Mini Crossover testing mule spotted in camoflage. Check out the gallery - the black car, much smaller, in front of the Mini? That's a BMW 1 Series.

I'm pretty ambivalent towards the MINI, the Clubman does annoy me on so many different levels, but Leyland/Rover should have put a caveat on the Mini brand before they sold it to BMW. Namely that subsequent models should not have their own area codes.

i dont class that as a mini.



TUCK3R

sporty SUV's piss me off, but using the Mini name for an SUV is worse.

well hopefully they'll destroy the MINI name/reputation, be forced to stop making them as no one will buy them, and we can all go back to enjoying our mini's in relative peace and tranquility.

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tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

get over it

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1965 Riley Elf
1974 Ex Army Moke
1997 Rover Cooper
2002 JCW Cooper
2003 JCW Cooper S

I think BMW have forgotten what word mini actually means

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'72 English Van...'72 Export Moke ...63' 850...KZ 750E1...'74 P76

I like it

It simply doesn't look like a mini

I do however like the paint job, very trippy

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

Oh and your title Argh! They're building it! Flee! Run to the hills!!! wont work as it's 4WD, it'll be able to go up the hills

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

you are kidding right? that ugly bastard won't be able to drive on the footpath let alone a decent rough track. BMW know their target market does not need/want to go off road. And that is the point of the exercise. For many years BMW have made a great profit from marketing options instead of cars, a higher profit than Toyota made by selling many times more cars. This is just another platform in one of their brands to sell more options.

i think it is horribly ugly myself

cheers
michael

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66 Mini Minor sponsored by http://www.lifeonthehedge.com.au/ The Dog Harness Specialists
It was a pleasure ausmini. I'll miss all you misfits and reprobates

I am glad they are building it !!! Now we can finally get back to having eather a Mini or......bimi.....no middle ground !!!

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Its not the size that matters.........
Rover Mini Cooper 1993 spi - current
Rover Mini Cooper 1998 ( Tahti Blue/white)
Rover Mini Cooper 1992 ( Brg),1987 Mayfair

I am over it...

I owned one of the first BINI coopers on the road in Australia. was a great car. I sold it two years ago, but I'm over it because of things like this. they are milking the mini name for all it's worth and it's disgusting.

what, on the car, relates to the original mini, apart from some ever-loosening styling cues? in no way does it represent anything that the original mini ever did.

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tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

obviously not over it

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1965 Riley Elf
1974 Ex Army Moke
1997 Rover Cooper
2002 JCW Cooper
2003 JCW Cooper S

depends on how you define "it"

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tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

lol true!

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1965 Riley Elf
1974 Ex Army Moke
1997 Rover Cooper
2002 JCW Cooper
2003 JCW Cooper S