SCOOP! 2012 third generation MINI cooper finished clay models pics leaked!

sidindica · 14th May 2009, 11:28

pics cannot be posted due to copyright issues.

link:

Future Mini - Histoire de culte - ActualitÃ©s - L'Automobile Magazine

f450 · 14th May 2009, 12:04

Is it just my imagination or are those actually roof rails on the car???? What do they think this is? A Cayenne?

But the interiors look great. Only artistic renditions I know, but if they look anything like that....

PhrozenFire · 14th May 2009, 15:11

Looks quite ugly IMO. Nothing like the cute original, or the model that this one would replace.
Is the second one intended to be an off road version? Whats with the roof rails and the overly accentuated flared wheel arches?

amit V8 · 14th May 2009, 15:30

i am going to puke. what's the point in creating a garbage like this??

cooldude1988765 · 14th May 2009, 15:35

I wish they send all the manufacturing equipment of the current mini to india ad sell it here.
Would love te current mini in India even if it is an "OUTDATED" model.

pranava999 · 14th May 2009, 15:38

+1 cooldude

better india than china!

the car has an ogre like grumpiness about it. not the least bit appealing. some designs are classic and timeless, they don't need to be reworked a whole lot. if this ever goes into production bmw will be making a huge mistake and dent the minis appeal and aura

IMO i think this is just a ploy to gauge mini aficionados reactions and to strength test the mini's appeal.

Nitin · 15th May 2009, 02:40

Very average looks,IMO. A Fiat Punto style?

mohit · 15th May 2009, 03:02

What are they planning to do?? And what's with thet SUV style mini?? That looks like a love child of a cayenne and a mini!

varun911 · 15th May 2009, 03:02

The design of the car does loose the Mini appeal. Looks more like an SUV. Hope this is just a mock-up ploy.

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Originally Posted by f450

Is it just my imagination or are those actually roof rails on the car???? What do they think this is? A Cayenne?

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Originally Posted by PhrozenFire

Whats with the roof rails and the overly accentuated flared wheel arches?

I dont think those are roof rails, they look like the panel of the folding sunroof.

pranava999 · 15th May 2009, 17:55

it's probably the Crossman (due in 2010), a kind of shrunken Mini SUV - a variant for mainly the US market with an intent to expand the brand without diluting it. There is also a clubman version (stretched version)

Nitin · 15th May 2009, 20:57

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Originally Posted by pranava999

it's probably the Crossman (due in 2010), a kind of shrunken Mini SUV - a variant for mainly the US market with an intent to expand the brand without diluting it. There is also a clubman version (stretched version)

I wonder what the demand for this version would be, given that the Clubman's a rare sight in most parts.

pranava999 · 15th May 2009, 21:32

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Originally Posted by Nitin

I wonder what the demand for this version would be, given that the Clubman's a rare sight in most parts.

I just think someone in Mini America's marketing team has got it all wrong. This is definitely going to dilute the charm of the mini.

14000rpm · 17th May 2009, 10:32

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Originally Posted by pranava999

I just think someone in Mini America's marketing team has got it all wrong. This is definitely going to dilute the charm of the mini.

or is it the birth of an all new genre of pseudo SUV's.

14th May 2009, 11:28	#1
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,892 Thanked: 8,106 Times	SCOOP! 2012 third generation MINI cooper finished clay models pics leaked! pics cannot be posted due to copyright issues. link: Future Mini - Histoire de culte - ActualitÃ©s - L'Automobile Magazine
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14th May 2009, 12:04	#2
f450 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 794 Thanked: 7 Times	Is it just my imagination or are those actually roof rails on the car???? What do they think this is? A Cayenne? But the interiors look great. Only artistic renditions I know, but if they look anything like that....
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PhrozenFire BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 267 Thanked: 5 Times	Looks quite ugly IMO. Nothing like the cute original, or the model that this one would replace. Is the second one intended to be an off road version? Whats with the roof rails and the overly accentuated flared wheel arches?
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amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	i am going to puke. what's the point in creating a garbage like this??
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cooldude1988765 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,042 Thanked: 194 Times	I wish they send all the manufacturing equipment of the current mini to india ad sell it here. Would love te current mini in India even if it is an "OUTDATED" model.
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14th May 2009, 15:38	#6
pranava999 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 845 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	+1 cooldude better india than china! the car has an ogre like grumpiness about it. not the least bit appealing. some designs are classic and timeless, they don't need to be reworked a whole lot. if this ever goes into production bmw will be making a huge mistake and dent the minis appeal and aura IMO i think this is just a ploy to gauge mini aficionados reactions and to strength test the mini's appeal. Last edited by pranava999 : 14th May 2009 at 15:42.
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Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Very average looks,IMO. A Fiat Punto style?
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mohit BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto / Kurukshetra Posts: 677 Thanked: 168 Times	What are they planning to do?? And what's with thet SUV style mini?? That looks like a love child of a cayenne and a mini!
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15th May 2009, 17:55	#10
pranava999 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 845 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	it's probably the Crossman (due in 2010), a kind of shrunken Mini SUV - a variant for mainly the US market with an intent to expand the brand without diluting it. There is also a clubman version (stretched version)
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