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MINI SPECIAL EDITIONS Inspired by our rich heritage of design, each MINI Special Edition is a chance to own an unique version of what’s already one of the most distinct cars on the planet. MINI UNTAMED EDITION Get ready to push the boundaries of fun in the new MINI Countryman Untamed Edition, the car that’s inspired by nature and shaped by adventure. MINI UNTOLD EDITION Discover the wild side of sophistication with the new MINI Clubman Untold Edition, the refined car with plenty of room for fun. MINI RESOLUTE EDITION Gather your friends and get ready to roll in the new MINI Resolute Edition, the car that was built to be outgoing and designed to make an impression. MINI PAT MOSS EDITION Blaze a formidable trail in the new MINI John Cooper Works Pat Moss Edition, the car that pays homage to the pioneering spirit of the acclaimed auto rally driver. MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE SIDEWALK EDITION Keep your drive fresh, exciting, and fun with this special edition convertible, available in Deep Laguna metallic, Zesty Yellow, White Silver metallic, or Rooftop Grey metallic. The Sidewalk Edition allows you to enjoy the thrill of chasing summer all year long. Click here for more information.

Loyal Owners Receive Up To $2,000 Off When You Custom Order Your Next MINI. We Can Help You Design And Order Your Perfect Car. Click here to view inventory. Available to existing MINI Owners and those who have owned a MINI in the past 12 months. Customer must provide prior MINI VIN to confirm eligibility. Offer is for a custom-ordered new 2023 select MINI models at participating MINI Dealers through 09/30/2022. Must take delivery by 01/02/2023. $1,000 applied against MSRP on 2023 MINI Cooper Models (Excluding MINI Cooper SE, Plug-In Hybrid, and Classic trim models). $2,000 applied against MSRP on 2023 MINI Cooper S and JCW models (Excluding MINI Cooper SE, Plug-In Hybrid, and Classic trim models). Cannot be combined with any other current lease, finance or cash offers. Valid on final negotiated price. Vehicle must be ordered at participating MINI dealership for future delivery. Cannot be applied towards tax, title, registration, destination, handling or other dealership fees.

A driver at the Mobil gas station, Said, said “it's a very lucky day. Any day is lucky when you get free gas. Totally unexpected.” Passport Auto Group shared the locations of the gas stations for their one-day event on Instagram. The gas stations included a Shell station, a Citgo station located in Camp Springs, Maryland, and a Mobil station in Alexandria, Virginia. • Employees of Team Passport, including President Everett Hellmuth and Vice President Jay Klein, pumped gas and distributed water and tips on how to save money on gas. Below are ten money-saving tips at the gas pump: • Check your tires: Make sure your tires are properly inflated. • Studies show that 20% to 30% of a vehicle's fuel consumption is tire-related. • Buy gas early or late in the day: Gas is cooler and more dense earlier in the day. As temperatures rise, gas density falls, and you get less of it when you pump. Drive at optimized speeds if possible: Cars are optimized for fuel efficiency at speeds between 55 and 65 mph, but always abide by the speed limit. • Cruise control: Use cruise control to maintain a steady and constant speed over long distances. Preserve gas: Turn off your vehicle when waiting; excess idling can waste gas. • Don’t carry extra weight: The more you carry around in your car or trunk, the more fuel you will burn transporting it. Glide in and out of your stops: Abrupt increasing and decreasing can have a real impact on your gas consumption. • Ask about cash savings: Look for stations that provide discounts for paying in cash (not debit) instead of credit; the stations save on credit card fees and pass the savings directly to you. • Download a gas app: Using one can sometimes save you more than $0.20 per gallon. • Acquire a gas rewards credit card: Many pay you back anywhere from 6-8% of your gas purchases. Visit Passport Auto Group’s Instagram page here to see a video on their free gas day event, and follow them to learn more ways they support the local community. Passport Auto Group is proud to support their local community throughout the year through their Passport Cares program.

RECHARGED WITH TONS OF NEW FEATURES The legendary design and all-electric power of the MINI Electric Hardtop 2 Door has been updated with fresh technological and stylish features. Fully loaded with more standard premium features, the MINI Electric drive is even more fun than before. The Electric Hatch now comes with more standard premium exterior features. We reenergized this model down to the smallest details. From new wheels to redesigned front and back grilles, and standard LED Headlights and Union Jack Tail lights to air curtains that give you a more aerodynamic drive this electric MINI is looking fresh. more We wanted to make the MINI Electric Hardtop 2 Door a great example of how a car can keep you safe and comfortable with the best technology. We amped up the interior with ambient lighting, a visually updated dashboard design, and brand-new designs for the steering wheel and air vents. Your iconic MINI Electric will always have your back with the new standard Lane Departure Warning, built to ensure your safety on the road with visual warning and vibrations in the steering wheel to notify you when you are drifting from your lane. We've also included standard Active Driving Assistant with active safety features such as Pedestrian and Front Collision Warning with City Collision Mitigation. We turned the volume way up when it came to the Electric Hardtop 2 Door radio, now equipped standard with Apple CarPlay®. This model now features the larger 8.8” Touchscreen with an updated user interface and High Gloss Black detail. We also replaced the Analog Cluster with our brand new Dynamic Digital Instrument Cluster. Now, you can easily view information like Vehicle Speed, Driving Modes, Turn-by-Turn Navigation, Communications, Multimedia, and much more digitally. POTENTIAL FINANCIAL BENEFITS • $7,500 Potential Federal Tax Credit • $3,500 in Fuel Savings over 5 Years • State and Local Incentives Click here to view inventory.

BUILD YOUR NEW MINI. Are you searching for that special MINI? Having trouble finding that certain color, trim or equipment package? Building your next vehicle can save you valuable time in your search! Let MINI of Montgomery County help you drive home in your future car! Click here to begin or tell us what you are searching for and one of our helpful MINI experts will contact you to get your order started. We may have a similar vehicle already on its way to our store! If we know what you are searching for we can make sure to reserve that MINI for you when it arrives. If you have some questions, Click here to see our frequently asked questions to help you in the order process.

BATTERY REPLACEMENT $25.00 off with installation Complimentary battery test prior to purchase. Replacement includes registering and coding new battery Click here to schedule service. Plus tax, shop supplies, hazardous waste fee, if applicable. Must present when service order is written. One offer per customer. May not be combined with other offers. Not applicable to prior purchases. See service advisor for more details.

MINI Alternate Transportation Passport MINI offers alternate transportation while you wait for your vehicle to be serviced. Whether you need to get back home or drive to work, Passport MINI provides many transportation options based on availability, service time, and location: LOANER: If a loaner car is available, Passport MINI will provide a car for the time necessary to service your vehicle. RENTAL: If loaners are not available, Passport MINI will connect you with a local car rental based on availability. RIDE-SHARE: Passport MINI offers ride-sharing options for service customers, such as Uber or Lyft. For qualifying repairs*, we offer complimentary rides within 10 miles of the dealership! *min. $100.00 repair/ maintenance or covered repair under warranty Click here to schedule service. more The following items are required for a loaner vehicle: VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE: The driver must be at least 21 years old. No third-party drivers. Loaners will only be given to the owner of the vehicle in for service. PROOF OF INSURANCE: Must have a current and valid auto insurance card. Full coverage is required. CREDIT CARD: Must have a valid credit card. A $250.00 hold will be placed on the credit card or debit card for any incidentals. The hold will be released when the loaner vehicle is returned. Loaner Policy Terms • Area of use – Our loaner is being provided for temporary use while your vehicle is in for repairs. Our loaner must stay in a 75-mile range from the DMV area. • No Smoking – Smoking is strictly prohibited. Smoking in the vehicle will result in a $199.00 fee. • Refill fuel – Please return the loaner vehicle with the same amount of fuel at the time of check out. A $6.50 per gallon refueling fee will be assessed for any fuel that is not replaced. • Return on time – Please return our loaner by 9am following the day of completion of repairs or estimate provided for your vehicle. A late fee of $75.00 per day will applied for vehicles not returned on time. • Parking/Red light/Speeding cameras – Tickets received while using a loaner vehicle are the customer’s responsibility. You will be charged the total amount of the ticket plus a $50.00 per violation processing fee. • Mileage limitations – The maximum mileage is 100 miles per day. If this limit is exceeded there will be a charge of $1.00 per mile over the allotted amount.

Sunshine, rising temperatures, fresh green scenery: Right on time for summer, MINI is presenting the all-electric MINI Cooper SE as a convertible for the first time. Not as a series production version, but as a unique specimen that shows how the path to an all-electric premium brand could continue and also electrify classic sporty open-air driving in the future. As an open four-seater, the MINI Cooper SE Convertible is the world's only premium convertible with a fully electric drivetrain in the small car segment. With this frontrunner, the British premium brand combines classic sportiness, maximum open-top driving fun and locally emission-free electric mobility for the first time. The one-off model will be shown to the public for the first time at the traditional community event "MINI Takes the States" in the USA. The winding roads between Burlington in Vermont and Greenville- Spartanburg in South Carolina are perfect for giving the assembled MINI community a first impression of the typical MINI go-kart feeling in the outfit of a MINI Cooper SE Convertible. more The unique specimen is based on the body of the MINI Cooper S Convertible. The electrified MINI Convertible also shares the dimensions of 3,863 mm in length with a wheelbase of 2,495 mm, a width of 1,727 mm and a height of 2,495 mm. The load volume in the luggage compartment also remains unchanged at 160 l. The drive technology comes from the BMW Group's electric mobility competence centres in Dingolfing and Landshut. The MINI Cooper SE Convertible uses the same drive components as the three-door MINI Cooper SE. The exceptionally harmonious axle load distribution due to the small electric motor favours agile and easily controllable handling. With the top down now in the future, too. The 135 kW/184 hp electric motor, like in the MINI Cooper SE, transfers the agile handling with the hallmark go-kart feeling to the world of electric mobility and enables acceleration from a standstill to 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds. With a range of 230 kilometres determined in the WLTP test cycle, open-air excursions in urban environments as well as well beyond the city limits are possible. The MINI Cooper SE Convertible combines open-top driving fun with clever functionality. The fully electric and thus particularly quiet textile soft top can be opened and closed within 18 seconds. At the touch of a button, the soft top can be activated when driving up to 30 km/h and allows three settings: open, closed or as a sunroof. With this one-off, MINI is appealing to the ever-growing fan community of the brand's hallmark open-air driving fun and, at the same time, electrifying the global vehicle market with another segment - sustainably, transparently and comprehensibly. The successful transformation of the MINI brand to electric mobility is demonstrated particularly impressively by the example of the MINI Cooper SE model. With growth of plus 132%, the model was the pulse generator for the MINI brand in 2021. In Germany, the largest market for the MINI Cooper SE, almost every third MINI is already electrified. To make this enthusiasm for electrified driving sustainable, MINI makes every day charging easy and convenient. MINI Charging provides MINI drivers in Germany with flexible solutions for charging at home and at work, as well as access to one of the largest public charging networks in Europe, comprising more than 250,000 charging points

4-YEAR/50,000-MILE LIMITED WARRANTY At MINI, our commitment to quality, durability and customer satisfaction is clearly demonstrated by the 4-year/50,000-mile MINI New Passenger Car Limited Warranty and a 12-year/unlimited-mileage warranty against rust perforation. And we're not just talking about a couple key parts of your MINI. Our warranty covers everything, bumper to bumper and everything in between, except the tires.† All model year 2019 and 2020 MINI vehicles and newer sold or leased by an authorized MINI dealer come standard with Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance for the first 3 years or 36,000 miles whichever comes first. Only the following maintenance items are included with Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance when they are performed as outlined in the vehicle’s Maintenance booklet: Engine oil and filter, Brake fluid, Cabin microfilter, Engine air filter, Spark plugs and Remote control key battery NON-TRANSFERABILITY: Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance program is an exclusive benefit that applies to the initial purchaser, owner, or lessee of a new vehicle, sales demonstrator vehicle, Aftersales Mobility Program vehicle, or BMW Group company vehicle from an authorized MINI dealer in the United States (including Puerto Rico). Coverage is not transferable to subsequent purchasers, owners, or lessees. The sole exception to the non-transferability of coverage is that household transfers – transfers within the United States (including Puerto Rico) to members of the household of the initial purchaser, owner, or lessee of a MINI vehicle from an authorized MINI dealer – will not terminate coverage. Household transfers are limited solely to transfers to a current or former spouse or spousal equivalent, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild from the initial purchaser, owner, or lessee of a vehicle. In the event of a household transfer, purchasers, owners, or lessees of a MINI vehicle should promptly advise their authorized MINI dealer to document and confirm the household transfer for purposes of coverage. The payoff of a loan on a vehicle by the initial purchaser and the purchase of a leased vehicle by the initial lessee are not considered transfers for purposes of coverage.

Community Involvement, Sponsorship & Social Responsibility Since 1991, Passport Auto Group has been proud to serve our Washington, D.C. community with excellence in sales, service, and customer care. Philanthropy has been at the core of our enterprise since the very beginning. Collectively, the dealerships and owners have contributed over $4 million to local and international nonprofit organizations. Passport is proud to partner with many deserving charities and outreach organizations that work towards improving the lives of area residents each and every day. more Regional and National Support • Alex's Army Childhood Cancer Foundation • Alexandria Seaport Foundation • Bishop Ireton High School • Brain Injury Services • Campagna Center • Carpenter’s Shelter • Central Union Mission • Blessed to Help Food Donation Program • Genesis Covenant Church vDollars for Scholars College Scholarship Fund • Key to Karma Inc. • LifeStyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc. • Maple Springs Church Food Donation Program • Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church • Prison Fellowship Angel Tree Youth Summer Camp Program • Project Bridges • Tunnels to Towers Foundation • US Paralympic • Women of Prince George's County International Support Our international philanthropy efforts focus on alleviating poverty by providing food, healthcare, shelter, and spiritual nourishment to those in need. • Africa New Life Ministries • Cross International • Food for the Poor • Helping Haitian Angels Passport's success has been a result of one-to-one relationships with our customers and our employees. With this in mind we highly encourage employees to belong to clubs, organizations or networking groups. In addition, we donate both time and money to worthy community requests to thank the community for their support and to make our community a better place to work and live. Do you work for a local non-profit organization or know of a need in our community? Click here for our team’s consideration.

Receive a $100 Mail-In Rebate Receive a $100 Visa Prepaid Card when you buy four eligible Bridgestone, Continental, or Pirelli tires. July 1-31, 2022. Click here to shop tires. *Contact dealer for details regarding eligible tires. Submit your claim online, or mail claim form and a copy of your invoice to receive a Visa Prepaid card in the amount of $100 on valid purchases made between July 1 and July 31, 2022. Invoices must clearly indicate the tire brand and part number; please circle or highlight this information. Limit one mail-in offer per qualifying purchase. Only two rebates per household. Offer available only at participating US MINI dealers. Eligible part numbers set by Dealer Tire. Offer valid for US residents only. Final claims must be submitted by August 15, 2022, and received no later than August 31, 2022. Any submissions received after August 31, 2022, will not be honored, acknowledged or returned. MINI or its authorized dealers or tire manufacturers are not responsible for noncomplying rebate claim submissions or for electronic data submission errors, lost, late, illegible, postage-due, or undeliverable mail. Online claims will receive a confirmation of submission; please retain this confirmation. Make copies for your records. Void where taxed, restricted, or prohibited by law. All decisions made by the sponsor (or its authorized representatives) relating to the validity of any submissions are final and binding. This promotion is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Rebate paid in the form of a Visa Prepaid card. Card will be sent to customer's address provided above within 8-10 weeks after receipt of this completed rebate form and copy of original invoice. Card is issued by MetaBank®, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. No cash access or recurring payments. Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted. Card valid for up to 6 months; unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date. Card terms and conditions apply.

MINI TAKES THE STATES (MTTS) 2022, the legendary MINI owners rally hosted by MINI USA, kicked off this weekend from Farr’s Field in Waterbury, Vermont. Over the next five days, over 2,000 MINI owners with over 600 MINI Cooper vehicles from across the model range will explore a total of nine states and eight cities, raising money for Best Friends Animal Society, a leading animal welfare organization dedicated to ending the euthanizing of dogs and cats in American animal shelters by 2025. The kickoff also marks the debut of the MINI Motoring Club of America (MMCA), a new national MINI car club for MINI owners and enthusiasts open to MINI owners from across the country. Making its return after four years, the biennial MTTS trek will cover more than 1,700 miles in total. MINI owners will be traveling down an inland route from Vermont to South Carolina on state and county roads, stopping in eight cities along the way, with more than 80 pets and their owners coming along for the ride. more “We’re so excited to be back for another unforgettable MINI TAKES THE STATES experience,” said Caryn Grun, head of experiential marketing at MINI USA. “After 4 long years, we have provided the MINI Community an epic road trip to Reunite and Rally together.” A portion of each MTTS participant’s registration fee is donated to Best Friends Animal Society, and MINI USA will be hosting an adoption event at in Greenville, South Carolina, along with Century MINI, Greenville County Animal Care, and Greenville Humane Society. MINI owners, friends and family can also donate to Best Friends on behalf of MINI TAKES THE STATES at this link or by clicking the “Fundraise Now’ button on MINITAKESTHESTATES.com. With the all new MMCA, MINI fans will be able to connect more broadly with each other and with the MINI brand, taking advantage of a host of member benefits and activities. The MMCA will be present at the morning Rise & Rally events in all eight cities where MTTS will be stopping during the week-long road trip. MINI enthusiasts in attendance can learn more about the club and sign up for more information as the club prepares to launch its official membership drive in the fall of this year. More information on the club can be found at minimotoringclub.org. In 2018, 3,600 MINI owners took part in a Rally to the Rockies, taking an adventure of over 5,000 miles through 15 cities and 14 states. Two groups drove on two separate routes for a three-day festival of all things MINI. MINI owners looking to join in on the fun can still register at MINITAKESTHESTATES.com or on-site the day of the event in each city.