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Avenue of the Giants Weekend Run - Sat. March 23, 2024

Saturday will be a very full day of cruising from Novato up through the Avenue of the Giants and ending at Eel River Brewing in Fortuna. Sun...

"City" BMW/MINI/?

CarandDriver.com reports that in 2012 BMW plans to release the first offering of a super-efficient EV car that will be smaller and cost less than the next generation MINI Cooper and BMW 1-series that will be introduced in 2011. The vehicle, called "City," may or may not be badged either a BMW or MINI. BMW also holds the rights to Riley and Triumph, but considering the reputation of electrical systems in British cars, BMW chairman and CEO Norbert Reithofer knows redeploying those old names probably isn’t the best idea.