Posts from ‘Mini’
2020 Mini Cooper SE Hardtop in White Silver Metallic
2020 Mini Cooper SE Hardtop
Class: Electric Vehicle
Miles driven: 151
Fuel used: NA
You already know the answer. Why would an automaker offer a car or truck with a 3-cylinder engine? Money. There are other reasons, but money is the primary motivator.
2021 Mini Cooper SE Countryman ALL4 PHEV in White Silver Metallic
2021 Mini Cooper SE Countryman ALL4 PHEV
Class: Subcompact Crossover
Miles driven: 187
Fuel used: 5.5 gallons
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
1985 Buick Riviera Convertible
While styling, performance, and rarity have been the traditional tickets to collectibility, vehicles that offer features—styling or otherwise—that are monuments to their era or simply aren’t likely to reappear also have a shot. It’s why we believe cars of the Fifties are so treasured today; their chrome, tall fins, and sheer mass so perfectly characterized the jet-aged optimism of the time, and it’s almost certain their likes will ever be seen again.
2018 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop in Lapisluxury Blue (a $1000 option)
2018 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 286
Fuel used: 10.8 gallons
2018 Mini Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 in Melting Silver Metallic (a $500 option)
2018 Mini Cooper S E Countryman ALL4
Class: Subcompact Crossover
Miles driven: 203
Fuel used: 6.5 gallons
What Was The Red Bull Car?
Red Bull “Wings Team” Mini Cooper
If you’re my age, you may have a few fond memories of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile making its way to your hometown or a nearby burg, replete with a seemingly endless supply of Wienermobile plastic whistles—which in the Sixties and Seventies passed for quality tchotchkes. The big fiberglass sausages on wheels were generally found stationed in grocery-store parking lots, where Mayer staff passed out coupons and whistles to a receptive audience. It was a simpler time.
7 Fastest Small Crossovers of 2018
2018 Mini Countryman John Cooper Works
The group of vehicles loosely referred to as small crossovers is currently the hottest-selling segment in the U.S.
2017 Mini Cooper S Countryman ALL4 in Island Blue Metallic
2017 Mini Cooper S Countryman ALL4
Class: Subcompact Crossover
Miles driven: 484
Fuel used: 17.7 gallons
