Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally

Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally »

More than living up to its name, Sno*Drift Rally is the only winter rally on ...
Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs]

Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs] »

Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team recently debuted the Fiesta RS World Rally Car. The ...
Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS]

Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS] »

Based on the production Mini Countryman, the MINI WRC is a 1.6-liter turbocharged, all-wheel drive ...
Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger

Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger »

Borg Warner fashions the EFR turbine housing out of cast stainless steel, a material that ...
Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive

Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive »

As RSR tells it, nano technology is basically a dispersion of certain elements to a ...
Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept

Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept »

Powering the 918 RSR Concept is an “updated” 563hp, 10,300RPM V8 engine, based on the ...
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Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS]

Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS]

Based on the production Mini Countryman, the MINI WRC is a 1.6-liter turbocharged, all-wheel drive rally car. Prodrive is also responsible for the custom valving, specs, and setup of each Ohlins 3-way damper setup.

October 26th, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

Ward’s 2011 Top 10 Best Engines List Announced

Ward’s 2011 Top 10 Best Engines List Announced

Out goes the Ferrari V12s, Viper V10s, 351W Ford V8s, and B-series Honda engines in the world. That’s how the Chevy Volt managed to make the list

December 8th, 2010 | Filed under New Cars | Read More »

Mini Countryman WRC Tests Without Breaking

Mini Countryman WRC Tests Without Breaking

Taking place over four days, the Prodrive engineering team drove the car over tarmac, dirt, and other loose surfaces. The Countryman World Rally Car is now scheduled to go to Portugal for a week of gravel testing.

September 10th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

Mini To Enter 2011 World Rally Championship With Countryman WRC

Mini To Enter 2011 World Rally Championship With Countryman WRC

Mini will be using the longer Countryman model to build the Mini Countryman WRC. Famed racing engineering house Prodrive will handle the program, now left twiddling their thumbs with no factory Subaru WRC program to manage.

July 27th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

Paul Walker Races 650hp Mini Cooper in Supercharged BMW M3

Paul Walker Races 650hp Mini Cooper in Supercharged BMW M3

Paul Walker drives his 500hp supercharged AE Performance V8 E92 BMW M3 versus a 650hp ABF Performance Mini Cooper S. This competition is what is called a “Circuit Battle”.

July 6th, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

Redline Time Attack 2010 – Willow Springs

Redline Time Attack 2010 – Willow Springs

Taking place in the middle of the California desert, one thing was sure about Redline Time Attack’s “Liberty Grand Prix” – it was hot as hell. The time attack event derived its name from the fact that it took place on July 4th weekend, combining track cars with bbq, beer, and a fireworks display in the middle of the track on Saturday night.

July 6th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

Mini Countryman Preview

Mini Countryman Preview

The brand’s first model to feature four doors and a wide-opening tailgate, the Countryman offers more space – which can be used in a wide variety of ways – to go with its raised seating position and optimized ride comfort.

May 24th, 2010 | Filed under New Cars | Read More »

Mini Cooper Coupe Concept Debuts

Mini Cooper Coupe Concept Debuts

To be unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Coupe Concept is supposed to “represent the ideal of a car destined in every respect to offer a thrilling experience and make every journey a truly unique thrill”.

August 8th, 2009 | Filed under New Cars | Read More »

Mini Celebrates 50th Birthday

Mini Celebrates 50th Birthday

Mini doesn’t currently produce a SUV, sport SUV, mini-van, hybrid or pickup truck to boost its sales volumes. Into its AARP years, Mini has continued to stay the course with small, fun-to-drive Coopers that still have a very devoted following.

July 25th, 2009 | Filed under New Cars | Read More »

MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50

MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50

In 1959, Alec Issigonis began work on a small four-cylinder powered car with space for four occupants. It was to become a byword for economy of space and driving fun. At least, according to Mini’s press release.

June 10th, 2009 | Filed under New Cars | Read More »