The man from our favorite kind of road received the new MINI's pricing from a Deep Throat within the automaker. The pricing is printed below, but the short-and-sweet version is simple: a $700 increase on the Cooper and a $400 increase on 'S' models. That's not entirely out of line, considering the upgraded interior and extra performance of the new model.

As Sam mentioned yesterday, the Volkswagen Golf GTI turned thirty this year. You can read about the history of this venerable hot hatchback in his post or keep reading to see what VW has in mind to mark the occassion today. The short version is that after 30 years the Golf GTI is still screamin'. The smaller the car is, the better its fuel economy. Usually. With the Golf GTI, the emphasis has always been on

Yesterday, while driving to his last day of work at Ford's Hapeville, GA assembly plant where the final Taurus would be built later that afternoon, John McInnis stopped off to fill his tank. He also bought a scratch-off lottery ticket for the hell of it, but when he rubbed off the silver Mr. McInnis won the best retirement gift ever: $225,000 cash money. Being the loyal worker he is, McInn

For the second year in a row, the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California will host a fundraising gala to benefit the Board of Governors Center for Cancer Research at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute in Los Angeles. The event, The Road to a Cure, will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel November 16 and attendees can pony up some money to try and win a 2008 Lexus LS 600h L hybrid. This car is the first of 100 special launch-edition 600h L vehicles that don't go on sale until

Silver has been the most popular color on cars for the past six years, and the godfathers of paint at PPG predict it will remain the king for quite some time. This fact doesn't stop these connoisseurs of color from searching for the next contender of silver's throne. On Thursday, PPG showed off its official color palette of 110 concept colors at its studio in Troy, MI, and revealed it expects more natural colors like brown, green, blue and gold will become popular by the end of the decade, when

My favorite government greener living tip is still the top item in the Australian Government's Green Vehicle Guide: "Minimise [sic] your vehicle use". The government in the UK launched a new program yesterday with some just-as-simple tips for community groups to get in on the green act. The new program is part of the "Every Action Counts" initiative started in June of this year, which i

BMW is set to debut a new stretched wheelbase version of its 5-Series sedan at the Chinese Auto Show next month. The Peking show will see the introduction of 530Li, 525Li and 523Li versions of the midsize Bimmer. Developed specifically for the Chinese businessman, it should combine traditional BMW driving dynamics with a larger, more comfortable interior.