Daily Archives: April 19, 2012

MINI Roadster priced at £18,000


MINI has revealed how much the Roadster will cost when it hits the showrooms shortly. It’ll be £18,020 before you’ve even put any stripes on the bonnet. That puts the two-seat convertible, based on the MINI Coupé, squarely against the Mazda MX-5. A base model one of those, with a 1.8 petrol engine, costs £17,990.

Women’s World Car of the Year; Range Rover Evoque


The Women’s World Car of the Year (WWCOTY) has been announced: the Range Rover Evoque. If you’re wondering what Women’s World Car of the Year is, it was set up in 2009 to create an award specific to “the fastest growing consumer segment in the world and arguably the most influential.” That’s women. They are: safety, value-for-money, aesthetic appearance, storage space, child–friendliness, ease-of-driving, colour, sex appeal and environmental footprint.