You may have seen these floating around the interwebs lately. The new round of MINI ads featuring the new MINI Cabrio. Put together by the good folks at Plantage Berlin , these commercials are pretty amusing. What is shown below is the showroom reel that includes all of the latest ads that dealers will be playing in their showrooms. Enjoy!

If yesterday’s MINI commercial left you a little grossed out, this one may work better for you . Some pretty slick driving makes this a fun video to watch. Check it out and let me know what you think:

While a little disturbing, here is the latest MINI Clubman viral video ad. Check it out:

This was sent in last Monday, but better late than never. My appologies on the delay. Apparently MINI USA has set up a channel on YouTube where they will be posting viral ads for us all to enjoy:

Being a recent “switcher” to the Mac, I have been noticing more and more certain subtle jabs from each camp. Mac “fanboys”, as they are called, take swipes at Microsoft every chance they get, even if it is only comedic. “Winblows” users do the same . Well, it would seem that someone over at MINI USA’s marketing team has a sense of humor and may be on the Mac side of the fence.

In an animation displayed on the site, a large vehicle is shown, trying to parallel park into a tight spot. When the car can’t fit, a text bubble is displayed, showing text characters, representing curse words. One of the characters used happens to be the Windows logo. Quite funny, if I do say so myself.

[ MINI Cooper Uses Microsoft Logo As Curse ]

In an e-mail sent to select MINI owners last night, it looks like MINIUSA is shooting for March to deliver more detailed information on MINI Takes The States 2008. All I will say is, sure would be nice to have this information already, since some of us actually work and need to request vacation time well in advance (sigh). Thanks to MINI_Marc for this find (I apparently am not on the “list” because I did not receive the e-mail):

Here is an oldie but a goodie. Ever have this happen to you ?

In honor of the MINI Clubman’s US debut at the Detroit Auto Show this week, here is a commercial that you should enjoy:

Ok I need some help. I found this video online and am VERY interested to find the game it was captured from. If you have any insight into this, please post it in the comments. The game looks like a hoot to play. By the way - the video does require the DivX plug in to watch. If you are using Firefox it should be a simple click and go install. (Click HERE for the video).

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Look for these cool MINI trading cards in your next issue of MC²Magazine.com. Complete with perforated edges, you can cut these 2-sided cards out and start your very own MINI trading card collection. The front of each card features the four current forms of the MINI, complete with pricing, miles per gallon and horsepower ratings. The back of each card carries over some of this same information but also includes some fun facts about each car. Of course MINI also had to include a stick of gum with each set of cards (beware - the gum is not edible). So the question is - will MINI add to this collection once the Clubman is released? We shall see…

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