Category: MINI

The new MINI Aceman is lovely but… is MINI trying to sell me a car or some clothes?

July 27, 2022

There are a few things that automakers are getting better at. Photography, especially publicity shots, and marketing. Are they getting better at making cars? Maybe. Irrelevant, it seems, these days. The latest MINI, the ‘Aceman’, is a classic case in point. I spent the last 30 minutes looking at the pictures and watching the videos … More The new MINI Aceman is lovely but… is MINI trying to sell me a car or some clothes?

It’s a restomod, Jimmy, but it ain’t electric

December 21, 2021

David Brown Automotive is a UK-based tuning company that specialises in ‘remastered’ British classics and this is the brand’s latest creation, the ‘Oselli Edition’ Mini. The first thing you’ll be happy to know is that it isn’t powered by batteries, because under its bonnet you’ll find an old school petrol-engine capable of delivering 125 hp … More It’s a restomod, Jimmy, but it ain’t electric