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Convertible Coopers will stick with cloth

Mini is readying its R56-based replacement for the current Cooper droptop, and it will retain its cloth roof. While there's been widespread adoption of retractable hardtops, the Coop is staying soft. That's good for weight and center of gravity, so the 'vert will still handle charmingly. True to the Cooper's retro mission, Senior VP of Brand Management, Kay Segler contends that the cloth roof offers an experience more true to classic alfresco motoring. The reasoning is that traditional convertible tops open wider than hardtops, so the skyward ... Read more →

Spy shots: MINI Clubman interior exposed Damon Lavrinc

Although the MINI Clubman has proved to be the worst kept secret from any automaker in recent memory, the one unknown is how BMW's boffins would engineer and design the interior of the stretched ...

AC Schnitzer does up the new MINI Alex Nunez

Click image for hi-res photo gallery Longtime BMW performance specialist AC Schnitzer has turned its attention to the new R56 MINI Cooper S, and the result is the blue bomber pictured above. The big ...

Geneva Preview: MINI Cooper S John Cooper Works Tuning Kit John Neff

click above image to view high-resolution versions of the MINI Cooper S JCW Tuning Kit We reported yesterday that MINI might be developing two John Cooper Works Tuning Kits for the new R56 model. ...

New MINI Cooper S production delayed Damon Lavrinc

There had been some rumblings recently that the Oxford plant, where the new R56 MINI is being produced, may be halting production of the new Cooper S model. Until today, it was just a rumor. However, ...

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Paul Tan has just posted a pictorial tour of his recent visit to MINI's British manufacturing facility in Oxford. The all-new second generation '07 MINI Cooper looks to maintain its spot at the top of the segment, with significant changes under the hardly changed hood. Even though most people will ...

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