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These R56 are heavely camoufladged R56 test mules were spotted this week near Los Angeles International Airport.
The R56 isn't selling terribly well (My local dealer has over 175 R56 MINIs in stock and offering dirt cheap lease deals) so I will not be surprised in the least that MINI is already working on a facelift.
I hope they fix the front end and place the headlights pointing straight ahead (Like in the R53), not on the sideswhich gives it that goofy big mouthed fish look.
If you pay close attention, you can see the famous BMW "angel eyes" on the right headlight.
I also suspect the cheap looking C-Pillar trim plastic cover will go away on the facelift and go back to the full wrap around glass of the previous car.
What does everyone think?