.9% -- one of only a handful of brands to increase at all. Still, the automaker's American arm ...

MINIs in very tight supply, diesel on the way 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for a high-res gallery of the MINI Cooper D It looks like it will be even harder to get your hands on a MINI Cooper than ever before. Sales of the diminutive little hatch have been hot so far this year, as MINI had just a four day supply of unsold vehicles on hand at the close of June. ...

A bigger MINI to be based on Fiat platform? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We're not sure that a bigger MINI Cooper is exactly what the buying public at large has been waiting for, but it is exactly what they might get. We would certainly hope that the small-size MINI would remain in the line, though that would certainly negate whatever savings BMW is hoping for by ...

BMW not planning to increase Mini production, may increase price 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Proving once again that there are many factors which impact an automaker's plans on how many vehicles to sell is the fact that the U.S. isn't likely to get an additional supply of Minis any time soon. Despite the fact that Mini literally cannot keep enough cars on its dealer lots (there is only a ...

Fiat and BMW to share small car platform, will underpin next Mini 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although the first two generations of BMW's revival of the Mini brand have been sales sensations and are nothing if not fun to drive, the Bavarian company's true engineering merit has always been with rear-wheel drive vehicles. So, it isn't at all surprising that the huge sporting automaker from ...

MINI gets good ratings in NHTSA NCAP crash testing 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the Mini above for more pictures of the 2008 John Cooper Works package The second generation MINI got good scores for front and side impact and roll-over testing in the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) testing. In the NCAP ...

Geneva Preview: New 207 hp John Cooper Works MINI gets 34 mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the Mini above for more pictures of the 2008 John Cooper Works package Update: The horsepowr figure was changed from 218 to 207. The MINI brand from BMW proves that cars need not be ridiculously expensive to be stylish and desirable, and they don't need huge engines to be fun-to-drive. ...

Lithium-ion Mini Cooper on cover of Sam's Club Christmas catalog 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hybrid Technologies all-lithium Mini Cooper is on the cover and on sale through a Sam's Club magazine called Source Guide. The price for the 2008 Model is $65,000 and it's ready for immediate delivery. Recently, we told you about a promotion Sam's Club did with Hybrid Technologies where they sold a ...

Survey shows buyers unaware that MINI D emits less CO2 than hybrids 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

BMW-owned MINI recently commissioned YouGov PLC to conduct a survey on alternative fuels and technologies in Britain. It turns that few respondents were aware that some diesel-powered cars actually had lower CO2 emissions than the hybrids currently on the market. Of the cars included in the list ...

Wondering how the new stop/start Mini drives? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

When we wrote a post about some of the easiest ways to implement green technology into our automobiles, one of the highlighted technologies was engine stop/start. The premise is that your engine need not idle in this day and age of electronics and high-output alternators and motors, along with ...

Revised MINI lineup boasts economy, emissions gains 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

MINI Cooper D. Click image for photo gallery. Later this year, MINI will update its European/UK range, and the effect will be visible both at the pump and in the air. For example, the already-stingy MINI Cooper D will see its combined-cycle fuel economy leap from 64.2 mpg to 72.4 mpg. Those ...

Crusing in Style: a new scooter and minicar book 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'm pretty sure that the majority of us would like to cruise in style. Whether that style gives off the image that we love high-performance, high utility or high economy, whatever we choose to ride or drive says something about us. A Camry tells other people that you value reliability and resale ...

Your electric car is beautiful... it's beautiful. It's beautiful, it's true. 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. I saw you face in a crowded place, And I don't know what to do, 'Cause I'll never be with you. You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. See... we're cultured here at AutoblogGreen. Alright, maybe not... I ...

Editorial: Green cars for the middle-class: A market segment left wanting? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I have been having an ongoing email conversation with a man who lives in California about the state of the green automotive choices for someone who fits into the middle-class kind of vehicle, but who wants a sense of style in their car and some driving pleasure. Past vehicles owned by this ...


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