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Although A-Glaze is a paint protection system, and therefore a product most suited to a long term review, we thought we’d share our first impressions.

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MINI Confirm Event to Take Place 22nd to 24th June at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.

The Zandvoort Circuit had already as good as confirmed MINI United 2007 by putting it up in their official events calendar, but this morning MINI Netherlands has been the first to announce details of MINI United 2007. Eventually details will also appear at www.miniunited.com

The press release (roughly) reads as follows:

After the overwhelming success of the first edition of MINI United in 2005, today it has been announced officially that the second edition of the international festival MINI United will take place in the Netherlands, in Zandvoort and vicinity.

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We’ve owned many MINIs, too many MINIs, since our first in 2002. This time, however, we’re going to share our experiences of “real life” MINI ownership every 1,000 miles on MINI2.

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In the lead up to Christmas we had the use of a new 2nd Generation MINI Cooper for a week. Finally we share how we got on.

Continue reading Living with the 2nd Generation MINI Cooper

Brand new MINI range boosted by introduction of the frugal, but fun MINI One and first ever MINI Cooper D

The new MINI hatch line-up will soon be complete, when the new MINI One and MINI Cooper D models are unveiled to the public at the International Geneva Motor Show on 8 March 2007. The entry-level One features a perky 95hp 1.4-litre petrol engine, while the Cooper D boasts performance and fuel efficiency from an all-new 1.6-litre 110hp turbodiesel powerplant.

A Cooper-badged MINI diesel hints at the sporty nature of the new model. MINI fans will be equally excited at the prospect of the Cooper D promising to be the most fuel-efficient and cleanest MINI ever built. In comparison to the outgoing MINI One D’s combined fuel consumption of 58.9mpg, the Cooper D is capable of 64.2mpg. A CO₂ figure of just 118 g/km puts the car in tax band B.

MINI One also benefits from a significant improvement in both fuel consumption and emissions over the outgoing model. 49.6mpg is achievable from the One’s new 1.4-litre unit, compared to 41.5mpg from its predecessor. CO₂ emissions are now 138g/km, against 164g/km produced by the previous model.

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