• The new BMW M2 CS further raises the bar for sheer driving pleasure at the premium end of the compact high-performance sports car segment. • Outstanding agility, a significant increase in power output, supreme dynamics and particularly sporty design characteristics make driving the latest exclusive special-edition model from BMW M GmbH an enthralling experience.
• Two characteristic design variants: Sport and Style • Each limited to 46 cars • Visit to the VR46 Motor Ranch and Misano racetrack forms exclusive highlight
BMW M GmbH will maintain its focus on adding highly appealing special-edition models to its product range in 2023. The all-new BMW M3 CS brings even greater intensity to the racing allure that marks out the company’s successful high-performance models for the premium midsize segment.
Title successfully defended. The MINI John Cooper Works Buggy has won the Rally Dakar for the second time in a row following the 2020 win. This time it was record winner Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA) and his co-driver Edouard Boulanger (FRA) who topped the podium after twelve stages through the Saudi Arabian desert.
Carlos Sainz (ESP) and his co-driver Lucas Cruz (ESP) have won the Rally Dakar for the third time, having previously triumphed in 2010 and 2018. In doing so, they presented MINI with its fifth overall victory at the iconic endurance rally. For MINI and MINI Motorsport partner X-raid, this was the first success since their winning run together, which lasted from 2012 to 2015.
Extreme dunes and soft sand prove troublesome for Stage 2 competitors. • Orlando Terranova completes Stage 2 with fifth place finish. Hirvonen takes seventh. • Three MINI crews inside overall top ten. • Bryce Menzies / Pete Mortensen forced to retire from their first ever Dakar.
All seven MINI crews complete Dakar opening stage • Bryce Menzies leads the initial MINI charge in 4th position. • Joan ‘Nani’ Roma completes the stage just 15 seconds behind Menzies in 5th place .
Seven MINI crews to contest Dakar 2018. • Race debut of the all-new MINI John Cooper Works Buggy. • Four MINI John Cooper Works Rally also spearhead MINI challenge to win Dakar – the greatest cross-country rally spectacle.
Sales in the first 9 months of 2010 reached 16,006 units and up 68% from previous year
