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2014 MINI: OFFICIAL

Thye all-new 2014 MINI has been revealed ahead od public debuts in LA and Tokyo There’s not a whole lot we don’t already know about the all new 2014 MINI. But now it’s official, and so are the specifications. Sitting on the all new BMW platform UKL1 – which will also underpin the new BMW 2 Series Active Tourer – makes the new MINI, at least under the skin, much more a BMW than the outgoing MINI even though its is instantly recognisable.

BTCC stars arrive at race meet... with a race-insipred caravan

BRITISH Touring Car stars Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden arrived at their most recent race weekend with something a bit out of the ordinary in tow. The pair arrived in a Honda Civic Tourer, liveried up to look just like the racing versions the pair are more used to thrashing around. What’s more, they were towing a caravan just as covered in Honda Yuasa Racing graphics as the car, having meandered across the country stopping only for picnics and barbecues – although they did enjoy a spot of mountain biking too.

Mercedes Benz CLK-GTR – the Unique RHD versions

The unique RHD Mercedes Benz CLK-GTR The CLK-GTR is a by-product of Mercedes’ involvement in the FIA GT1 class in the late ’90s. A condition of entry for cars was that road-going versions had to be made, so Mercedes (along with Porsche, who built the even rarer Porsche 911 GT1 to compete in the series) bit the bullet and produced a very limited run of the GTR. Despite a passing resemblance to a CLK, the only parts that were actually CLK were the grill and the dash housing.