Category Archives: MINI

January 9, 2008
MINI to offer diesel option in the US ?– also posted in BMW

The car you see above is the MINI Cooper D Clubman. That’s “D” as in “Diesel”. The diminutive brand owned by BMW offers a diesel engine in Europe, but to date has not in the U.S.
We believe that MINI may correct this at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next week. Our [...]

May 27, 2007
MINI’s Euro lineup to burn less fuel, run cleaner

Come August, the European MINI range will undergo a revamp that results in fuel economy and emissions improvements across the board. The most impressive numbers come from the Cooper D (for diesel), which as you know is unavailable here. We’ll use the car’s US mpg measurements for the sake of discussion (the press info after [...]