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Latest Mini Cooper Flash Drives Will Store Your Italian Job in Style

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:00:07 +0000

Back in 2008, we get our first look at the Zero Basic Mini Cooper flash drive. The red Cooper with a white top and stripes is the same one we saw years back. However, the company now has several additional styles for you to choose from. They’re all Mini Coopers; they just have different designs and colors – and they all remind me of The Italian Job.

If you’re car guy or just like quirky flash drives, this line may be perfect for you. All of the cars are highly detailed you have a USB plug sticking out the back like some sort of jet engine. Thankfully, that connector slides in and out using a switch on the bottom of the cars so you don’t have to look at it all the time.

They even have rubber tires but lack side mirrors. Granted, the only Mini Cooper of this vintage I have seen in real life lacked side mirrors as well. Perhaps someone familiar with real vehicles can enlighten us on whether vintage Coopers came with side mirrors at all.

These Mini drives have 4GB of storage, and sell for about $36(USD) over at GizmoAgent. These aren’t the fastest or biggest flash drives in history, but there certainly some of the coolest.

[via EverythingUSB]

Mini Cooper Racing Chair Rocks!

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:03:01 +0000

I am a big fan of racing games on the PS3, and I have a racing seat that has a platform for my Logitech racing wheel and its pedals. That chair has a seat on it that looks like a racing seat out of a real race car. It’s sweet, but has nothing on this awesome Mini Cooper gaming chair though.

This racing chair, created by David Gawthorpe, is actually made out of the front end of a black Mini Cooper of the classic variety. When you lift the hood, you find the black leather seat to plant your butt in with a pair of speakers and a Butt Kicker for extra bass.

It has an Xbox (360, we assume) inside along with a 500W amp, strobe lights, lasers, and stereo speakers. The back even has a fridge so you can store your Bawls for long nights of racing action. When you want to burn some rubber and leave rivals in a cloud of smoke, the chair has a remote control smoke machine.

You might be pumped right now, but this will kill your buzz. The one-of-a-kind chair will sell for approximately $13,000 (USD). Suddenly my racing set up looks sweet again.

[via Automotto via Born Rich]

Mini E: Your Chance to Test Drive the Electric Mini Cooper

Technabob — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:28:37 +0000

MINI today announced that they’ll be giving up to 500 test drivers the opportunity to test drive the new no-carbon footprint electric MINI E before it’s released.

The diminutive 3-door MINI E is powered by a 100% electric motor (hybrids are for wusses), and still manages to go from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in about 8.5 seconds. While a top speed of 95 mph (152 km/h) isn’t going to break any world records, it’s plenty for anyone who doesn’t spend much time on the autobahn or the race track.

The car gets its juice from over 5,000 individual power cells, joined together to form a single composite battery. At peak, the motor can crank out 204-horsepower and 162 ft/lb of torque – not too shabby for an electric car.

With a cruising range of 150 miles (appx. 240 km), the MINI E should be fine for heading back and forth to the office, grocery, or any other short haul local destination.

If you live in Southern California, New York City or New Jersey, you could be selected to be one of the lucky early test drivers. For your chance to test out the new MINI E, head on over to MINI Space and fill out the form for more information on applying.

[MINI E Spec Sheet]