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Monday, January 3, 2011

Small 3-door Crossover by MINI

Company MINI declassified the new conceptual car — three-door compact crossover Paceman. This car will be presented to general public in the middle of January of next year on Detroit Motor Show. About it it's told in the official press release.

2012 MINI Paceman from a Countryman platform

The novelty is constructed on a Countryman, however the prototype overall length on 13 mm is more (4110 mm), than at MINI Countryman, and the height — on 20 mm is less (1541 mm). Besides, at Paceman similar registration of a front part of a body, including a windshield, headlights, radiator and bumper.

The crossover prototype is equipped by the 211-strong four-cylinder gasoline engine in volume of 1,6 litres which is established on tuning versions MINI by John Cooper Works studio, and system of all wheel drive All4.

According to representatives of the British manufacturer, the decision on possibility of serial release of a three-door crossover MINI for the present is not accepted. However if the general management gives to the project a "green light" on the conveyor the similar car appears in two years and, as experts assume, becomes the most expensive MINI model.

Monday, April 12, 2010

MINI Coupe Concept Car Pictures

Check out these cool Mini Coupe concept car pictures. It has been exactly 50 years since the first MINI was introduced to the public on August 26, 1959. To celebrate MINI’s birthday, BMW has unveiled this sporty MINI Coupé Concept.

Limited to two seats, the car is designed to accommodate even the most powerful engine currently available in the MINI – and with the 1.6-litre twin-scroll turbocharged power unit, MINI Coupé promises to offer truly outstanding performance.

MINI Coupé Concept will be demonstrated at the Frankfurt Motor Show from the 17th to the 27th of September 2009

Sunday, April 11, 2010

NEW MINI: Coupe and Roadster

MINI coupe

The first images of serial versions MINI have filtered into the Internet in bodies of a coupe and a roadster.

The patented MINI

The given 3D computer illustrations have been prepared for the European patent bureau.

MINI Roadster

Mini Coupe & Roadster concepts

Unfortunately, on illustrations for patent department there are no interiors, therefore it is difficult to judge how in a coupe and a roadster back seats will look and whether there will be they in general.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Hatchbacks MINI prepare for updating

, MINI Cooper

On Friday, on March, 19th, at the disposal of British magazine Car there were the first espionage photos of updated hatchback MINI Cooper made during tests of this car. On preliminary data, restyling the car will be declassified in August of current year, and the world premiere will take place in the autumn on a motor show in Paris.

New hatchback MINI Cooper

Judging by the pictures, updated MINI Cooper will receive other forward bumper with the changed air inlet and the new registration, new back lanterns and little bit changed back bumper. The hatchback interior also will undergo to small modernisation. The salon will be issued in style of crossover Countryman, whose premiere has taken place in March on a motor show in Geneva.

Hatchback MINI Cooper

It is expected, that the scale of engines of a hatchback will not change, however subsequently in a ruler new units and hybrid power-plants will be added. According to magazine Car sources, hybrid updatings which for 10-15 percent will be more economic petrol, it is necessary to wait only for MINI for following generation. In the European market completely new "Coopers" will appear in 2013.