BMW has launched the third generation MINI – or the tenth generation if you count the classic Mini (Mark I through VII).
The new model replaces the original MINI, launched in 2001 and the updated version of 2006.
The MINI has enjoyed a long tenure at the top of the high-end compact car market, but is this national treasure right for your fleet? I had a chance to look around the new MINI recently, and I think it is.
Here are 10 reasons why (in a mini format):
BMW has launched the third generation MINI – or the tenth generation if you count the classic Mini (Mark I through VII). The new model replaces the original MINI, launched in 2001 and the updated version of 2006. The MINI has enjoyed a long tenure at the top of the high-end compact car market, but … Continued
What’s the lowest CO2 emission car on your fleet? An electric Nissan Leaf perhaps? Or is your fleet considering the new BMW i3? On the fleet we manage for our clients, the lowest CO2 model we run is the Toyota Auris Hybrid. With CO2 emissions of 91g/km, and combined fuel economy of 72.4mpg, it’s a … Continued
That’s something of a blunt headline, isn’t it? But true, nonetheless. Just look at those bills coming in from the energy firms, slapping on the odd £150 increase to our electricity and gas charges. Can you believe the average bill for both fuels – gas and electricity – has now risen above £1500 a year? … Continued
What’s your idea of a good dinner? One of those £10 supermarket meals for two sitting in front of the TV? Sounds pretty good, I guess… Or something you rustle up – with a piquant jus, of course – based on one of those TV chef programmes? Yeah, sometimes it has been attempted in … Continued
This week we’ve had a car with no steering, and a car that takes over the steering when you’re not capable. Just where is technology taking us? Let’s swerve first to the car with no steering. OK, that’s a slight exaggeration. Yes, it has steering, but not the sort that connects with the wheels in … Continued
OK, I have to admit it. I was in celebratory mood last week. We’d just been named Small Fleet Leasing Company of the Year by Business Car Manager (you can read about it in my previous blog) – and I was having a few drinks with some friends to celebrate. I might also have mentioned … Continued
So Apple is the coolest brand. The company behind iconic products such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod has been voted the coolest of the CoolBrands in Britain by voters from the public and a panel of 38 key influencers. Number two on the list was the sports car maker Aston Martin and third was … Continued
In last week’s blog I had a peep under the sheets to see what we could expect at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. It looked pretty exciting. But now I’ve had a chance to look around and – yes – it was fairly fantastic! Choosing five of my favourites was – well, tricky – there … Continued
September and an odd numbered year. That means only one thing (and not just an autumn that’s full of mists and mellow fruitfulness, although I suspect we’ll get that too). No, I’m talking about the Frankfurt Motor Show. This pantheon to the German motoring industry is just enormous. Massive. Gargantuan. If you ever consider going, … Continued
Surveys: it must be that time of year again. And it’s always easy to take a pop at the company car driver or the paid-for fleet car. One survey I read suggested that drivers of BMWs and Audis are ‘arrogant’ and ‘rude’, and their drivers are considered the most unloved on the road. While top … Continued