It looks unhappy. Kinda tired of all the angy looking cars. Heard a rumor that female buyers prefer aggressive looking grills/fronts.
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Nov. 22, 2010 12:46 p.m. oldtin HalfDork
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Nov. 22, 2010 12:51 p.m. TJ SuperDork
The grille reminds me of this.
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Nov. 22, 2010 12:55 p.m. 2002maniac HalfDork
Not so 'mini' anymore is it?
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Nov. 22, 2010 1:00 p.m. fastclown Reader
It's GREAT to see that BMW is keeping with the heritage of the real Mini.... I guess their target buyers are women and those that buy into their marketing campaign.
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Nov. 22, 2010 1:04 p.m. triumph5 HalfDork
If the price is close to a 3-series, they might be competing against themselves.
That things an abortion. The Clubman, while bigger, could still be called a Mini. That. That's a 4-door 1-series BMW.
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Nov. 22, 2010 2:07 p.m. mistanfo SuperDork
I did enjoy the ad I saw in a magazine this weekend, of the car making a snow angel. Then again, I have been known to spontaneously make them myself. Still, I cannot see myself buying one, new or used.
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Nov. 22, 2010 2:12 p.m. mndsm Dork
I'm actually quite interested in the Countryman as a possible supplement to the current CooperS we have, when I finally convince the wife to let me race that car.
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Nov. 22, 2010 2:22 p.m. oldtin HalfDork
Just occurred to me it's the pedestrian safety stuff for the taller front end.... wanders off mumbling about remembering when cars could cut you off clean at the ankles, not splatter you on the grill like a mack truck.
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Nov. 22, 2010 3:49 p.m. ahutson03 New Reader
Wheres the wood body molding? It can't be a countryman without wood. I guess I should also ask then why the Cooper is the base model and the Clubman has the same nose as a Cooper but all that just brings up a whole host of reasons I probably will never have a MINI product parked next to my MK1 Cooper S in the garage
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Nov. 22, 2010 3:56 p.m. triumph5 HalfDork
So whose going to build the first stretch limo Mini? Oxymoron if there ever was. Somone's probably already done it, like that 4-door MGB that showed up in hotlinked section a while ago....
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Nov. 22, 2010 4:08 p.m. m4ff3w SuperDork
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Nov. 22, 2010 4:15 p.m. triumph5 HalfDork
So when busted for speeding in the 4-door, can one plead 'roid rage'?
Looks ridiculous. No it looks like a Ford.
EDIT: Which is NOT to say all Fords look ridiculous.
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Nov. 22, 2010 4:27 p.m. fastclown Reader
A picture is worth a thousand words, you don't want to hear mine.... But I will say you have to have forks stuck deeply into your eyes with the points of the fork penetrating into the brain, and then twisted half a dozen times to fully detach the eyes while scrambling the brain, to think that has anything to do with a Mini.
I can't wait to see those things show up at British car shows. I promise they won't be participating at a Classic Minis United event.
I'm constantly amazed at what people will buy in to. I bet someone could make millions if they marketed a rock in a box...
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Nov. 22, 2010 4:33 p.m. triumph5 HalfDork
In reply to fastclown:
But think of all the circus clowns you could stuff in ......oh, sorry, my bad...
You can bet there will be someone out there who will show up, and then another, and a, "I didn't know they made small ones, I didn't see any of those at the dealer."
Pretty graphic on the fork description.....got your point across.
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Nov. 22, 2010 5:11 p.m. integraguy Dork
I think it's DEFINITELY time BMW trotted out that other "classic" Austin nameplate for this.....thing(?).
How about the Maxi Countryman? Wait, I would guess that sounds too much like a personal feminine product....yet, considering the "target" demographic?
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Nov. 22, 2010 5:46 p.m. RealMiniDriver Dork
It's ugly. It's lost the 'mini'.
Make a Moke, instead.
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Nov. 22, 2010 5:48 p.m. JoeyM Dork
oldtin wrote:
It looks unhappy. Kinda tired of all the angy looking cars. Heard a rumor that female buyers prefer aggressive looking grills/fronts.
smile
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Nov. 22, 2010 5:49 p.m. triumph5 HalfDork
Competition(?) for Nissan's Juke?
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Nov. 22, 2010 6:36 p.m. jstein77 Dork
That's not a smile. This is a smile:
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Nov. 22, 2010 8:18 p.m. ahutson03 New Reader
it doesn't look angry, scary, or happy... It's the exact disgusted/horrified face Sir Issigonis is making in his grave right now.
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Nov. 22, 2010 9:14 p.m. fastclown Reader
ahutson03 wrote:
My favorite quote of the week, thanks!it doesn't look angry, scary, or happy... It's the exact disgusted/horrified face Sir Issigonis is making in his grave right now.
Since it's big enough to live in, and it's still considered British (some how), it would be a Maxi Pad. When the rally car comes out it should be pretty fast (BMW$$$), so it would be a Maxi Pad with wings... I look forward to the marketing campaign.
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Nov. 23, 2010 5:47 a.m. Luke SuperDork
To still be branding that behemoth as a 'Mini', is not cool
...If only the opinions of outraged enthusiasts on internet message boards carried more weight .
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Nov. 23, 2010 7:08 a.m. Tim Baxter SuperDork
Fastclowns Rock in a Box comment, along with the general size, shape and probably buyer of the Maxi, reminded me of... http://www.hulu.com/watch/1596/saturday-night-live-dick-in-a-box-uncensored
