New Mini Sedan Spotted

[YSSMAN]

The next generation Mini Cooper is widely expected to come in standard-length (R56) and extended-wheelbase (R55) variants. What’s not so clear is how many doors the long-wheelbase edition will have. Recent reports have suggested that the stretched Cooper could get two additional doors a la RX-8. These ’suicide doors’ would provide easier access to the back seats — something that should help sell the mini to more families. A new set of spy photos from Autobild show that something is definitely going on around the doors, but we’re still not entirely convinced. (Front View, Side View, Rear Angle, Rear View). The vehicle appears to have a b-pillar, which makes such doors almost impossible in this situation. The pillar could be part of the car’s camo, but that leaves an awfully large area without any structural support — not a good thing for a car that already has an “acceptable” side impact rating.

 

[F1GTR]

Uh-oh...

 

[Dave A]

Kind of defy's the whole point and meaning of Mini.

 

[BMWteamPTG]

haha i was thinking that. im not sure if i like it at all...

 

[YSSMAN]

Well, I presume Mini hopes to take more sales away from the five-door Golf/Rabbit.

But hey, I got an idea Mini... How about you go ahead and build a few more dealerships across the US, so that more people can enjoy your cars. I don't want to have to drive three hours to get my Mini worked on if I would ever buy one... Thats just insane!

 

[Dave A]

Why not build it based on something else, the whole concept of the Mini is a small, packeged car. It's a gimick imo.

 

[Flerbizky]

They can keep it...

 

[YSSMAN]

There was talk a while ago that Mini may even build a small SUV type Cooper, similar to the VW CroosPolo, etc. line.

Of course, that was speculation in Motor Trend, probably the only US Auto Magazine that gets damn near everything wrong... Although they were right about the C6 Corvette...

 

[Max_DC]

Living near Munich this pain in the eye will surround me in the near future. Please kill me

 

[Kylehnat]

Like a penile extension, it just doesn't look right...

 

[Poverty]

Like a penile extension, it just doesn't look right...

Do you speak with experience

We really need a better choice of smiley. Weres the teasing snicker etc

Anyway I agree it just doesnt seem right. Mini sales have been slowing as it is a niche vehicle in the fact that its a fashion car.

 

[Seanman]

Boo. The shape of the Mini has been ruined.

 

[Famine]

If they even dare think of calling it a Clubman, I'll post BMW a pint of my own vomit.

 

[skip0110]

Way to dilute the brand. This is pretty silly.

While they're at it, why not make a Mini full-size truck and SUV and a conversion van. Ford sells a lot of E-series, you know.

 

[JCE]

Why not build it based on something else, the whole concept of the Mini is a small, packeged car. It's a gimick imo.

+1 More proof BMW is out for gimmicky **** and not brand pride. the 1-series is purely rubbish and an attempt to take some sales away from VAG...and it has failed. And now they take the Mini out back and shoot it in the face (as Clarkson would say). Thank god VAG has our backs. BM wake up, you're ruining an exceptionally great car!

Someone get an online petition going and send it to BM to let them know that they are acting like American automakers and ruining things.

 

[Poverty]

I agree. BMW is good at BMW. However with other manufactuers that they own they have dropped the ball alot ie rolls royce and land rover.

 

[ferrari_chris]

Looks like a London taxi!

For me, this falls more inline with the Mini van they had:

Still a dumb idea though.

 

[ExigeEvan]

If they even dare think of calling it a Clubman, I'll post BMW a pint of my own vomit.

I'll pay for the postage.

 

[Dave A]

I agree. BMW is good at BMW. However with other manufactuers that they own they have dropped the ball alot ie rolls royce and land rover.

I dissagree, Rolly Royce has one of the finest car's ever to grace earth and Land Rover is going very strong and has moved up in class quite nicely under BMW. RR and LR however are grown up brands being treated as grown up brands, the Mini brand however is a cult brand and BMW are simply using it to milk it with gimmicks.

 

[Poverty]

I dissagree, Rolly Royce has one of the finest car's ever to grace earth and Land Rover is going very strong and has moved up in class quite nicely under BMW. RR and LR however are grown up brands being treated as grown up brands, the Mini brand however is a cult brand and BMW are simply using it to milk it with gimmicks.

What I meant was that BMW were dumb to sell land rover after all the money they spent on the company and with it doing so well now.

The rolls royce is also a fine car but theyre not exactly making money off the brand. They want it to compete with bentley but they dont know how to do it. Even the BMW boss said they want to be in the position that VAG is with bentley.

So in all there have been a few blunders on BMW's part.

 

[Dave A]

Well you have a point with Land Rover, they had built them p then sold them, regarding RR, I hold them higher than Bentley, this is a good thing and bad, good because it shows they're class and prestige, bad because the main reason is that their model's an hell of an expensive one. Unlike Bentley they don't offer anything in the 100-150 grand bracket, that's where they need to get back into and that's what BMW is talking about. That's the area Bentley dominates, but the Phantom is much better car than any Bentley currently is.

 

[YSSMAN]

Well, here is a really old photo of the new coupe...

 

[Danny]

Ok, firstly would anyone else like to p*ss on the Mini legend?

Secondly, that "Coupe" looks suspiciously identical to the Hatchback. So maybe it's a scam to sell more. Or maybe in my wild accusation sprees, I've missed an obvious reason.

 

[Rogue Ssv]

and thats a sedan is it? looks really #$%@'d up.
they SHOULD however make a new mini moke.
i was at NYIAS on sunday and the mini concept ny wasnt there. WTF?!
i ownd the streets at ford in nfsmw tho. got heat lvl 4 with helicopters spike strips and undercover state pursuit gtos. the state pursuit drives gtos, the national drives vettes and the county drives nameless sedans? those heavy suvs are really heavy tho i hit one head on and i thought i might at least damage it but it just crunched me up like nothing and kept pushing me backwards at 100 mph. scary-@$$ $h17! eventually i got tired of screwing around and being yelled at to 'move ur asse biotch!!!' and lost them. wish i had the game. i turn nfsmw or any game with cops into a destruction derby.

pursuit duration 19:57:0something
unserved infractions 7
cost to state over 100k
bounty 75000 and something
cop cars demolished 9
cop cars tagged 17
roadblocks dodged 7
spike strips dodged 2
fo' shizzl!

 

[Rogue Ssv]

yeah that is the hatch, methinkz
hi ultrabeat remember me?

oh i also got screwd over multiple times on toyota game shows and question giveaway things. they didnt call on me for the ones i knew!!

 

[Rogue Ssv]

if bmw even thinks of developing that thing ill post them a pint of my own vomit

🤬

ill pay for the postage

ill pay to make it first class and send some of my own ... erm ... opinions along with it

hopefully it looks more like the concept tokyo then that picture

 

[Rogue Ssv]

btw how do u quo-- oh w8 nvm didnt see that button

 

[YSSMAN]

New spy-shots of the Mini came up on Autonews.com today:

...Not a bad look I say, especially with the red one...

 

[YSSMAN]

New spy-shots of the Mini came up on Autonews.com today:

...Not a bad look I say, especially with the red one...

 

[Vonie]

The double wipers in the back look stupid.