Showing posts with label Mini. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mini. Show all posts

May 4, 2010

Ipswich 300 Mini Cooper Car Race - Accident

Mini Cooper Crash @ Ipswich 300 Race
A famous Mini car race in Australia went terrified when one of the racer lost control of his car and crash into the barrier before flipped into the spectators ground - which could have been a terrible tragedy. READ MORE and Watch the VIDEO Incident after the Jump!

Apr 15, 2010

Mini-Green Power Through The Green Hell.

Battery Powered Mini E Race-Spec Laps Nürburgring
BMW engineering-team, team up with ex-DTM driver to conquer  Nürburgring Nordschleife under the foggy weather with BMW's latest special edition battery-powered MINI E model. They applied some weight reduction measures to the body, new tires, bigger brakes and caliper and a roll-cage. The electric powertrain underwent some recalibration for the aggressive track-use. Thomas Jäger ex-DTM race driver took the Nürburgring with the BMW MINI E, under the foggy weather and managed to set a reasonably respectable lap time around the 13 mile-long Nürburgring Nordschleife of just 9 minutes and 51.45 seconds with a maximum speed of 116.2 miles/hour. Nürburgring Nordschleife is well-known as one of the most treacherous race tracks in the world, even on the best of days. Watch the video-below.

Mar 10, 2010

Official - Mini Goes Countryman

                                   The New AWD Mini Countryman
 Its has been out right before the Geneva AutoShow was held early this month. The legendry British brand MINI (BMW MINI) has gone far beyond expectation. This time it's the 4x4 MINI Countryman with four-doors and an optional of four-wheel drive system. Besides maintaining it as a go-kart style handling car, that have been characterised MINI since their first production in 1960 by BMC (British Motor Corporation), BMW-owned company still keen to show the essence of MINI in this Countryman with the chunky off-road design, styling elements of the firm's smaller cars are clearly noticeable. Including the high-window line, large head-lamps and upright tail lights and bigger interior.
Watch the trailer after the bump.