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Mini getting into the Halloween spirit for Motor-Tober

They call it Motor-Tober, and it's as made up as the R56 Mini's claims to the lineage of the original car. What's not fake are the deals you'll find on 2009 inventory. Before the snow flies, there's still time to enjoy the Mini's famed cheeky personality on foliage tours, and U.S. dealers would love to move out some stock to help fill the coffers going into the typically difficult holiday season. Just as the car itself isn't the normal automotive fare, Motor-Tober isn't the run of the mill SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! sell-down. Dealers will ... Read more →

MINI to offer exclusive Rally Edition Clubman S in U.S. Chris Shunk

If you're into the Mini Clubman but would like to get something a bit more unique, the pint-sized automaker has something for you. Mini site Motoring File is reporting that the brand is building ...

Rumormill: MINI GTI-fighter based on Crossover? Dan Roth

With the release of the Clubman, bigger MINIs have arrived and the MINI Crossover concept signals more are on the way. Lest you think that BMW's little guys have gone truckin' crazy, there's ...

Retrofuturism: Mini and Airstream team up for one-off Jeremy Korzeniewski

MINI and Airstream have joined forces with Republic of Fritz Hansen to create a new concept that will be introduced at the Salone del Mobile show in Milan. The team says that the MINI Cooper ...

Low-spec MINI One Clubman set for Geneva debut Noah Joseph

It's exciting for us when we get to report on a new, more powerful version of a much-loved car, but this isn't one of those moments. Thankfully, we also like it when a much-loved car becomes ...

VIDEO: MINI creates Bzzz for Clubman with new commercial 1 year ago on Autoblog

MINI has a new commercial for the Clubman that looks like a teaser for a new Tim Burton film -- all it's missing is Johnny Depp. Detailing the arcane goings on at a funeral for a fly, we aren't sure how the commercial is supposed to make humans want to buy the car, but that's why ad guys get paid ...

MINI Clubman Rickshaws running around Beijing 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more shots of the MINI Clubman Rickshaws The rickshaw is a time-honored method of transportation in China. While the vehicles were initially pulled around by men on foot, the pedal-powered versions have grown much more popular in recent years and are a symbol of Chinese culture. ...

No new MINIs for '08? Manufacturers tapped, dealers sold out 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of the 2008 MINI Cooper S. If you were planning on hitting one of the 82 U.S. MINI dealers to get your hands on a fuel-efficient Cooper or Clubman, it looks like you'll need to look at plan B. Skyrocketing fuel prices has lifted demand of the little British icons to the ...

VIDEO: MINI Clubman vs. Go Kart 1 year ago on Autoblog

The MINI Clubman is everything the MINI Cooper is and more -- nine inches more. It has a passenger-side suicide door and that wide-mouth split rear gate, but everything else from its retro looks to the 172-hp turbocharged four-cylinder underhood is the same. But is it the same? Does nine inches of ...

Chateau Clubman: Aznom's rolling MINI wine cellar 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for high-res gallery of the Aznom MINI Chateau Mothers Against Drunk Driving are not going to like this one. Italian coachbuilder Aznom, which has previously rolled out custom MINIs like this pickup "tender", has now produced a Clubman inspired by a vintage of another sort. The Aznom MINI ...

Agent Provocateur MINI Clubman sells for $70k on eBay 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for hi-res gallery of the Agent Provocateur MINI Clubman Back in April we brought you initial news of the special-edition MINI Clubman designed by British lingerie house Agent Provocateur, and gladly brought you updates with more photos and made cracks at the expense of Max Mosley along the ...

Naughty Pics Aplenty: Agent Provocateur MINI Clubman 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to view the Agent Provocateur MINI Clubman in hi-res At first glance, we couldn't help but wish we had had one of these when we were in high school. But on second thought, a pink-accented MINI might not have been the babe-magnet Agent Provocateur would have us believe. At least, not for any ...

MINI gets its panties in a bunch for charity 1 year ago on Autoblog

For the eighth year running, a designer MINI will be auctioned off to raise money for the cause of AIDS. The annual charitable event is organized by Life Ball, Europe's largest AIDS fundraiser event. Previous years saw MINIs designed by fashion houses like Missoni, Versace and Diesel, but this ...

Geneva 2008: Mini gives us the Works! 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for live high-res images of the JCW Minis from Geneva MINI brought out their Works versions of the Cooper and Clubman in Geneva today. Using a fleet of R/C cars and rally legend Rauno Aaltonen (The Flying Finn), they hammered home the idea that MINI's are small on size but big on ...

Brussels 2007: MINI makes The Other Ranch for Clubman debut 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more pics of the The Other Ranch by MINI Last year at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, MINI debuted the production version of its larger Clubman model and, as MINI's marketing agency is wont to do, created a spectacle with this installation called The Other Ranch. We've learned that ...

Detroit 2008: MINI Cooper S Clubman makes it Stateside 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for live shots of the US-spec MINI Clubman The U.S. version of the 2008 MINI Cooper S Clubman debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit today. We saw the European Mini Cooper Clubman in Frankfurt in both base Cooper and the sportier "S" model, but here are ...

Detroit 2008: MINI to offer diesel option in the US? 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res images of the 2008 MINI Cooper D Clubman The car you see above is the MINI Cooper D Clubman. That's "D" as in "Diesel". The diminutive brand owned by BMW offers a diesel engine in Europe, but to date has not in the U.S. We believe that MINI may correct this at the 2008 ...

Clarkson considers the MINI Clubman "a toilet" 1 year ago on Autoblog

For all of his popularity and sceptered isle wit, it's probable that Jeremy Clarkson hasn't kept anyone from buying a car they really wanted. Which is a good thing for MINI and those folks looking at a Clubman, because Jezza has this to say about it: "About as desirable as a packet of dung or a can ...

Limited MINI Clubman availabilty in the U.S. for 2008 1 year ago on Autoblog

Add another model to the Limited Initial Availability pile: the MINI Clubman. It's being reported that BMW only plans to provide US dealers with four -- that's right, four -- MINI Clubman's "for the first few months of US production." The Dodge Charger is going into limited production its first ...

Countless ways to configure your Clubman 1 year ago on Autoblog

Mini USA has launched its configurator for the Clubman, which means you can now see all of the accessories you never even knew you wanted. Take for instance the chrome bonnet scoop ($159), or the colored door lining ($250). It really starts to add up. Our dream Mini Clubman S complete with JWC ...

MINI prices Clubman from $20,600 in the U.S. 2 years ago on Autoblog

The super-sized MINI Clubman has grown only 9.45 inches overall and 3.15 inches between the wheels. That doesn't tell the whole story for the Clubman, though, as its small car charm gains some utility while also adding those neat little French doors in back. Luckily for panting MINI fanatics, the ...

Leakage: John Cooper Works MINI Clubman with JCW accessories 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Apparently these shots are of an accessorized version of the Clubman, and not official pics of the full-bore JCW variant. Thanks to Gabe for the heads up. Click the image above for more. With the first few details about MINI's Stage II JCW Cooper S emerging, it was simply a matter of time ...

Fifth Gear takes the MINI Clubman for a spin 2 years ago on Autoblog

The MINI Clubman isn't a major breakthrough over the current Cooper but it does have one glaring distinction worth taking a closer look at and that's the suicide-style rear opening door. Fifth Gear's Johnny Smith shows us all there is to like and loathe about the new car in sunny Madrid. [Source: ...

More MINI SAV details emerge 2 years ago on Autoblog

When the X3 dries up, there'll still be a BMW trucklet for the Austrian assembly and engineering firm to bolt together. BMW's MINI brand has been reportedly getting an SAV (BMW parlance for CUV) for a while now, and that prospect looks like it's inching toward reality. Affixing the MINI badge to the ...

2008 MINI Challenge Series Clubman safety car, fastest Clubman to date 2 years ago on Autoblog

Our main-MINI-man Gabe over at MotoringFile procured a handful of shots showing the safety car for the 2008 MINI Challenge, and the series' organizers have commissioned a one-off Clubman S to be built with a host of modifications to make it track worthy. Although there's no mention of what changes ...

Pics Aplenty: MINI Clubman S 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of pics of the MINI Clubman. MINI released a slew of new Clubman S pics for your viewing enjoyment and critical critique. There's not much more we can say, except that after enduring a journey in the back seat of our friend's R56 Cooper S over the weekend, the ...

VIDEO: MINI Clubman ad banned in Frankfurt 2 years ago on Autoblog

BMW's MINI brand has been responsible for some unique ad campaigns in recent years, so when we first read that their latest ad had been banned in Frankfurt, our imaginations went wild. What'd they do this time? Nudity? Vulgarity? Drugs? Rock and roll? Boy were we disappointed to find out the only ...

Frankfurt 2007: MINI Clubman debuts in a club, man 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to see the media pic gallery with new live shots added from Frankfurt With the DJ dutifully spinning his vinyl, the Clubman finally had its coming out party, and what a real party it was. The full range of standard, S, and D were all on hand to show off that new stretched shape with its ...

Clubman's U.S. debut moved to L.A. from Detroit 2 years ago on Autoblog

By now there's not much left to debut, but MotoringFile says the Mini Clubman will have its official U.S. coming out party at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, which begins November 14. This breaks with our earlier reporting that said the Mini wagon would be shown first in January at the ...

One more Mini Clubman detail: European pricing 2 years ago on Autoblog

Yesterday we brought you the Full Mini Monty including all the details we had on the Clubman... at the time. Now we can make it a Fuller Mini Monty by telling you that the European Mini Clubman will sell there for £14,235, a £1,210 increase over a comparable two-door Mini. With current ...

FULL GALLERY: 2008 MINI Clubman 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for 21 high-res pics of the 2008 MINI Clubman The trail of embargo breaking is long, but apparently the first images of the 2008 MINI Clubman were published by AutoWeek in their actual weekly magazine, which began arriving on some doorsteps yesterday. Since then, more and more ...

PR event breached: MINI Clubmans caught on camera 2 years ago on Autoblog

In the timeline of most new car introductions, automotive journalists usually see a new model undisguised well before the public. It's a nice perk. But an even earlier look is often given to a company's public relations staff. Which is what Mini was doing with its Clubman model in Zandvoort, ...

MINI Clubman set to debut in Frankfurt 2 years ago on Autoblog

As we told you back in January, the new MINI Clubman wagon will be debuting in September in Frankfurt. We also reported that the U.S. version should be shown in Detroit next year. What we didn't know was that the car will be going on sale in Europe in early 2008. That's the latest bit of info we ...

Next MINI christened Clubman 2 years ago on Autoblog

Though the gaggle of MINI concepts preceding the brand's next long-wheelbase model have worn some variation of the Traveller moniker, we've known since last August the chances that name would be used for the production model were slim. Faced with the prospect of a prolonged copyright battle to ...






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