http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/ News from across the MINI globe en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:52:45 GMT vBulletin 4 http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/ http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2892-MINI-Shocks-the-Automotive-World-With-Sc&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:15:15 GMT Image: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gtetNR1k1542jAv22IRML_8wD58/0/di (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gtetNR1k1542jAv22IRML_8wD58/0/da)...





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News by Motoringfile.com ]]> News DavidB http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2892-MINI-Shocks-the-Automotive-World-With-Sc http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2891-MINI-USA-Sales-Down&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:42:20 GMT Official Release: MINI USA reported sales of 4,425 automobiles, a decrease of 13.4 percent from the 5,111 cars sold last year. Year-to-date, MINI... Official Release: MINI USA reported sales of 4,425 automobiles, a decrease of 13.4 percent from the 5,111 cars sold last year. Year-to-date, MINI USA also reported sales of 29,704 automobiles, a decrease of 3.8 percent from the 30,868 units sold last year. The drop in sales was again affected by the Cash for [...]





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News by Motoringfile.com ]]> News DavidB http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2891-MINI-USA-Sales-Down http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2890-Twitter-robot-tweets-at-BMW-Plant-Oxford&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:42:20 GMT Software Engineer Matt Thorne is prepping his industrial robot scribblybot for a special exhibition at BMW Plant Oxford on September 12th. Between... Software Engineer Matt Thorne is prepping his industrial robot scribblybot for a special exhibition at BMW Plant Oxford on September 12th. Between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM, all messages sent to the robot’s Twitter account (@scribblybot) will be retweeted on the robot’s page at the same time they will be robotically [...]





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News by Motoringfile.com ]]> News DavidB http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2890-Twitter-robot-tweets-at-BMW-Plant-Oxford http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2889-MINIs-New-Commercial-The-Last-Spot&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:33:28 GMT MINI’s got a completely revised line-up for 2011 and the want people to know about it. So today they’re rolling out the new 2011 campaign with the first commercial “The Last Spot”. (Full Print Campaign gallery after the break) Additionally below is a look at the corresponding print campaign launching in the coming weeks.





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News by Motoringfile.com ]]> News DavidB http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2871-Ask-MINI-USA-Product-Manager-The-Answer http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2860-MINIs-WRC-Team-Signs-First-Driver&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:43:17 GMT Prodrive has signed young British rally driver Kris Meeke as its first driver. Here’s the news straight from Autocar: A source close to Prodrive said, “The deal with Kris is done. [Prodrive chairman] David Richards has talked a great deal about having a British driver and he’s been as good as his word.” Richards [...]





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News by Motoringfile.com ]]> News DavidB http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2859-MINI-Countryman-Coupe-Picks-up-Steam http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2851-Roadster-Coupe-to-Feature-Movable-Rear&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:33:01 GMT Both TotalMINI and Bigblogg are reporting that the the R58 Roadster and R59 Coupe will feature movable rear spoilers similar to the Audi TT RS or... Both TotalMINI and Bigblogg are reporting that the the R58 Roadster and R59 Coupe will feature movable rear spoilers similar to the Audi TT RS or Porsche Carrara. Typically a movable spoiler deploys at speeds over 30-50 mph and helps create downforce and stability at higher speeds. Earlier in the year we had heard the [...]





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News by Motoringfile.com ]]> News DavidB http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2851-Roadster-Coupe-to-Feature-Movable-Rear http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2850-MINI-Creates-Incredible-TV-Spot-For-the&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:32:13 GMT This week MINI is debuting the European TV spot “Flow” for the launch of the Countryman . The spot was created by BSUR Amsterdam was directed by Brian Beletic and Sway Studios from LA. The spot features CG enhancement to turn a single MINI Countryman into an entire army of Countrymen that grows bigger with [...]





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News by Motoringfile.com ]]> News DavidB http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2850-MINI-Creates-Incredible-TV-Spot-For-the http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2847-MF-Exclusive-JCW-Kit-Updated-for-2011-M&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:58:05 GMT Sometimes we’re happy to say we got it wrong. Yesterday we wrote that MINI had decided to drop the JCW engine kit for the 2011 model year because it would raise power figures too close to the 208 hp factory JCW car. Apparently between the time we had heard the info and yesterday there [...]





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News by Motoringfile.com ]]> News DavidB http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2847-MF-Exclusive-JCW-Kit-Updated-for-2011-M http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2838-MINI-Kills-JCW-Engine-Kit&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:54:21 GMT In the summer of 2007 MINI introduced the first drivetrain upgrade for theR56 – the JCW Engine Kit. The kit consisted of a free flowing exhaust, a JCW air intake and more aggressive engine software. The result was 192bhp and 200 ft lbs of torque on overboost. At the time it was arguably as fast [...]





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News by Motoringfile.com ]]> News DavidB http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2838-MINI-Kills-JCW-Engine-Kit http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2837-MINI-Cooper-S-Diesel-Revealed&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:24:26 GMT Our friends at Bigblogg have scooped the first technical info of the upcoming BMW diesel that will power the Cooper S D. While we’ve reported (along with a few other outlets) that the engine was coming, this is the first confirmed power figure. As previously reported engine is the 2.0 turbocharged BMW diesel found in the [...]





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News by Motoringfile.com ]]> News DavidB http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2837-MINI-Cooper-S-Diesel-Revealed http://www.kaesminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?2826-Why-MINI-Connected-is-the-Start-of-a-Rev&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:54:12 GMT For years long development cycles for cars have meant that technology was often much slower to find it’s way on a dashboard than in your living room. The simple fact that car companies spend years working on a car’s electronics before if even reaches the marketplace has historically put the industry behind when it comes [...]





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