Recently we saw Audi take Mercedes-Benz head on with the Vulcan grip commercial which I thought was hysterical. Now Fiat is throwing down the gauntlet in front of MINI in a soon to be released commercial that you get to see here first. MINI started out as a British car company and is produced in [...]
Jim McDowell is Chief Motoring MINI USA, and talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, about the MINI Paceman. The 2-door coupe Paceman will be the second vehicle, of the seven now offered (including the Paceman) that offers the option of ALL4 all-wheel drive. The 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine powering the MINI John Cooper Works Paceman, [...]
The new John Cooper Works GP is being shown at the 2012 Mini United Festival at the Circuit Paul Ricard HTTT in Le Castellet, France this weekend. For those that can’t make it we can give you some highlights of MINI’s tenth year celebration. Drivingthenation.com talks toLudwig Willisch, CEO, BMW North America, and Jim McDowell, Vice [...]
The sunshine and warm weather in the past couple months has everyone thinking of summer. People are starting to imagine themselves on the way to the beach. Is there a better way to get your summer vacation started than breezing down the highway with your kids in a convertible? Imagine your kids in the backseat, [...]
Nashville, TN – Watch the video as we traverse Nashville as only MINI can do. And, of course, we have to run into MINI maniacs, I mean fans. The MINI Coupé is the first two-seater in the MINI ranks. The new model further increases the variety within the brand’s vehicle line-up and, at the same [...]
MINI’s Vinnie Kung takes us through the MINI Countryman. There are three models: Cooper, Cooper S and Cooper S all-4. There will be a turbo charged engine on the Cooper S and Cooper S all-4. It’s the largest MINI in the line-up, but it still gets 32 miles per gallon! MINI’s Vinnie Kung takes us [...]
Watch as Vinnie Kung takes us through the 2011 MINI models and their facelifts. All the MINIs have gotten some type of update, whether it is design or technology. Loading the player… jwplayer(“myElement”).setup({ file: “http://www.drivingthenation.com/video/2011_mini_facelift_kung.mp4″, image: “http://www.drivingthenation.com/video/2011_mini_facelift_kung.jpg”, });
Watch how MINI has integrated their new iPhone App into the MINI. Loading the player… jwplayer(“myElement”).setup({ file: “http://www.drivingthenation.com/video/2011_mini_connected.mp4″, image: “http://www.drivingthenation.com/video/2011_mini_connected.jpg”, });
Jim McDowell, President of MINI USA, talks to me about the new MINI Countryman. This Countryman is the largest MINI ever. What makes it still a MINI? McDowell’s favorite part of the car is the center rail of the vehicle. And the mood lighting of the car. Loading the player… jwplayer(“myElement”).setup({ file: “http://www.drivingthenation.com/video/2010_mini_countrymen_j_mcdowell_.mp4″, image: “http://www.drivingthenation.com/video/2010_mini_countrymen_j_mcdowell_.jpg”, [...]
Jim McDowell is the President of MINI USA. Everyone knows that BMW owns MINI, but did you know that there were only 95 MINI dealerships in the entire country? McDowell talks about the dealerships and how many MINI thinks would be optimal for MINI. How important is it that MINI owners know that MINIs are [...]
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