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A MINI on the Nürburgring Nordschleife
Monday, May 14, 2012
The fastest MINI ever produced, the John Cooper Works, covered the gruelling 20.83-kilometre long Nürburgring Nordschleife in 8min23s - 19 seconds faster that the older MINI Cooper S, back in 2006 -.
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2012 MINI Cooper Roadster First Impressions
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Wouldn't you know it? After a month of unseasonably warm weather, Mother Nature had the last laugh - subjecting us to a surprise lashing of stinging snow the very day we were to spend top-down cruising in the new 2012 MINI Cooper Roadster.
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2012 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T Review
Friday, May 04, 2012
The Dodge Caravan launched the minivan
craze back in 1983, and now remains as
the Grand Caravan. SUVs and crossovers
have gutted the market for minivans but
the reality is, there's no better or more
efficient use of space than the minivan.
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MINI Goodwood on display at Harrods
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The MINI Inspired by Goodwood special edition is on display in a front window at London's famous Harrods department store. Taking inspiration from the design team at Rolls Royce, the car is touted as MINI's "most ambitious and luxurious" special edition to date.
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Camp it up in a MINI
Monday, April 02, 2012
If you love camping and your MINI (nearly) equally but have never figured out how to merge the two, you'll be delighted to hear that MINI is about to offer the Cowley caravan. Decked out in John Cooper Works' signature red and black, the Cowley caravan offers two sleeping berths, a mini-kitchen complete with twin-burner gas stove, water tank with pump and dishwashing facility, solar module to charge the on-board battery, and a 230-volt power connection for the refrigerator, TV/DVD and stereo.
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Mini adds Yachtsman to lineup -- not!
Monday, April 02, 2012
BMW pulled a fast one for April Fool's Day, promising to introduce the Yachtsman to the burgeoning lineup. With a debut promised for the New York Auto Show (conveniently near the Hudson River), the Yachtsman promised to be a "corner-carving crustacean" that offered Mini's legendary handling on land and at sea.
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Top 10: MINI in Canada, already 10 years!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Today, MINI celebrates its 10th Anniversary in Canada. To mark the occasion, we've put together a Top 10 list of the best versions and models ever offered in Canada since March 22, 2002.
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MINI's 2012 Winter Driving Course
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Last week, MINI invited us to the ICAR complex north of Montreal for the launch of the new 2012 MINI Winter Driving Program. We were introduced to the five key elements of safe winter driving and then treated to an Autocross race designed to put our newfound knowledge to the test. All behind the wheel of a 2012 MINI Cooper S's and MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4s.
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MINI Clubvan Concept is a real charmer
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
MINI plans on taking Geneva by storm with its Clubvan Concept. Based on the Clubman, it has all the flair of a real MINI - but a lot more cargo space. With the Clubvan, MINI hopes to attract small business owners, who have particular transportation needs.
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When baby makes three Part I
Monday, February 27, 2012
I recall vividly sitting in my doctor's office after a tense moment spent trying to locate the heartbeat of my seven-month-old belly bump. Breathing a sigh of relief when she found it, I said, "When do you stop worrying about them? When they're in college?"
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MINI uncovers the Clubvan Concept ahead of Geneva
Monday, February 20, 2012
Stand-out-from-the-crowd style can also be amazingly practical - and practicality surprisingly attractive. The MINI Clubvan Concept brings apparently conflicting profiles together into a single package, paving the way for an innovative vehicle concept without parallel in the premium small car segment.
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2012 MINI Cooper S Coupé Review
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Although Mini and MINI do not have the posh clout of other British brands like Aston Martin and Rolls Royce, the car made famous by Alec Issigonis (or is it the other way around?), is one of the most enduring and endearing ever produced.
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Rally: Prodrive loses MINI WRC programme
Monday, February 06, 2012
As we indicated last week, the BMW Group/MINI has confirmed that Prodrive's involvement with the MINI World Rally programme has been reduced to the status of a Spanish works-supported private team.
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Road tripping to Detroit in a Volkswagen Routan (video)
Monday, February 06, 2012
When our photography and video crew cover an auto show, they've got a lot of gear to haul. Cargo space is a priority, but when you're hitting the road for an 11-hour trek from Montreal to Detroit with people on board, you also need room to stretch out and chillax.
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Rally: MINI WRC programme could be in jeopardy
Thursday, February 02, 2012
According to an article published by British motorsport magazine Autosport, German car manufacturer BMW is about to terminate Prodrive's contract to run the MINI WRC programme.
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2004-2010 Toyota Sienna Pre-Owned
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Toyota's Sienna is a minivan intended to battle the Honda Odyssey, Dodge Grand Caravan and Hyundai Entourage with an eye for reliability, high resale values and all that built-in goodness that comes with the Toyota name. The last full generation of this machine launched for the 2004 model year and carried on until 2010.
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VIDEO: 2012 MINI John Cooper Works Roadster at Detroit Auto Show
Monday, January 23, 2012
The MINI Cooper Coupé has generated mixed reviews. As you may have guessed, they had nothing to do with the drive; the styling was and continues to be the culprit. MINI has "fixed" this issue with the introduction of the Roadster.
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WRC: Sebastien Loeb wins his 6th Rally Monte Carlo
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Eight-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb captured victory at the Rally Monte Carlo Sunday, claiming his sixth win at this prestigious event. The Citroen driver scored full points as he also won today's Power Stage, the final timed section of the event.
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Racing in the desert
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Did you happen to watch parts of the latest Dakar Rally? Auto123.com covered the event, obviously, although it was modest coverage. To tell you the truth, while I understand the fascination, this type of auto racing never managed to excite me. Driving at crazy speeds over sand dunes without proper safety measures seems pretty reckless and foolhardy.
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2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi Preview
Thursday, January 19, 2012
In the lead up to the 2012 show in Detroit, Ford released a few more specifications for the upcoming Ford C-MAX Hybrid and its plug-in variant, the Ford C-MAX Energi.
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Dakar: Robby Gordon shines in Stage 9
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Today's stage took the drivers and riders from Antofagasta to Iquique. It was a two-part stage kept the competitors busy and will continue the climb to the North of the continent, between oceans and mountains.
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2012 MINI Cooper S Coupé Review
Monday, January 09, 2012
The most recent iteration of the MINI Cooper is also the most visually distinctive example of the retro-themed European.Think of the MINI Coupé as the Audi TT of the MINI lineup but with significantly more headroom than the TT. While not looking as purpose-built, the MINI Coupé possesses many of the same attributes.
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Dakar: Stage 6 Fiambala-Copiapo cancelled
Friday, January 06, 2012
Due to the bad weather continuing over the Andes Cordillera (rain and snow), the Chilean authorities were forced to close, for the night, the border at Paso de San Francisco, situated at 4700m.
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The Italian Job - Mini Cooper
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Now call me biased if you like, but even if I weren't a Brit, the original 1969 The Italian Job would still be one of my all-time favourite movies. If you've never seen the film, you owe it to yourselves to track it down because it's not only immense fun, but perfectly demonstrates all that is Mini Cooper.
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Dakar: Peterhansel back in the lead
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Stephane Peterhansel (MINI) was quickest in the fourth stage, and moves up to the lead in provisional classification.
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Dakar: Leonid Novitskiy wins first stage
Monday, January 02, 2012
Leonid Novitskiy (Mini) takes win in the first stage of 2012 rally Dakar, ahead of his teammates Krystof Holowczyc and Stephane Peterhansel.
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WRC: Disappointment for Kris Meeke
Friday, December 23, 2011
Autosport.com confirmed british rally star and MINI driver, Kris Meeke will not take part in a full WRC campaign in 2012, because of a lack of funding.
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2011 Volkswagen Routan Highline Review (video)
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Yes, there must be a good reason for Volkswagen to have embarked on this adventure with Chrysler. From the onset, this deal seemed rotten, or sketchy at best. Why was, and is, a car manufacturer famous for its people-movers (aka hotboxes such as the Type II Bus) striking a deal with the maker of the best-known and bestselling minivan? To get its logo on one?
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2011 MINI John Cooper Works Review
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Canada has a population of 34 million hockey fans, of which 4 million are deemed to be car enthusiasts. China, which sustains 1.3 billion humanoids, counts amongst its ranks 5 million car nuts. Given this ratio, it is clear that Canada loves cars.
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2004-2009 Nissan Quest Pre-Owned
Saturday, November 12, 2011
With the Honda Odyssey, Dodge Caravan and Toyota Sienna square in its sights, the last-generation Nissan Quest brought Nissan's knack for unique styling and design into the minivan segment.
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Prodrive's rally-inspired MINI Countryman
Friday, October 21, 2011
Prodrive, the engineering firm associated with legendary World Championship Rally drivers such as Colin McRae and Petter Solberg, is set to transform a MINI Countryman S into a genuine four-wheel rocket.
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2006-2010 Mazda5 Pre-Owned
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Mazda5 really put the word 'mini' back into the word minivan. A compact six-seater with sliding doors, the 5 launched in its first generation for the 2006 model year, and has now been replaced by a new model that will compete with the Kia Rondo, the upcoming Chevrolet Orlando and other loosely-categorized 'crossover' models in its segment.
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WRC: Kris Meeke plans new approach
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Kris Meeke is planning to adopt a new approach on the season-closing rallies in Spain and Great Britain following his crash on Rallye de France Alsace last week.
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WRC: Dani Sordo leads as Loeb retires
Friday, September 30, 2011
Dani Sordo takes a sensational lead on his Mini Cooper at the end of day one in rally de France Alsace, while local hero Sébastien Loeb (Citroen DS3) was forced to retire.
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MINI's model range to double
Thursday, September 29, 2011
MINI now offers five unique models after the addition of the all-new Coupe, but its plan is to double that number by the next decade.
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MINI Cooper Coupé from $25,950 in Canada
Monday, September 12, 2011
BMW has finally revealed the Canadian pricing scheme for the 2012 Cooper Coupe, the brand's first two-seater since its big comeback in 2001.
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2012 MINI Cooper Coupé First Impressions
Monday, September 12, 2011
We're hurtling down the runway of an ex-military airfield at 200 km/h in a John Cooper Works MINI Coupé. The driver's footwork is a blur, the car dances at the very limits of adhesion as we slide around the hairpin, staccato exhaust blatts punctuating every downshift.
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2011 Nissan Quest 3.5 LE Review
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Perseverance is a quality that many car manufacturers encompass, especially those who build and sell minivans. Spacious, practical yet unloved and ridiculed, the minivan also has a name that betrays almost all of them (save for the Mazda5). After all, they aren't exactly "mini" anymore.
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2012 MINI Cooper Coupe Preview
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
The 2012 MINI Cooper Coupe is the British brand's first two-seater and fifth car overall since returning to existence in 2001. And it aims to redefine the ''super-compact sports car''.
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WRC: The MINI team keep its feet on the ground
Friday, September 02, 2011
The MINI WRC Team's technical chief Dave Wilcock has joined factory driver Dani Sordo in refusing to get carried away following the make's maiden world championship podium on ADAC Rallye Deutschland last month.
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BMW greenlights MINI Paceman
Thursday, September 01, 2011
It was the subject of countless rumours, but now, BMW made it official: the MINI Paceman will be built!
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Special-edition MINI convertible set for 2011 debut
Monday, August 29, 2011
If there were an entry for ''special edition'' in the dictionary, chances are you would see a picture of some exclusive MINI model next to it. And if you thought the little British company would soon run out of imagination, guess again.
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MINI Coupe, Goodwood stop by Pebble Beach
Friday, August 19, 2011
MINI banks on the Pebble Beach Concours d'Élégance to showcase its Coupe and INSPIRED BY GOODWOOD models for the first time in America - ahead of the initial deliveries. At the same time, the British brand released pricing for both cars.
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Bring your MINI to the pool, and then in it
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Ad agencies are here to keep us all aware of the brands around us and to keep us wanting more. Well, a fantastically brilliant ad agency called Access Agency has created, quite possibly, the coolest summer pool accessory ever: a MINI Cooper inflatable pool lounger.
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MINI Paceman definitely waiting in the wings
Friday, July 22, 2011
We were first introduced to the 2-door Countryman-esque MINI Paceman at the Detroit Auto Show in January of this year. Since then, we've all been waiting with baited breath (don't lie, you have too) to hear news about the 3-door version.
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2011 MINI Cooper Clubman Review
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Most of my girlfriends are not really into cars like I am. They are great at reminding me that women and men buy cars for different reasons. This week, one of my friends asked me what car I was driving, and I replied "the MINI Cooper Clubman". She had a strange look on her face, so I said "a MINI - just an extended one"; she still had a blank stare in her eyes. "The Italian Job?" I said: this, of course, she is familiar with.
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The beeping is driving me nuts
Friday, July 15, 2011
I don't recall a vehicle that irritated me so much. Not because it's a bad vehicle, mind you; it's quite comfortable, roomy, powerful and well-equipped.
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2011 Chrysler Town & Country Limited review
Friday, July 22, 2011
Perceptions are a funny thing. What you think you are getting is more important than what you are in fact receiving. Thankfully, not everyone falls for that. Case in point, the Chrysler Town & Country. As we all know, the T&C is a glorified Dodge Grand Caravan with a little more chrome and a different grille.
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MINI's Coupe makes an appearance in the UK
Monday, July 11, 2011
A lightening blue MINI Coupe has rolled off the production line at Plant Oxford in the UK as the first production version of the latest MINI offering in an already star-studded lineup.
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2012 Mazda5 GS Review
Monday, June 27, 2011
Mazda is one of those car companies who seem to do no wrong. From the Miata to the brand-new Mazda2, there's very little to complain about in the Mazda lineup. After all, the Mazda3 was among one of the best-selling cars in all of Canada in 2009-that's quite a title to hold. Even the flashy RX-8, which has its flaws, sees more love than hate.
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2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew Review
Monday, August 01, 2011
The number of available minivans on our market isn't very substantial which makes for interesting rivalries. Yet, there seems to be two types of target customers for minivans which is, well, a little confusing given how few are still offered. Proof: The Chrysler group sells two minivans, the Dodge Grand Caravan we're testing this week and the more upscale Town & Country.
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BMW officially unmasks MINI Coupe (photos + video)
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
About two weeks ago, BMW gave us just about everything we needed to know about the upcoming MINI Coupe, the brand's first two-seater since its resurrection in 2002. However, we had yet to see it without any camouflage. Today, BMW posted a few pictures along with a video emphasizing their cute new model's adventurous side.
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2011 Nissan Quest LE Review
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Minivans will never go out of style. Families recognize the functionality of them and automotive companies are working on making them more functional and more appealing to the market.
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MINI Rocketman fails to take off
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
In a sad piece of news, MINI and BMW have decided not to produce the wildly popular Rocketman Concept unveiled at this year's Geneva Auto show. This is quite the opposite of what we were told a short while back.
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Miranda's No. 1 Road Trip Vehicle
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Sometimes you just have to get out of Dodge. It's nothing personal to your friends, family, job (maybe your job) or even the neighbourhood you live in; you just have to get away for a bit. We've all felt this way at least once in our lives, and I can bet at the very moment you wanted to jump ship you didn't exactly have the cash to drop at the airport for a flight outta there. Well, rejoice: There's a cheaper (much more enjoyable) option. The road trip.
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