AC Schnitzer Claims to have Built the Fastest MINI with its New Eagle Concept

Is an impressive run around the Hockenheim Circuit enough to crown a car the fastest of its kind? Well, according to BMW Group tuning specialist AC Schnitzer, the answer to the above question is yes. The German company raced its John Cooper Works MINI-based Eagle Concept car at the Hockenheim Circuit recording a lap time of 1:13,341 minutes.

AC Schnitzer says the Eagle beat several thoroughbred sports cars such as the Ferrari California (1:13,5 minutes) and the Porsche 911 Turbo (1:14,6 minutes), and was left behind only by specially tuned or hardcore models like the KTM X-Bow and the BMW M3 Kompressor.

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Rough & Tough MINI DSQUARED² Glides Down the Catwalk in Vienna

The BMW Group’s Mini division continues to support the Life Ball gala, Europe’s largest annual charity event in the fight against HIV and AIDS, by commissioning designers to fashion up its cars and then offer them up for auction. For this year’s event in Vienna, Austria, brothers Dean and Dan Caten, who are better known as the Canadian designer duo DSQUARED², crafted the Red Mudder based on the three-door Mini Cooper S.

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MINI Cooper S Clubman with Airstream Trailer Concept

Airstream, the oldest and one of the most recognized recreational vehicle manufacturers in the world has teamed up with MINI to create a one-off Cooper S Clubman with a trailer that will be presented for the first time at the INTERNI DESIGN ENERGIES exhibition in Milan that runs from Tuesday 21 to Thursday 30 April. The Clubman and Aistream trailer's interior have been designed by Republic of Fritz Hansen, a Copenhagen based premium furniture brand.

Amongst others, the Airstream trailer's interior will feature a new interpretations of Arne Jacobsen's Egg and Swan Chair and a table set up with four unique Series Seven chairs.

On the outside, the MINI Cooper S Clubman and the 22ft Airstream trailer enjoy the same exterior details including newly designed five spoke alloy wheels and lime-green pin stripping.