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timp7748 · Jul 29th, 2006, 07:45 PM

Just been looking at the images again and looked closely at the technical diagrams. They show the car fully unmasked!! So why have bmw decided to keep the real thing masked?? Its just dragging on, trying to build up anticipation. If you want to see the full unmasked car then see these image.

http://www.mini2.com/images/zandvoor...l/Tech_Art.jpg

http://www.mini2.com/images/zandvoor...cal/095607.jpg

What more is there to see?? Just crack on and get it over with bmw!!

cristo · Jul 29th, 2006, 08:26 PM

I guess it makes it harder to publish a spy shot photo of the actual car if it's masked.

Paul · Jul 29th, 2006, 09:41 PM

It really was funny when I pointed that out a couple of people from BMW and other journalists at the time, they obviously hadn't thought about it, or reliased it. I saw it first glance and couldn't help but mention it!

rkw · Jul 29th, 2006, 10:10 PM

I can think of two reasons. First, the unveiling of the car in September is a publicity event, and revealing everything now would lessen its impact. Second, the preview cars may not have all the final production parts, and may look different from the final product.

ALD0 · Jul 29th, 2006, 10:16 PM

Perhaps because the technical diagrams are copyrighted etc?

timp7748 · Jul 30th, 2006, 10:33 AM

But the point i'm trying to make is they have basically unveiled it in the diagram. Surely the diagrams could have been released the same time as the unveiling of the car. Paul, you should of done a sly one and peeled some of it off. lol.

StevePSB · Jul 30th, 2006, 12:42 PM

It wouldn't take much expertise with Photoshop to make an image of the final look out of the info from the diagrams and the real photos.

Clanger, dropped? Think so.

Jul 29th, 2006, 07:45 PM	#1
timp7748 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cornwall Local Time: 04:45 AM Posts: 75 Offline	Was the masking in the preview really necessary?? Just been looking at the images again and looked closely at the technical diagrams. They show the car fully unmasked!! So why have bmw decided to keep the real thing masked?? Its just dragging on, trying to build up anticipation. If you want to see the full unmasked car then see these image. http://www.mini2.com/images/zandvoor...l/Tech_Art.jpg http://www.mini2.com/images/zandvoor...cal/095607.jpg What more is there to see?? Just crack on and get it over with bmw!!

Jul 29th, 2006, 09:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Big grey box Local Time: 04:45 AM Posts: 40,514 Offline	It really was funny when I pointed that out a couple of people from BMW and other journalists at the time, they obviously hadn't thought about it, or reliased it. I saw it first glance and couldn't help but mention it! Trained Monkeys

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Jul 29th, 2006, 08:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
cristo BLIKSEM (my brg/brg mc) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: york, pennsylvania Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 2,213 Offline	I guess it makes it harder to publish a spy shot photo of the actual car if it's masked.

Jul 29th, 2006, 10:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
rkw MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Local Time: 08:45 PM Posts: 597 Offline	I can think of two reasons. First, the unveiling of the car in September is a publicity event, and revealing everything now would lessen its impact. Second, the preview cars may not have all the final production parts, and may look different from the final product.

Jul 29th, 2006, 10:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacked the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 04:45 AM Posts: 9,220 Offline	Perhaps because the technical diagrams are copyrighted etc?

Jul 30th, 2006, 10:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
timp7748 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cornwall Local Time: 04:45 AM Posts: 75 Offline	But the point i'm trying to make is they have basically unveiled it in the diagram. Surely the diagrams could have been released the same time as the unveiling of the car. Paul, you should of done a sly one and peeled some of it off. lol.

Jul 30th, 2006, 12:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
StevePSB MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bedworth / Doncaster Local Time: 05:45 AM Posts: 1,569 Offline	It wouldn't take much expertise with Photoshop to make an image of the final look out of the info from the diagrams and the real photos. Clanger, dropped? Think so.

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