MINI Faithful Gather in France for 'MINI United 2012' Festival

This past weekend, from May 11 to 13, some 30,000 Mini enthusiasts from 50 countries around the world assembled in Le Castelle, France, for the 'MINI United 2012' festival breaking the previous record of 25,000 attendees at last year's MINI United at Silverstone in Great Britain.

Most fans turned up in their own regular and customized Minis with some even driving as far as 6,490 km (4,032 miles) from the outer regions of Russia to France.

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Video: 2009 JCW MINI Cooper S & Clubman 208 HP

Following the announcement on the most powerful factory versions of the Cooper S hatch and its Clubman sibling last week (pics and details), MINI released an official video contain driving and static footage. Both John Cooper Works (JCW) models are equipped with a supped up version of the 1.6 litre engine with Twin Scroll turbocharger that delivers 208 HP or 155 kW. The MINI John Cooper Works accelerates in 6.5 seconds from 0–100 km/h (62 mph) while the Clubman needs 0.3 sec more. –Video after the jump