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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...

MINI - 500cc Per Cylinder Engines Coming Soon

The upcoming three-cylinder MINI engines will be part of a range of engines (all the way up to a V-8, utilizing a new common 500cc per cylinder base design which also uses Direct-Injection and Turbo charging. The new BMW 1 and 3 Series will receive it first, but other BMW/MINI models will also inherit this engine. The ultimate goal is to save resources in engine development costs and engine production for the two brands. The three-cylinder will deliver amazing fuel consumption but still retain BMW/MINI performance charactistics.

[Sources: BMWBlog and BimmerFile]