[Paul]

A few dealers (maybe all) in Europe have been able to get their mitts on a two page brochure with photos of the new MINI, and samples (examples) of the interior finishes and exterior paints.

Here is a scan of the exterior paint samples. The colours etc are "as scanned", and look pretty much like the real thing to me.

Click on image for larger version.



Lightning Blue actually looks a little purple in the brochure, which makes me more keen on Laser Blue.

[Olly.]

I'm now slightly unsure of Lightning Blue?

[Hat]

mellow yellow looks as i imagined, like fiat's yellow. good to see pepper white has survived & as nice as sparkling silver is i can't see why we need 3 silvers when the range of colours overall is so limited. be intersting to see if laser blue sheens as nicely as electric blue

[Crammy]

mmmmm nightfire red and laser blue

[Shaun]

Have they got it in for blue first Indi then Hyper gets it ?

Nightfire red very Rover.

[Paul]

I think Laser Blue looks fantastic "in the metal", much better than any photo of it I've seen.

Lightning Blue does look a little purple there, but so did Indi in certain lights. And BRG doesn't look too true to life so hard to judge still.

[Faz]

I'm with you Crammy.

[thx1138]

Thanks Paul. Was hoping you'd post this since you'd mentioned it in past days.

[I love MINI, Laura]

Thanks Paul! I was looking forward to this!

[devaisl]

Paul are there any pics of the different types of interior finishes available yet - cant wait to see how they all compare...

[Paul]

See the sticky in the interior section: http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-interior-ice/

[devaisl]

Cheers Paul!

[Rakey]

I think the crappy thing is that MINI are still not offering enough solid colours, as I prefer solid colours to metalics.

Also metalic colours are a rip off, they charge you more for them, but they actually don't cost that much more than solid to produce

[Hat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original)

I think the crappy thing is that MINI are still not offering enough solid colours, as I prefer solid colours to metalics.

Also metalic colours are a rip off, they charge you more for them, but they actually don't cost that much more than solid to produce

very true. look at new cars on the road & a lot of manufacturers are going back to solid colours - volvo do some fantastic shades. i think mini are too scared of being accused of being retro with the mini but for me its lines suit a solid colour more than a metallic. metallics suit a more 'technical' looking car like the BMW where they help to define lines, whereas the mini is a more fluid shape

[KPKalle]

Weren't we expecting Oxygen Blue (non-metallic)?

[Paul]

It's on it's way apparently.

[minicore]

Glad PW survived... if I was buying a new one (which I won't be, cos it's fecking ugly!) I'd probably have Mellow Yellow or CR.

Nightfire Red is disappointing - I was hoping it would be darker, more like Velvet Red. Sparkling Silver looks like a bloody Peugeot colour, too.

[Olly.]

Just got the following photo from http://www.newmini2006.co.uk

Is this possibly Lightning Blue? Doesn't look like Laser Blue to me.

[mister.t]

Im loving the mellow yellow and nightfire red!!! But mellow yellow is cheaper. The money saved can go towards DSC, or a few track days

[Jon Chalk]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original)

I think the crappy thing is that MINI are still not offering enough solid colours, as I prefer solid colours to metalics.

Also metalic colours are a rip off, they charge you more for them, but they actually don't cost that much more than solid to produce

Agree (been thinking about resprays in several years time) -
Audi do a cracking non-metallic blue for the RS4,
BRG should be non-metallic anyway,
and for some reason (!?) I think a pale blue would look good (though wouldn't be my first choice).