Mini Clubman

Sometimes, the key to a good lap time is to drive in such a way as to not lose the hard-fought momentum you've already gained. Such is the case when you don't have a lot of power underhood and you've got more road-holding grip than horsepower. For an excellent demonstration of this technique, we turn to Achim Korden, owner of the so-called Ringmini. This ...

Short of full-grain fitted leather, luggage doesn't get much nicer than Tumi. Last year we brought you a range of custom pieces Tumi made specifically for the Lexus LFA, but this latest release goes beyond the trunk. Teaming up with Mini, Tumi has created a pair of special editions Mini Clubmans: one in Hunter Green with black and orange trim and a ...

Driving the Mt. Washington Auto Road is an eight-mile (12.8-kilometre) journey that invokes a range of emotions. The start of the ascent fills one with excitement, while the first views into the distant New England surroundings move you to a sense of awe. Transition from tarmac to dirt, however, and awe gives way to trepidation. This is a narrow road ...

The relentless expansion of the Mini range is showing no signs of abating. Even before you get into engine options, the retro hatchback has spawned a convertible, Clubman wagon, Countryman crossover, the Coupe is on its way to showrooms and the Roadster is due to follow. So just how many derivatives are possible? The sky seems to be the limit as news of ...

Mini has come up with yet another trendy, interactive way of marketing its cars. The automaker's team in New Zealand strapped 300 harmonicas in the key of G to a Mini Clubman, drove it around, and created the Carmonica. Now available on the Mini New Zealand website, you can take audio clips from the Carmonica's adventures and make your own sweet ...

A Bigger Box Ever since they decided to revive the tiny box called the MINI, BMW has manufactured well over one-and-a-half million of the distinctive small cars in its Oxford, Hams Hall and Swindon UK plants. Last year, the company marked its fiftieth year as a brand. MINI is sold in eighty countries, the latest being Brazil. I spent a week ...

Yes, it's a Mini. Yes, it's a crossover. Yes, it makes sense. Whether we like it or not, even niche automakers are expanding their lineups to appeal to a broader range of shoppers. This may seem like automotive blasphemy, but think back a few years ago when Porsche introduced the Cayenne. We all threw temper tantrums and hugged our 911s, but now we ...

Turns out, you don't really need the turbo "Eww, it's not the "S"? The turbo one"? A friend had spotted the Mini Cooper Clubman tester parked outside the coffee shop, and noticed that it was missing the "S" badge and hood scoop fitted to the higher-performance Cooper S Clubman models. "It must be slow". After a boring lesson in power to weight ...