To commemorate it’s multiple wins at the Monte Carlo rally almost 50 years ago, MINI is marking the occasion with the release of the special edition R56 Cooper S. (more…)
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BMW MINI Monte Carlo Edition R56 Cooper S due to commemorate rally victories
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011MINI: Dr. Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Sales & Marketing, speaks
Monday, September 26th, 2011Following the Frankfurt Motor Show 2011, here’s an official BMW MINI press release of a speech made by Dr. Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Sales & Marketing. (more…)
Rallyday 2011 enjoys MINI WRC driver and his rally car
Friday, September 23rd, 2011Britain’s leading WRC driver, Kris Meeke, made an appearance at Rallyday 2011, hosted at Wiltshire’s Castle Combe Circuit, with his new 2011 WRC rally car. (more…)
Unlike a MINI, not everything small is beautiful…
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011As BMW MINI fans, here at Bond Street Select MINI Leicester we appreciate the Mini’s small, compact size. With this heritage much copied over the years, there are many pretenders to the mini’s small car crown. If we’re honest – and we are – some of the competition has been – and still is – excellent. However, there are blatant exceptions, none more so than this recent discovery (find, not the 4×4)… (more…)
Got an iPad? New MINI International Magazine app available now
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011There aren’t many things as stylish and accessible as a BMW MINI, but the Apple iPad is certainly one of them. Now there’s a great new MINI app for you to enjoy…
Stunning MINI Coupé launches at Frankfurt Motor Show 2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011The highly anticipated BMW MINI Coupé has been launched to great acclaim at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. (more…)
BMW MINI UK releases Electric E data
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011BMW MINI UK has just published it’s latest findings following their trial of the BMW MINI E all-electric car. (more…)
London-inspired MINI Special Editions continue with the MINI Soho
Friday, August 26th, 2011Following BMW MINI‘s recent decision to name all Mini Special Edition models after London boroughs, districts, streets and landmarks, MINI have announced the release of the MINI Soho. This limited edition release will be based on two existing models – the MINI Hatch and MINI Convertible. This follows on from the release of the MINI Pimlico. (more…)
MINI is a worldwide phenomenon
Friday, August 19th, 2011Here at Bond Street Select MINI Leicestershire, we like to dip into Facebook on a regular basis and visit the official BMW MINI FB pages. We recently highlighted the ’2 Million MINI – 2 Million Faces’ competition. While investigating the worldwide phenomenon that is MINI, we came across the official MINI Fans Worldwide Facebook page and were intrigued to see the breakdown of MINI Facebook fans across the world… (more…)
WRC Mini challenge continues despite set backs
Friday, August 12th, 2011The MINI WRC Team has endured a steep learning curve since their return to competitive rally driving this year, with the most recent outing in Finland characterising their efforts so far.
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