AC Schnitzer will unveil next month at the Essen Motor Show their tuning-kit for the new MINI Cooper S. The tuning company focused on upgrading car’s performance, but also offering it a sporty look.
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Do you know what is the latest fashion on the car tuning market? No, is not wide fenders and high inches wheels. It’s animal leather. More exactly cow leather. No, is not a joke!
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Retro but not old-fashioned – sassy and practical – authentic but no copy: Few cars have mastered the balancing act as well as the new MINI, the latest generation of which is now in the showrooms. In design terms it remains true to its predecessor, but doesn’t stop there technically. In detail no MINI looks like the next, because individuality takes priority amongst its owners.
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Confusion surrounding alternative fuels and related technologies is leading new car buyers to miss a trick. A recent YouGov Plc survey commissioned by MINI found that diesel-powered cars are thought to be way behind Hybrid models for cleanliness. Yet the 104g/km C02 emitted by the sporty MINI Cooper D is a figure that equals, and in many cases beats other cars using alternative technologies - including hybrids.
In a poll designed to gauge public understanding of CO2-related issues in the car purchase process, just three per cent of the 2,018-strong sample believed that a diesel-fuelled vehicle could be considered a low source of carbon emissions. Yet the new MINI Cooper D’s 104 g/km is identical to the hybrid-powered
Toyota Prius and lower than the 109 g/km achieved by the Honda Civic Hybrid
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MINI USA announces the availability of the John Cooper Works Tuning Kit for the all-new MINI Cooper S introduced this year. The new kit, designed specifically for the Cooper S with a manual transmission and its twin-scroll turbocharged engine, offers increased horsepower and torque over that of the standard model.
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Hybrid Technologies announced that the
BMW AG Mini Cooper all lithium model moved into production
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Dark shoulders, muscular body: the new Mi2 one-piece alloy wheels from AC Schnitzer are the ideal companion for both generations of MINI. One, Cooper or Cooper S, hard top or Convertible.
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"American Icon", is the first creation of CrystalArt Inc., formed to combine the skills and talents of Ken and Annie Burkitt, pioneers in the artistic usage of crystals and the forward thinking of David Moyal, president of 1-800 Postcards Inc, one of New York’s largest print imagery companies.
CrystalArt Inc’s “American Icon” car features over one-million Swarvoski® crystals in 50 different shades of color to represent the 50 states. Handcrafted, each stone was meticulously placed by four (...)
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Mini will bring the Cooper Convertible model into showrooms in early 2009. According to MotoringFile, this image appeared on a dealer website these days. They also report that this is a MINI based mock-up of what the car will look like to be used internally only.
The R57 MINI Convertible will be very similar to the current R52 model in it’s top design. Elsewhere the R57 will be an R56 through and through with the only changes being some additional structural (...)
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Topping off its successful US market launch last month, the all-new MINI Cooper has been named by the Editors of Edmunds.com as "Most Wanted Coupe Under $30,000".
According to the Editors, the MINI Cooper’s redesign helped it win, beating out others in its class: “Retaining the Cooper’s beloved looks, baby has actually gotten better, as its classic styling and handling have been painstakingly preserved with welcome improvements appearing inside and underhood.”
In announcing the (...)
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