Posts Tagged ‘connectivity’

MINI Clubman Rickshaws running around Beijing

Friday, August 8th, 2008
Click above for more shots of the MINI Clubman RickshawsThe rickshaw is a time-honored method of transportation in China. While the vehicles were initially pulled around by men on foot, the pedal-powered versions have grown much more popular in recent years and are a symbol of Chinese culture. When ......

VIDEO: MINI Clubman vs. Go Kart

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
The MINI Clubman is everything the MINI Cooper is and more -- nine inches more. It has a passenger-side suicide door and that wide-mouth split rear gate, but everything else from its retro looks to the 172-hp turbocharged four-cylinder underhood is the same. But is it the same? Does nine inches of w......

BMW reports best-ever sales first half-year of 2008

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Demonstrating that there is good news still to be found in some sales departments, BMW Group announced their worldwide January through June 2008 sales for BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands increased 4.7 percent compared to last year. The sales total of 764,874 automobiles marked the most successful h......

Chateau Clubman: Aznom’s rolling MINI wine cellar

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Click for high-res gallery of the Aznom MINI ChateauMothers Against Drunk Driving are not going to like this one. Italian coachbuilder Aznom, which has previously rolled out custom MINIs like this pickup "tender", has now produced a Clubman inspired by a vintage of another sort. The Aznom MINI Chat......

Agent Provocateur MINI Clubman sells for $70k on eBay

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Click for hi-res gallery of the Agent Provocateur MINI Clubman Back in April we brought you initial news of the special-edition MINI Clubman designed by British lingerie house Agent Provocateur, and gladly brought you updates with more photos and made cracks at the expense of Max Mosley along the wa......

Naughty Pics Aplenty: Agent Provocateur MINI Clubman

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Click to view the Agent Provocateur MINI Clubman in hi-res At first glance, we couldn't help but wish we had had one of these when we were in high school. But on second thought, a pink-accented MINI might not have been the babe-magnet Agent Provocateur would have us believe. At least, not for any gi......

Mini does a Max

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
When we reported on this SM themed Agent Provocateur Mini Clubman, we took an impossible-to-resist shot at Max Moseley, but now Mini and the AIDS charity Life Ball may be making the most of the FIA president's infamous escape, too. In order to publicize the car's upcoming auction, the black and pink......

Miata? Impractical? BAH!

Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Why is this man smiling? Because he's probably as amused by what he's doing as we are. Autoblog reader Doc B sent us these photos he took when he came upon the unlikely sight of a Mazda Miata being used to haul a sofa. Yes, that's right, a sofa. Here we thought a Miata was barely spacious enough to ......

MINI gets its panties in a bunch for charity

Friday, April 25th, 2008
For the eighth year running, a designer MINI will be auctioned off to raise money for the cause of AIDS. The annual charitable event is organized by Life Ball, Europe's largest AIDS fundraiser event. Previous years saw MINIs designed by fashion houses like Missoni, Versace and Diesel, but this year'......

Finally! GM to widely incorporate Bluetooth by 2009

Monday, October 8th, 2007
One of my biggest pet peeves about the new GM cars I've driven is the unavailability of Bluetooth. Let's face it: most of us use Bluetooth-enabled phones, and as more manufacturers incorporate Bluetooth connectivity into their cars and trucks, GM's apparent lack of action on this front makes it look......