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Let There Be Lights: 2014 Mini Cooper S Test Car Reveals Fresh Details

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/let-there-be-lights-2014-mini-cooper-s.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_KLjC9SvjcY/ULP0Gu475II/AAAAAAAKQCY/48z3epxR9Wk/s1600/2014-MINI-Cooper-S-Lights1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> MINI has turned the switch on its next hatchback's production headlamps and taillights, which can be seen for the first time in this prototype that was nabbed testing in Germany by our scoop photographers. Up until now, the front and rear combination lights used on the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/spy-shots-sporty-2014-mini-cooper-s.html">2014 Mini hatch test cars</a> were borrowed from the BMW Group's parts bin. The styling theme for the lamps on both ends is rings, rings and...more rings. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/let-there-be-lights-2014-mini-cooper-s.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Scoops Scoops Let There Be Lights: 2014 Mini Cooper S Test Car Reveals Fresh Details

MINI has turned the switch on its next hatchback's production headlamps and taillights, which can be seen for the first time in this pro...

Scoop: First Photos of New Five-Door 2014 MINI Hatchback

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/scoop-first-photos-of-new-fiver-door.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kyEpBgDAQwo/UJq61TbJ5VI/AAAAAAAJ9m8/qcT5WpEtpMk/s1600/2014-MINI-5d-Hatch-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> There was a time when "<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/MINI">MINI</a>" really stood for mini with three-doors and a tin top or a ragtop, but not anymore. Ever since the BMW Group got its hands on the British brand and churned out the first modern MINI in the beginning of the new millennium, the automaker's range has been constantly expanding to new lengths. We had heard rumors of MINI contemplating the addition of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/scoop-2014-mini-cooper-hatchback-to.html">one more five-door model</a> to its lineup after the Countryman crossover, and now we have the first photographic proof of it as our scoop hunters captured a prototype model out in the wild. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/scoop-first-photos-of-new-fiver-door.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Scoops Scoops Scoop: First Photos of New Five-Door 2014 MINI Hatchback

There was a time when " MINI " really stood for mini with three-doors and a tin top or a ragtop, but not anymore. Ever since the ...

U Spy: Is this the 2013 Mini Paceman John Cooper Works?

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/u-spy-is-this-2013-mini-paceman-john.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6QbadPxRTug/UIGm2iaFoMI/AAAAAAAJo60/VZkcNkTpKXM/s1600/Mini-Paceman-JCW-CarScoop2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Living in Munich can have many perks, and we're not only talking about the quality of life where the German city is placed fourth best in the world in Mercer's "Quality of Living Survey" and fifth in "Monocle's Most Livable Cities Index", but for us car guys, there's also a lot to see on the roads. Michael Gerhardinger joined our list of our spy readers today with these shots he took of an undisguised and unmarked <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/MINI%20Paceman">Mini Paceman</a> that he caught on Munich's roads. At first, we thought it was probably a regular version of the new Paceman that was revealed at last month's Paris Motor Show, but upon a closer look, we noticed the "Werkstestwagen" decal on the rear bumper, which is German for "Factory test car". <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/u-spy-is-this-2013-mini-paceman-john.html#more">Read more »</a>

John Cooper Works MINI Paceman MINI Scoops Scoops U Spy U Spy: Is this the 2013 Mini Paceman John Cooper Works?

Living in Munich can have many perks, and we're not only talking about the quality of life where the German city is placed fourth best i...

MINI Prepares us for the New Paceman Crossover with Revealing Photos

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/mini-prepares-us-for-new-paceman.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771349129316580770" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCh-RJQOTRU/UBfzdIesvaI/AAAAAAAIahw/SqWCMirgySc/s800/2013-Mini-Paceman-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> You know it is only a matter of time before the presentation of a new model when a carmaker drops pictures of a barely camouflaged prototype as MINI did on Tuesday with <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/mini-paceman-cooper-s-put-through.html">the Paceman</a>. The new images show the three-door crossover model with only parts of the rear end covered in the traditional swirly livery we have come to expect from Mini's engineers over the past few years. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6YRfZUa6k5U/UBfziVIlxLI/AAAAAAAIah8/OG4yxhD8x6U/s1600/2013-Mini-Paceman-5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="82" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771349218612855986" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6YRfZUa6k5U/UBfziVIlxLI/AAAAAAAIah8/OG4yxhD8x6U/s200/2013-Mini-Paceman-5.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51);" width="121"></a>Not that we're surprised, mind you, as back in April, Kay Segler, Senior Vice President MINI Brand Management, had confirmed the name of the new model and announced that the Paceman would be presented in a "few months’ time and launched onto the market in 2013". <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/mini-prepares-us-for-new-paceman.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Paceman MINI Scoops Scoops MINI Prepares us for the New Paceman Crossover with Revealing Photos

You know it is only a matter of time before the presentation of a new model when a carmaker drops pictures of a barely camouflaged prototype...

Scoop: MINI Paceman Cooper S Put Through its…Paces on the Nürburgring

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/mini-paceman-cooper-s-put-through.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5767284293474663730" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wpj0xzCi0tU/UAmCgi8_PTI/AAAAAAAISZw/ljtK7JuPGek/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> No matter who takes over the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/nurburgring-racetrack-files-for.html">Nürburgring track</a> after its major stakeholder, the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, filed for bankruptcy this week, automakers will continue to use the fabled circuit to hone their cars, just as MINI is doing with the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/spy-shots-new-mini-countryman-coupe.html">Paceman Cooper S model</a>. In regards to the three-door crossover's name, MINI chief executive Kay Segler recently confirmed that the coupe version of the Countryman will be dubbed "Paceman" adding that it will go on sale next year. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/mini-paceman-cooper-s-put-through.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Countryman MINI Paceman MINI Scoops Nurburgring Scoops Scoop: MINI Paceman Cooper S Put Through its…Paces on the Nürburgring

No matter who takes over the Nürburgring track after its major stakeholder, the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, filed for bankruptcy ...

Scoop: Mini Preparing New Traveller Minivan Based on the Countryman

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/scoop-mini-preparing-new-traveller.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758068098780438802" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8YBzvIdqHA/T-jEbaRRIRI/AAAAAAAICfc/OnGE6yX8O5o/s800/Mini-Traveller-Mule-6.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/mini-clubvan-is-concept-no-more.html">newly revealed Clubvan</a> that we told you about this past Friday, is only one of many new models planned for the coming years by Mini and its parent company, the BMW Group. This week, our spy photographers snapped a prototype model of what is believed to be a test mule for Mini's first venture in the competitive compact MPV segment, which some sources say may be named 'Traveller' when it enters production within the next two to three years. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/scoop-mini-preparing-new-traveller.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Scoops Scoops Scoop: Mini Preparing New Traveller Minivan Based on the Countryman

The newly revealed Clubvan that we told you about this past Friday, is only one of many new models planned for the coming years by Mini and...

Spy Shots: New Mini Countryman Coupe Goes to the 'Ring

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/spy-shots-new-mini-countryman-coupe.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755850814209211378" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z3_RM_a6tbg/T-Dj0dkVO_I/AAAAAAAH9mU/8grXdtl-q9g/s800/2014-MINI-Countryman-Coupe-w6.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> There's only so many hatchbacks and convertibles Mini can sell, so in order for the brand to survive and keep its parent company's stockholders happy, the BMW Group is continually expanding its reach into new segments. After the five-door Countryman crossover, Mini is now preparing a slightly sportier looking variant with three-doors and a more coupe-like roofline, which we first saw in concept guise under the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-detroit-motor-show-bmw-confirms.html">Paceman moniker</a> at last year’s <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-detroit-auto-show-debuts-to-z.html">North American International Auto Show</a> in Detroit. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/spy-shots-new-mini-countryman-coupe.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Countryman MINI Scoops Scoops Spy Shots: New Mini Countryman Coupe Goes to the 'Ring

There's only so many hatchbacks and convertibles Mini can sell, so in order for the brand to survive and keep its parent company's s...

Spy Shots: Sporty 2014 MINI Cooper S Hits the Nürburgring for Testing

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/spy-shots-sporty-2014-mini-cooper-s.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5749105036358044434" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D1tJA1rT96Y/T8jskgyHyxI/AAAAAAAHyhg/knitgGTmars/s800/2014MY-MINI-Cooper-S-Hatch-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Under normal circumstances, it's not that hard to tell apart a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/scoop-2014-mini-cooper-hatchback-to.html">regular Mini Cooper</a> from its sportier Cooper S counterpart, but try doing the same with a body cloaked in a hippie like camo full of swirls, and it may get complicated. So how do we do know that this particular prototype that our <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Scoops">scoop photographers </a>nabbed racing around the famed <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/10/nurburgring-race-track-live-webcam.html">Nurburgring track</a> in Germany is actually the Cooper S? <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/spy-shots-sporty-2014-mini-cooper-s.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Scoops Nurburgring Scoops Spy Shots: Sporty 2014 MINI Cooper S Hits the Nürburgring for Testing

Under normal circumstances, it's not that hard to tell apart a regular Mini Cooper from its sportier Cooper S counterpart, but try doin...

SCOOP: 2014 MINI Cooper Hatchback to Inaugurate Platform Sharing with BMW

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/scoop-2014-mini-cooper-hatchback-to.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743286529823409298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UXfdCLbGpOc/T7RAq21pBJI/AAAAAAAHogk/aE9YINug494/s800/2014-Mini-Cooper-Hatch-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The designers over at Mini have both the easiest and toughest job in the auto industry. Why? Because, while they do not have to <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/09/mini-core-design-concept-shows-what-non.html">reinvent the wheel</a> with each passing generation of the Cooper hatchback, they also have to keep the styling fresh and with the times. That said, we were not expecting a radical redesign of the next Mini Cooper codenamed F56 that our crafty spies captured testing in Europe. Perhaps the most visible change to the styling of the F56 are the new headlamps that sit less upright stretching more towards the back. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TDCuCx3nogM/T7RAlbMJjgI/AAAAAAAHogY/RhKSkfwSFKk/s1600/2014-Mini-Cooper-Hatch-8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743286436502277634" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TDCuCx3nogM/T7RAlbMJjgI/AAAAAAAHogY/RhKSkfwSFKk/s200/2014-Mini-Cooper-Hatch-8.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); width: 107px; height: 73px;"></a>Other noteworthy differences we spotted on the prototype is the slightly longer front overhang and the more rakish front and rear windshields compared to the current, second generation of the hardtop model since BMW took over the British company's fates. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/scoop-2014-mini-cooper-hatchback-to.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Scoops Scoops SCOOP: 2014 MINI Cooper Hatchback to Inaugurate Platform Sharing with BMW

The designers over at Mini have both the easiest and toughest job in the auto industry. Why? Because, while they do not have to reinvent the...

SPIED: Mini Paceman Concept Takes its Production Form

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/spied-mini-paceman-concept-takes-its.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739844949669650930" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aFiv_yz51Fg/T6gGkhrhIfI/AAAAAAAHjmA/xEf_9cfY4oU/s800/Mini-Countryman-Coupe-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> When the BMW Group revived the Mini brand in 2001, it only offered one model series, the hatchback, but the Bavarian firm had much more in store for us in the future. Today, Mini's lineup consists of six separate models including the three door hatch, the soft-top Convertible, the Clubman estate, the Countryman crossover and the recently launched, two-seater Coupe and Roadster. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wrI7ZwZlfvs/T6gGegGYb7I/AAAAAAAHjl0/l7P5ekdBKC4/s1600/Mini-Countryman-Coupe-5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739844846166241202" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wrI7ZwZlfvs/T6gGegGYb7I/AAAAAAAHjl0/l7P5ekdBKC4/s200/Mini-Countryman-Coupe-5.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); width: 171px; height: 115px;"></a>At last year’s <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-detroit-auto-show-debuts-to-z.html">North American International Auto Show</a>, Mini previewed a seventh model with the Paceman Concept, which it confirmed for production. The Paceman is essentially a three-door version of the brand's biggest model, the Countryman crossover, with a roofline that slopes downwards at the rear and redesigned rear quarters for a more sportier, coupe-like profile. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/spied-mini-paceman-concept-takes-its.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Countryman MINI Scoops Scoops SPIED: Mini Paceman Concept Takes its Production Form

When the BMW Group revived the Mini brand in 2001, it only offered one model series, the hatchback, but the Bavarian firm had much more in s...

SPIED: Is Mini Preparing a GP Special Edition of the Coupe JCW as Well?

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/spied-is-mini-preparing-gp-special.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732797971212264866" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E7dH7yHw4HI/T479YZMv5aI/AAAAAAAHYC4/kV8q8QoB6uU/s800/MINI-Coupe-JCW-GP-Special-8.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> After numerous spy shots started circulating around the web, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/mini-officially-confirms-john-cooper.html">Mini confirmed</a> the existence of the special edition John Cooper Works GP hot hatch on the sidelines of the New York Auto Show earlier this month. However, Mini might not be telling the whole truth as our scoop photographers nabbed a thinly disguised <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/09/mini-releases-new-photos-of-coupe-ahead.html">Coupe John Cooper Works</a> (JCW) prototype that sports if not all, most of the performance parts seen on the GP hatchback test cars. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/spied-is-mini-preparing-gp-special.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Coupe/Roadster MINI Scoops Scoops SPIED: Is Mini Preparing a GP Special Edition of the Coupe JCW as Well?

After numerous spy shots started circulating around the web, Mini confirmed the existence of the special edition John Cooper Works GP hot h...

MINI Officially Confirms John Cooper Works GP Special on the Sidelines of the New York Auto Show

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/mini-officially-confirms-john-cooper.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727535067808268370" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fTsqlSfzi1k/T3xKzGNOAFI/AAAAAAAHOzc/4vlMjdY53RM/s800/2013-MINI-Cooper-S-JCW-GP_30.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> We've already caught Mini trying out a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/scoop-mini-developing-new-super-cooper.html">prototype of the range-topping</a> John Cooper Works GP hot hatch near the Nürburgring, but today, the company made it official. Prior to the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/carscoop-to-z-guide-to-2012-new-york.html">New York International Auto Show</a>, Kay Segler, senior vice president of the Mini brand, said that the John Cooper Works GP will be revealed at the MINI United Festival that takes place in Le Castellet, France, this May. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/mini-officially-confirms-john-cooper.html#more">Read more »</a>

John Cooper Works MINI MINI Scoops New York Auto Show Nurburgring Reports Scoops MINI Officially Confirms John Cooper Works GP Special on the Sidelines of the New York Auto Show

We've already caught Mini trying out a prototype of the range-topping John Cooper Works GP hot hatch near the Nürburgring, but today, t...

Scoop: MINI Developing New "Super" Cooper S JCW GP Limited Edition

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/scoop-mini-developing-new-super-cooper.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725070558392353554" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l-PtQAYFCAU/T3OJVxMGAxI/AAAAAAAHLB0/NrEqoEAXp4k/s800/2013-MINI-Cooper-S-JCW-GP_8.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> You can never have too much of a good thing, especially if the financial returns are ample as was the case with MINI's Cooper S <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/John%20Cooper%20Works">John Cooper Works</a> (JCW) GP special that marked the end of the first generation model. Now, it seems that MINI is working on a GP version for the current hatchback as our <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Scoops">spies spotted</a> a prototype as it was heading out for testing at <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/10/nurburgring-race-track-live-webcam.html">the Nürburgring</a>. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pShJZlWkh98/T3OJciqTKMI/AAAAAAAHLCA/KYJR1DqehMQ/s1600/2013-MINI-Cooper-S-JCW-GP_3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725070674751596738" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pShJZlWkh98/T3OJciqTKMI/AAAAAAAHLCA/KYJR1DqehMQ/s200/2013-MINI-Cooper-S-JCW-GP_3.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 78px;"></a>The test car featured a more aggressive aero package than the regular JCW model with a new front splitter, side skirts, a large roof wing and a prominent diffuser at the rear that looks similar to the one found on the Challenge race car. It also rides on a lowered suspension and new alloy wheels with a four-spoke design, just like the first GP model. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/scoop-mini-developing-new-super-cooper.html#more">Read more »</a>

John Cooper Works MINI MINI Scoops Nurburgring Scoops Scoop: MINI Developing New "Super" Cooper S JCW GP Limited Edition

You can never have too much of a good thing, especially if the financial returns are ample as was the case with MINI's Cooper S John Coo...

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