Their motto was: Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist. Paddy Hopkirk made the British small car a motorsport legend with his overall victory in the Monte Carlo Rally 60 years ago - Timo Mäkinen and Rauno Aaltonen repeated the triumph in 1965 and 1967. Successes that shook up the sports establishment and changed and shaped the MINI brand until today.
The all-electric MINI Cooper stands for emission-free mobility and urban driving pleasure. The new 3-door model is also available in Sport trim, which emphasises the brand's racing history.
• BMW Group UK collects four award wins at the What Car? Electric Car Awards 2023 • BMW 330e, i7 and i8 lead their respective categories • MINI Countryman PHEV reclaims Best Hybrid Small SUV title
• New MINI John Cooper Works 1to6 Edition offered exclusively with six-speed manual transmission • Fixed specification, with an all-black exterior design and edition-specific motifs • World premiere at the Nürburgring 24-hour race on May 20, 2023 • Limited to 999 units globally, with 150 destined for the UK • Available to order from retailers now, priced at £39,600 OTR
The fifth generation of the MINI 3-door is fully electrically powered and continues the success story of the legendary model. With maximum go-kart feeling, the new MINI Cooper Electric embodies the hallmark brand driving fun of the future.
In 2013, MINI presented the current reinterpretation of the compact 3-door for the first time. Now, in 2023, the one millionth vehicle of the iconic model will roll off the production line at the MINI plant in Oxford, which fittingly is celebrating its 110th anniversary this year.
The first all-electric MINI Convertible to celebrate its world premiere at Auto Shanghai 2023. The MINI Concept Aceman provides a preview of the first all-electric crossover model in the new MINI family. And Spike returns as a digital companion.
+++ New digital character called Spike +++ Premiere at Auto Shanghai 2023 and in the MINI Concept Aceman +++ Typical MINI user experience presented for the first time in the new MINI family+++
The new MINI Countryman combines electrified go-kart feeling with a minimal ecological footprint and continues the success story of the largest MINI model. The start of production at the BMW Group Plant Leipzig in November 2023 will be the first time a MINI model is produced in Germany.
• New MINI Clubman Final Edition celebrates iconic model • Fixed specification offering Cooper S engine, ‘Exclusive’ trim, and choice of Enigmatic Black, Nanuq White or Melting Silver exterior paint colours • Limited to 1,969 units globally, with 100 destined for the UK market • Available to order from retailers now, priced at £37,000 OTR
The new, fully electric MINI model generation continues to grow: in 2023, production of the new MINI Countryman will begin at the BMW Group plant Leipzig. The crossover model will be offered with both pure electric drive and combustion engines. Preparations for the start of production of the first MINI "Made in Germany" are already in full swing.
• First ever all-electric MINI Convertible • Fixed specification with choice of Enigmatic Black or White Silver exterior paint colours • Limited to 999 units for Europe, with 150 units destined for UK market • Available from April 2023, priced at £52,500 OTR
• New Seaside Edition offered exclusively on MINI Convertible • Cooper S specification including Caribbean Aqua exterior paint and 18” Pulse Spoke two-tone wheels • Unique decals including Seaside rear motif, front, side scuttles, vehicle rear stickers and door sills • Available to order at MINI retailers nationwide, priced at £34,500 OTR
• New Multitone Edition offered exclusively on MINI Electric • Sage Green exterior paint and 17” Scissor Spoke wheels offered on MINI Electric for the first time • New multitone roof design with unique rainbow shaped decals • Just 200 units in the UK, built at MINI Plant Oxford • Available to order MINI retailers nationwide, priced at £33,200 OTR.
After a ten-year break, a MINI John Cooper Works will once again compete in the legendary 24-hour race at the Nürburgring in May 2022. The race car, entered by the private team Bulldog Racing and built up in Nürburg, will compete in the SP3T class.
The fully electric edition of the new MINI 3-Door Hatch is now completing a major chapter in its series development process as it undergoes driving dynamics tests on the snow and ice at the BMW Group's winter test centre in Arjeplog, Sweden.
Originating from a dedicated team at MINI Plant Oxford, sustainable driving is now being created in a classic car. An electric motor for the original Mini combines tradition with pioneering technology - all in the spirit of circular economy.
Blue-sky thinking, seeing challenges as opportunities, taking the wishes and needs of individuals into account openly and unconventionally – all these facets are firmly anchored in the tradition of the MINI brand. MINI will continue to use this mindset for the future, taking on the current challenges in the areas of mobility, energy, economy and climate protection and facing up to them with independent solutions. The strategy developed for this is based on ...
• UK exclusive Shadow Edition now offered across whole MINI range. • Midnight Black exterior body colour, with Shadow graphics, logos and exclusive bonnet design. • Available on models with Cooper and Cooper S engines, and MINI Electric. • Available to order now, priced from £22,340 OTR.
MINI has delivered its one-millionth car sold in the UK, just over 20 years since the start of modern MINI production began in 2001.
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