2011 MINI Coupe Review – “Eager to Please”

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Mr.CarCoach.

The MINI Coupe is the latest edition to the new MINI family. I say new but, the ‘new’ MINI has been around for ten years; amazing how time flies! It’s certainly been a success too. Recently the two millionth example rolled off the production line in Oxford, UK. Certainly a modern day British success story albeit with financial help from the Germans. I am not going to do the usual cliché of saying how the new MINIs are nothing like the Read The Rest...

2011 Nissan Leaf Review – “Swift, Silent, Progress”

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Mr.CarCoach.

I welcome you all to the world’s first mass produced electric car as well as the Car of the Year 2011, the Nissan LEAF (Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family Car - the “Leaf”). The Leaf is the car that heralds the start of a new generation of full electric cars that will hit the market over the next five years and Nissan is the first to bring its to market. The Leaf’s fairly ordinary appearance hides a technological secret. Not actually powered Read The Rest...