Mini 2011 Review

Mini 2011 Review

25 Nov 2010 by Mark Hinchliffe

Extra features and a more efficient diesel engine are claimed to justify a "modest" price hike on the updated Mini range.  According to Mini Australia Product Planning Manager Sue McCarthy, the price ...Read more
Mini Clubman 2010 review

Mini Clubman 2010 review

14 Oct 2010 by David Fitzsimons

If you've dreamed of buying an old classic, doing it up and driving it around BMW has invented the car for you. While old cars have plenty of style and a great feel about them they are encumbered ...Read more
5 best soft-tops

5 best soft-tops

9 Sep 2010 by Stuart Martin

But traditionalists will tell you that the folding metal hard-tops that have become fashionable recently aren't worthy of consideration. The folding metal hard-tops boast of being the best of both ...Read more
Used Mini Cooper review: 2002-2007

Used Mini Cooper review: 2002-2007

29 Jul 2010 by Graham Smith

Attempting to reinvent the past is fraught with danger; the motoring graveyard is full of brave, but misguided attempts to breathe new life into past glories.  It's hard to recapture the essence of ...Read more
Mini Countryman Cooper S ALL4 2011 review

Mini Countryman Cooper S ALL4 2011 review

22 Jul 2010 by Neil Dowling

The Mini goes maxi with its beefed up Countryman this week hitting Europe's packed small car hatch market. But though Europe's top-selling Volkswagen Golf is in the five-door Mini Countryman's sights ...Read more
Used fuel efficient cars review: 2009

Used fuel efficient cars review: 2009

15 Jul 2010 by Stuart Innes

Doing 100km of general running about for less than five bucks in fuel makes motoring pretty affordable. As manufacturers bring out more models with increasingly-amazing frugality, motorists are ...Read more
Budget Sports Cars 2010 Review

Budget Sports Cars 2010 Review

11 Jun 2010 by Bryan Littlely

A little burble from the exhaust system, go-kart-like handling, the wind in your hair and a clean set of heels at the lights... that is what many office-bound men and women live for. Read more
Mini Cooper 2010 Review

Mini Cooper 2010 Review

19 Mar 2010 by Mark Hinchliffe

What price do you put on a smile? Not just talking monetary value, but also convenience, comfort and safety.I recently went into a tirade about another manufacturer who released a sports version of ...Read more
Stylish, practical cars

Stylish, practical cars

5 Mar 2010 by Karla Pincott

But the really important question is: what do women want in a car?Finding the answer keeps carmakers tossing and turning at night, because they are well aware that women choose more than half the ...Read more
Mini Cooper 2009 Review

Mini Cooper 2009 Review

17 Nov 2009 by Neil McDonald

Getting a D for your new Mini does not mean you have failed. Actually, the new Cooper D is a winner. The D badge on the bum stands for diesel and the installation of the latest-generation common-rail ...Read more
Mini E 2009 Review

Mini E 2009 Review

2 Oct 2009 by Mark Hinchliffe

Australia could be the fourth country to get an electric Mini.The BMW Group has produced about 500 Mini E vehicles which run on mains electricity stored in a battery. They are loaned out to VIPs and ...Read more
Toyota Prius vs Mini D 2009 review

Toyota Prius vs Mini D 2009 review

7 Aug 2009 by Karla Pincott

Hybrid or diesel? It's one of the burning questions of 2009. Rival carmakers each claim to have the perfect answer to the green question of the new millennium, but they can’t both be right when one ...Read more
Mini Cooper 2009 Review

Mini Cooper 2009 Review

15 Jul 2009 by Neil Dowling

Blank switch covers on the dashboard of a new car say something about the owner. It says: You are a cheapskate. You couldn't afford to buy the extras that come with the switches to fill these holes. ...Read more
Mini Cooper D 2009 Review

Mini Cooper D 2009 Review

18 May 2009 by Stuart Martin

The Mini Cooper D posts an official fuel consumption figure of 3.9 litres per 100km and C02 emissions of 104g/km, slipping in just beneath Toyota's current Prius (the next Prius claims it will hit 3. ...Read more
Mini Cooper 2009 Review

Mini Cooper 2009 Review

8 Apr 2009 by Rod Halligan

Development took place between 1995 and 2001 under the directorship of the Rover Group.In 1999 BMW took control of the Rover Group in one of the many large takeovers of the period. BMW sold off Rover ...Read more
Mini Cooper 2009 Review

Mini Cooper 2009 Review

17 Mar 2009 by Stuart Martin

The smile-inducing droptop version of the upgraded Mini will go on sale later this month boasting lower fuel use, better outputs and lower emissions.The Mini icon — celebrating 50 years this year — ...Read more
Mini Cooper S 2009 Review

Mini Cooper S 2009 Review

16 Mar 2009 by Jonah Wigley

But the Chilli variant adds even a little more heat to the recipe, for which the cost starts at around $43,500. Of course, you can add all sort of goodies from the bursting Mini option wardrobe to ...Read more
Mini Cooper S 2009 Review

Mini Cooper S 2009 Review

9 Feb 2009 by Keith Didham

Some would say it's a brave move to launch a new car which makes an extroverted statement about success and a carefree lifestyle as the world reels from the numbing chill of recession.New car sales ...Read more
Mini Cooper 2009 Review

Mini Cooper 2009 Review

4 Feb 2009 by CarsGuide team

But for how long will it hang on to the title.BMW'S two—door Mini will soon snatch away from rival Smart the bragging rights of having Australia's greenest new car — but it looks like its reign is ...Read more
Mini E 2008 Review

Mini E 2008 Review

21 Nov 2008 by Paul Gover

As I jumped into an electric Mini in Los Angeles, as one of the very first journalists anywhere in the world to drive the Mini E, I was surprised as it drove so much like a normal petrol- powered car ...Read more
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