2013 Mini Cooper ALL4 Review

The choice of all-wheel-drive MINI models is poised for further expansion in March 2013. That’s when the MINI Paceman will be launched, boosting to eight the number of models available with ALL4 as standard or as an option. The first Sports Activity Coupé in the premium compact segment sees ALL4 optionally teaming up with the diesel engines in the MINI Cooper SD Paceman (105 kW/143 hp) and MINI Cooper D Paceman (82 kW/112 hp), as well as the petrol unit under the bonnet of the MINI Cooper S Paceman (135 kW/184 hp). Also primed for action is the MINI John Cooper Works Paceman. Fitted with the all-wheel-drive system as standard, it converts the power of its 160 kW/218 hp, race-developed engine into extreme driving fun with supreme assurance in any situation. All models come as standard with a six-speed manual gearbox, while a six-speed automatic can be ordered as an option.

All of which means ALL4 can now offer drivers of eight MINI models a noticeable boost to traction, directional stability and agility through corners. With four all-wheel-drive variants and the choice between manual or automatic gearboxes, the MINI Countryman makes its own contribution to the impressive variety of the brand’s ALL4 range. ALL4 is available as an option for the MINI Cooper S Countryman, MINI Cooper SD Countryman and MINI Cooper D Countryman, while the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman sends its eye-catching power through all four wheels as standard.

ALL4 was developed specially for MINI models and, since its introduction in 2010, has broken new ground and won over additional target groups. The all-wheel-drive system uses an electromagnetic centre differential to distribute drive seamlessly between the front and rear axles. In normal driving situations ALL4 diverts up to 50 per cent of the engine’s power to the rear wheels, rising to as much as 100 per cent in extreme conditions, such as on ice and snow-covered surfaces. The control electronics of the MINI ALL4 system are integrated directly into the DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) management unit, enabling drive to be channelled through the wheels as required in a matter of milliseconds.

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2012 Life Ball Mini Roadster Review

Franca Sozzani, chief editor of Italian VOGUE, has designed and presented her very own MINI model exclusively to mark the 20th anniversary of the charity event. The model in question is a MINI Roadster, the first open-top two-seater in the brand’s history. The one-off creation, which went under the auctioneer’s hammer at the AIDS Solidarity Gala and raised a donation total of 54,000 euros for HIV projects, left the audience of around 43,000 in no doubt: this is set to be a sporty, feminine summer.

2012 Life Ball Mini Roadster Review

Franca Sozzani decorated the roof of the 184 hp MINI Roadster – which has a top speed of 227 km/h (141 mph) – in a stylishly intricate floral design which, in combination with very “of the moment” Deepest Purple matt paintwork and gold hallmark MINI rally stripes, produced an impressively complete work of art. Inside the car, lavishly printed leather for the instruments and brass-coloured touches on the circular elements add the icing on the cake. The most influential woman in the Italian fashion scene, herself an avid MINI driver, gave her creativity free reign in the design of the special one-off model.

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2012 MINI Ray Line Review

The New MINI RAY LINE will be characterized by color fluorescent , true stars and distinctive element of the model. Customers can choose from six different colors for details specific to the MINI RAY LINE, including the wing mirrors esterni.Le six different color shades are trendy: Alien Green, Lemon Yellow, Flash White, Energy Pink, Vitamin Orange and Shocking Blue. Could not miss a special badge on a hexagonal grid of the MINI New MINI RAY LINE, coupled with new plaques of sidescuttles – the frames of the side indicators -. Also very wide range of options and accessories: from the fluorescent hub cover, available for two different styling 17-inch wheels, the bonnet stripes with fluorescent profile that make a special and vibrant livery on the bonnet, the novel fluorescent Profile Roof Stripe roof, the black caps of the bi-xenon headlamps.

The New MINI RAY LINE was born out of diversity and choice in the MINI range. Novelty, the new MINI RAY LINE is available in Hatchback MINI, MINI Convertible and MINI Clubman with engines MINI One / MINI One D, MINI Cooper / MINI Cooper D, MINI Cooper S / Mini Cooper SD and MINI John Cooper Works. All fans and fans of the brand can choose the mix preferred to enjoy the two distinguishing characteristics of a MINI: driving pleasure and the typical go-kart feeling that only the small, Oxford has to offer.

2012 MINI Ray Line Review

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