Stories about: mini countryman

Steampunk MINI Countryman by Carlex Design

7 Jun 2012, 13:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Steampunk is the perfect blend of old and new, a modern version of magic, alchemy and arcane science all combined into one genre, used in literature, science fiction movies and obviously art as well...

2013 MINI Countryman JCW Launches Flying Man?

26 Mar 2012, 07:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / MINI is trying to be forcefully viral and we’re not in the mood for fake videos. Yes, this video is for the most part the work of clever editing and some people with computers. Let’s be ...

MINI Countryman Hooning on Ice with Hockey Players

15 Mar 2012, 15:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For a bit of extra marketing boost, MINI has teamed up with the warriors of Red Bull Crashed Ice and created a bit of a viral video. We say “a bit” because we have no love for the heavy ...

BMW Reports Best February Ever: MINI Countryman, X Models to Thank

7 Mar 2012, 15:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW Group has announced that combined sales of its three brands - BMW, MINI and Rolls Royce - have increased by 14.2 percent in February, thus resulting in a new record for the second month of the y...

MINI Countryman Wins 2012 Dakar Rally

18 Jan 2012, 09:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / David and Goliath, the hare and the tortoise, Germany vs the US, MINI vs Hummer. That’s what this year’s Dakar Rally, which has moved from Africa to South America, was all about. Cove...

New smart roadster Prepares to Hit Showrooms in 2012

22 Jul 2011, 13:06 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The smart roadster is coming “fast and mad”. We were tempted to say “fast and furious”, but let’s not forget that it is still a smart. Let's admit that the new roa...

Jeep Plans Crossover to Challenge the Mini Countryman

18 Jul 2011, 07:13 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Rumors are that Jeep is planning a B-segment crossover that will challenge directly the Mini Countryman. The lighter Jeep is being referred to internally as “SS”, which stands for super ...

Romeo Ferraris MINI Countryman Is Blue.... Da Ba Dee

13 Jul 2011, 14:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Celebrating 150 years of the Unification of Italy, the aftermarket specialists at Romeo Ferraris decided to launch a special dedicated tuning program for the occasion. They turned their attention to...

KISS MINI Countryman Vehicles Raise $129,000 for UNICEF

30 Jun 2011, 12:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We already knew that British manufacturer MINI created four Countryman vehicles that feature the makeup alike and autographs of KISS rock band members, which were to go under the hammer in order to ...

MINI Dsquared2 Video Released

20 May 2011, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Every year, the MINI brand is included in a special design story with a charitable purpose, with a one-off MINI being created for the Life Ball. The proceeds from the vehicle’s sale go to proj...

MINI and Rock Band Kiss Raise Funds for UNICEF

22 Apr 2011, 09:42 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / In order to help fund global relief efforts, the British manufacturer MINI will offer for auction four Countryman models that feature the makeup alike and autographs of Kiss rock band members. Ac...

MINI Unveils Final Rally Car for 2011 [Gallery]

11 Apr 2011, 13:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After months of preparation and testing, MINI has finally unveiled their definitive racer for the 2011 World Rally Championship. The Prodrive-developed John Cooper Works WRC was shown to the media a...

MINI Scores First Rally Win Since Return, in Italy

5 Apr 2011, 11:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There's one more month before the factory-prepared John Cooper World Rally Car, developed by Prodrive, will make its official return to the World Rally Championship, at Rally d'Italia-Sard...

New iPhone App Allows Users to Take the MINI Countryman for a Joyride

7 Mar 2011, 09:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aimed at emphasizing the versatility of MINI's Countryman model, a new mobile augmented reality (AR) application for the iPhone has been developed by Helios Interactive Technologies. Through th...

MINI Unveils S2000 Countryman WRC Car in Monte Carlo

3 Feb 2011, 06:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / MINI has finally given us a glimpse of how their 2011-spec Countryman S2000 WRC car will look like during the recent Rallye Monte Carlo Historique. The event, which started off on January 26th, saw ...

MINI WRC Drivers Switch to GP2 Simulator Work

1 Feb 2011, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Until getting some rally action of their own this year, Mini World Rally Championship drivers Kris Meeke and Dani Sordo have settle for some fun time inside a GP2 simulator. Well, fun was not the ac...

AC Schnitzer Touches the MINI Countryman

28 Jan 2011, 20:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The MINI Countryman has managed to draw a lot of attention from both the public and the media, with the vehicle also being targeted by aftermarket developers. The German tuner AC Schnitzer has intro...

MINI Countryman Australian Pricing Revealed

14 Jan 2011, 15:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MINI’s Australian arm today announced the pricing for the Countryman, a model that has already gathered a huge fanbase, being scheduled to arrive in Australia in late February. The company als...

MINI Willing to Impress at the 2011 NAIAS

7 Jan 2011, 14:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MINI has prepared a special offensive for this year’s Detroit Auto Show, as the 2011 edition of the event marks the 10 years of MINI activity in North America - the brand was relaunched in Nor...

Customer MINI Countryman to Debut in WRC

4 Jan 2011, 15:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Prodrive and MINI will begin their new adventure in the World Rally Championship on a part-time basis in 2011, but the first rally-spec MINI Countryman to make it to a 2011 WRC entry list will not b...