Abbas–Mustan’s Players’ first trailer shown
The trailer for Abbas–Mustan’s Players, the remake of the remake of The Italian Job, has been released. The authorized remake, licensed by Paramount, has been filmed in India, New Zealand and Russia, with the trade-mark Mini chase scene shot in Wellington. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, […]
Mini Roadster unveiled: company calls it ‘spontaneous, open, irresistible’
Mini has announced its sixth model, the Roadster, essentially a convertible version of its recently released Coupé. The Roadster is the first time Mini has released an open-top two-seater. Like the Coupé, it’s a three-box shape, with stowage area behind the seats, and sizeable boot (240 l compared with the Coupé’s 280). As […]
New Zealand Fashion Week: rocking the runway, day 2
Stolen Girlfriends The eternally cool kids at Stolen Girlfriends know how to put on a show. The masters of spectacle this year had the fashionistas waiting out in the cold and rain for the beginning of their show with not a grumble in ear shot—a hard achievement by no mean feat. The revving of the […]
Mini releases details, images and footage of new Coupé
Mini has released pictures of its new Coupé, with the camouflage of the previous official photos removed. Footage of the car has also been released, with the Mini Coupé photographed by Oscar nominee César Charlone in Rio de Janeiro, Iceland and Hong Kong. The most noticeable feature of the Coupé is the lower […]
Mini shows camouflaged pics of new Coupé
If you can work out the line underneath the camouflage, this is the new Mini Coupé, the model that preserves the existing car’s wheel-at-each-corner look, but has a lowered roofline and even more of a go-kart appearance. BMW calls the roofline a ‘helmet roof’. With the two seats, luggage space is expected to be […]
Dairy Queen rewards acts of kindness with Mini Countryman competition
We’re sure many of us have, at some time or another, hoped that people doing good deeds would be recorded with more than karma. If you’re the type who commits acts of kindness, Dairy Queen is running a competition for American readers which rewards people for those good deeds. The prize: one of six […]
Abbas–Mustan’s Players films at Miramar
After stints in Rongotai and Wellington central in New Zealand, the Abbas–Mustan brothers’ Players, the Indian remake of Paramount’s The Italian Job, shifted to Burnham Wharf at Miramar today—putting them near Peter Jackson territory and not far from where parts of his King Kong were filmed. Lead members of the cast were present, and […]
Mini previews Paceman coupé concept
Mini has released images of its next concept ahead of its official début at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The Mini Paceman is, once you take away the marketing-speak, a coupé version of the Mini Countryman crossover, and shares its frontal look with that model. Parent company BMW calls […]
Stolen Girlfriends’ Club will stream Fashion Week show online
This just in from fashion editor Sopheak Seng at New Zealand Fashion Week: Stolen Girlfriends’ Club will showcase its autumn–winter 2011 collection, entitled Last Night’s Party, this evening as part of New Zealand Fashion Week. The collection will be streamed online at www.3news.co.nz/stolengirlfriends, thanks to the help of Vodafone. Stolen Girlfriends’ Club’s show is […]
Audi releases first official video of A1
Audi has released its first official video, along with accompanying photographs, of its A1 model, to début at next month’s Salon de Genève car show. The emphasis of the new model is on quality, which Audi says its young buyers want in a compact package. The A1 model is aimed squarely at the BMW […]
