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  • MINI showcases two special vehicles at the Concours d’Elegance

    2022-MINI-Cooper-SE-910New 2022 MINI Cooper SE is showcased at the 2021 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Also on display will be the 2009 MINI E, which was the brand’s first-ever battery electric vehicle available to customers.

    This year’s event theme is the history of the electric vehicle and MINI USA decides to participate in the event with its Cooper SE models.

    With the focus of this year’s event on electric mobility, MINI USA is delighted to be part of the 2021 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, said Patrick McKenna, Department Head of Marketing, Product and Strategy, MINI USA.  The new MINI Cooper SE reflects MINI’s historic and iconic character making it the most ‘fun to drive’ yet most attainable EV on the U.S. market.

    Along with the brand’s most iconic vehicles, MINI team is also showcasing some notable models from the early 2000s. Local MINI car clubs have also been invited to display their vehicles.

    2022 MINI Cooper SE

    Following the success of the latest MINI Cooper SE, the brand released a new vehicle with a redesigned exterior and some new tech features.

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    2022 MINI Cooper SE comes with redesigned front and rear styling, exclusive 17-inch Power Spoke wheels, new steering wheel design, Lane Departure Warning and Sirius Satellite Radio systems and more. In addition to this design concept, the MINI Cooper SE offers a rewarding driving experience and overall fun driving character.

    2009 MINI E

    The vehicle represents brand’s first electric vehicle ever produced and its world debut was made at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19, 2008.

    The vehicle is geared with a 204hp electric motor and a high-performance rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which transfers power to the front wheels via a single-stage helical gearbox. The battery technology provided an EPA range of 100 miles.

    Source: MINI

  • Yet Another MINI – The Clubvan Concept

    Mini-Clubvan-Concept-thumbAt MINI, a plan for an ultimate automotive integration is under development. We already have the MINI Roadster, Convertible, MINI E, Coupe, Countryman, Clubman and now a new concept: The MINI Clubvan – Moving out with style. Set to debut on the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, this fun yet professional MINI is targeted at an audience which, up until now, never had any use of the brand.

    Simply put, the Clubvan is a Clubman with some more loading space and fewer seats. The cargo area starts at the hind split doors and goes all the way to the sole pair of seats at the front but not before being properly separated with a partition grille. As a whole it is well adopted for a variety of goods because of the completely flat floor and the elasticized straps of the six attachment loops recessed into the load compartment floor. That with the solid aluminum base partition and the mesh above make sure things on board do not move about and cause mayham.

    Mini Clubvan Concept
    Mini Clubvan Concept

    From the outside, one notices that the Clubvan still has the mad 5-door set up – one for the driver, two scissor doors for the passenger (despite being rather redundant here) and two rear hinged doors at the back. The Clubvan Concept leaves an impression the way only a MINI can – it lets people know that it is what it is. However, people do not need to know what hides at the back, hence the rear side windows which are mere body panels, Polycarbonate sections coordinated with the body color. At the same time, the backdoor windows are heavily tinted to keep prying eyes away from the precious cargo. That way, more opportunities for customization open as seen in this instance where on the side panels there is the logo of a local company which does signwriting and can write pretty much anything on the car. That makes the Clubvan ideal for small and medium-sized businesses. Imagine a fleet of zippy, frugal and stylish Clubvans going around doing catering or mail deliveries. Electricians and photographers can also use it as a type of personal transport with enough space for personal equipment. This is the new target audience, MINI has been talking about. It is a vision of streets swarming with MINI cars.

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    Source: MINI

  • AC Schnitzer MINI E Police

    AC Schnitzer has exclusively unveiled its latest project, a Police-car dressed MINI E with spectacularly bold and optimized styling. (more…)

  • BMW Concept ActiveE – pure CO2-free mobility

    BMW Group has announced the BMW Concept ActiveE, an all-electric study vehicle developed to provide great driving experience with minimum environmental impacts. (more…)

  • Milestone for BMW’s future electric vehicle

    The BMW Group has opted for SB LiMotive as the supplier of battery cells for the future project Megacity Vehicle. This gives the company access to state-of-the-art lithium-ion storage technology. (more…)

  • First Zero Emissions MINI E Delivered to U.S. Customer

    Peter Trepp has become the first of several hundred customers in the United States to take delivery of the MINI E — MINI’s fully electric, zero emissions vehicle. The other customers deliveries will be completed by the end of June. (more…)

  • MINI at Auto Shanghai 2009

    Offering the most advanced and attractive model range ever presented by the brand, MINI is writing a new chapter of success in the Chinese automobile market in 2009. (more…)

  • MINI’s “Perpetual Motion” Magnetic Propulsion System

    MINI USA looks set to take a world lead in fuel efficiency with the announcement of a revolutionary magnetic propulsion system that will extend the range of its MINI E to several hundred, possibly even thousands of miles, on a single overnight charge of electricity. (more…)

  • BMW Group Classic at Techno Classica 2009

    This year BMW Group Classic marks a clutch of anniversaries at Techno Classica in Essen. BMW celebrates 80 years of automobile construction, the new BMW Z4 enjoys the distinguished company of the BMW Z1, Z3 and Z8, while the BMW 700 looks back 50 years to the time when it set the company back on track. (more…)

  • MINI Financial Services Launches Game for iPhone and iPod Touch

    In the spirit of providing iPhone and iPod touch users with some MINI-centric fun, all while encouraging them to hold onto more of their coin, MINI Financial Services today launched “MINI Liquid Assets,” MINI’s take on an old-school favorite, available for download at no charge from the iTunes App store. (more…)

  • New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Use Of MINI E Electric Cars

    New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced in his State-of-the-City speech that BMW Group will loan a fleet of 10 MINI E electric zero-emissions cars to the City of New York. (more…)

  • MINI at the 2009 Detroit NAIAS

    The presentation of the MINI brand at the 2009 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit is characterised in particular by the world debut of an unusually thrilling model and the breakthrough of the brand into a new age of mobility. (more…)