If you've seen any of the design ideas/models and prototypes for the next generation MINI, the difference isn't anywhere near as shocking as the motoring press would have us believe, just as they were WAY OUT with this current "face lift" (but that didn't stop a certain percentage of MINI owners to get in a lather about the photos that were paraded as the "face lifted MINI").
You must remember, that these magazines are out there to make money, to sell magazines... A lot of the time I can see the truth in their stories, a lot of the time I can't see any, but in general take everything with a HUGE pinch of salt, and don't panic.
