Wednesday, May 15, 2013

This isn't MINI.. but...Spyshot 2014 BMW X5


The other day, as I was driving along the streets of Hollywood, I spotted a large SUV with camouflage. At first, the angel-eye and the snout with pig-nose (kidney grill for those who are in denial) told me it's a BMW with customized camo paint-job, but as it got closer to me, I recognized it as non other than 2014 BMW X5 (code named F15)! So I made a U-turn and followed it a little capturing it on my phone. It certainly looked a bit bigger than the chaser car (current X5 diesel) and whatever engine it had in its engine bay, it did feature Start-Stop. Design-wise, it had shark-nose front profile, sculpted side surfaces, and now familiar BMW signature headlight and tail lamp treatment. With order sheeting floating around the internet, I'd imagine the official debut is quite imminent. Rolling shot after the jump.

Monday, May 6, 2013

MINI Sales Figures April 2013

MINI USA reported sales of 5,786 automobiles in April, an increase of 1.0 percent from the 5,731 sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, MINI sales in the U.S. are down 0.4 percent on volume of 19,841 compared to 19,911 in the first four months of 2012.