hi,

New mini 2007 specifications found in the bangkokpost!

http://www.bangkokpost.com/Motoring/11Feb2005_motor85.php

"Interior plastics will be of a much higher grade, however."

That has to be the best news I've heard all week!! ;)

"it could allow Mini to increase prices for the high-output Cooper and S "

And that may well be the worst!! :(

do you know if the pictures are available on-line as well?

rogier

Hi Rogier,

Check http://www.mini2.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1823 for the pictures of the new MINI 2007, playing in the snow.

Hoi Rogier, bekijk de foto's gerust eens op de Nederlandse Mini2 site:
http://www.mini2.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1823

Groetjes,
Sleefje

great pics, before anyone says it is ugly and they prefer the current car, please remember that its heavily disguised;)

"The windscreen will also stay upright and relatively close to the driver."

What? As someone said elswhere the dash is so big they could do a puppet show on it.

nice pictiures!

mooie plaatjes!

Rogier

Nothing new from the Bankok post there, and nothing really solid either.

Nice spy shots. Oh to be a MINI tester/test engineer. Hard life.

;)

More pics here: http://www.mini2.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1586&start=30

great pics, before anyone says it is ugly and they prefer the current car, please remember that its heavily disguised;)

OMG - please don't let it be true!
It always takes an age to get used to new shapes, doesn't it?
Note wot you say, Rakey,
But does this mean the new one will be heavier, I wonder?

Hi All,

I just received a phone call from a research company tonight inviting me to participate in a research study sponsored by MINI (in the USA). They claim that MINI wants me to take a look at future models of their cars and give them my opinions about the design, etc. (I've done these types of surveys quite a few times before, but it has always been for American cars). I'm totally jazzed as I'm sure that I'll get to see what the upcoming 2007 model MINI is going to look like (or something close to it anyway). They even hinted at the possibility of a test drive for a limited number of folks, but they weren't very forthcoming with the details. And... If that's not enough, they're going to pay me $100 for my time. How cool is that! :cool: I'd certainly do it for free, but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. :D

Hi All,

I just received a phone call from a research company tonight inviting me to participate in a research study sponsored by MINI (in the USA). They claim that MINI wants me to take a look at future models of their cars and give them my opinions about the design, etc. (I've done these types of surveys quite a few times before, but it has always been for American cars). I'm totally jazzed as I'm sure that I'll get to see what the upcoming 2007 model MINI is going to look like (or something close to it anyway). They even hinted at the possibility of a test drive for a limited number of folks, but they weren't very forthcoming with the details. And... If that's not enough, they're going to pay me $100 for my time. How cool is that! :cool: I'd certainly do it for free, but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. :D

To me, this is the best news so far (below):


With 143hp on tap _ a 28hp increase _ it (Cooper model) should be capable of 0-100kph in 8.5sec. That's a big gain over today's car's 9.8sec. The extra performance will be most noticeable on the move. With a massive increase of 92Nm of torque, the new Cooper will offer as much torque at 2,500rpm as today's car does at its 4,500rpm peak.

Yeah baby! :cool:

Even if I end up with an S for the next MINI, this is still awesome news!

Hi All,

I just received a phone call from a research company tonight inviting me to participate in a research study sponsored by MINI (in the USA). They claim that MINI wants me to take a look at future models of their cars and give them my opinions about the design, etc. (I've done these types of surveys quite a few times before, but it has always been for American cars). I'm totally jazzed as I'm sure that I'll get to see what the upcoming 2007 model MINI is going to look like (or something close to it anyway). They even hinted at the possibility of a test drive for a limited number of folks, but they weren't very forthcoming with the details. And... If that's not enough, they're going to pay me $100 for my time. How cool is that! :cool: I'd certainly do it for free, but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. :D


Please :D:D:D

Tell them we want an AWD 200KW MINI to take on the Evo's and Sti's in Tarmac Rallies please...... Tell them it is time to get really serious about performance and there are enough people who will buy them....

Please :D:D:D

Tell them we want an AWD 200KW MINI to take on the Evo's and Sti's in Tarmac Rallies please...... Tell them it is time to get really serious about performance and there are enough people who will buy them....

Boo that would be a real s kicker-put me down for one please MINI Development team .

TheOfficeMaven -

Brilliant nudes, err, news...

Have they indicated when the visit might take plaice, err, place?

Please :D:D:D

Tell them we want an AWD 200KW MINI to take on the Evo's and Sti's in Tarmac Rallies please...... Tell them it is time to get really serious about performance and there are enough people who will buy them....

I'll do my best at conveying that message for us all. :D

TheOfficeMaven -

Brilliant nudes, err, news...

Have they indicated when the visit might take plaice, err, place?

Yes, the "pre-view" or "research study" is scheduled to take place on March 18th through March 21st in Southern California (there could be others going on around the country as well). I'll be one of the first ones through the door on the morning of the 18th! :D

If I don't have to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), I'll definitely post back with some info on the cool stuff I got to see. Otherwise, my hands will be tied I'm afraid (as I don't want to risk not being invited to participate in the future).

I'll be one of the first ones through the door on the morning of the 18th! :D

Too bad you're going on Friday, we could have caravaned up! :) I'm scheduled on Saturday for 12pm.

Rick

Enjoy, guys - keep in touch...

Just tell 'em to keep it real and don't farque up a great thing. It's awesome the way it is and you don't want to break something that doesn't need fixing. BMW-AG seems to have that mentality already though, which is a very good sign. And why they are #1 in the world! ;) :cool:

I might be late to the party with this one -

http://www.autocar.co.uk/news_article.asp?na_id=212818

Not too many pics but plenty detail in the article.

I might be late to the party with this one -

http://www.autocar.co.uk/news_article.asp?na_id=212818

Not too many pics but plenty detail in the article.


Thanks. Good read. Do you happen to know when that article was printed?

Not very accurate, a lot of guess work, but a good read.

;)

Not very accurate, a lot of guess work, but a good read.

;)


Ha ha! A friend of mine who drives a 3 series BMW keeps on showing me "Minis are going to change" articles. I'm sure it's just to try and annoy me! Maybe it's because I slag him off for spending so much on a brand new, old model 3 series ;)

Anyway, Tone, the article is from about 6 weeks ago. The issue of the mag had a slightly touched up hyper blue and white Cooper S on the cover. Looked kind of nice actually!

In looking at the spy pics, it really looks like all they've done to the front is to move the grille forward about 3", reducing the undershot jaw look, and "stretching" the surrounding sheetmetal forward to match. Is it any longer, overall?
In looking at pics of my own car, I now think the new one is a bit longer. The grille is now about where the edge of the bumper was before, and the bumper sticks out a couple of inches past that. It looks less like a classic Mini, but certainly a reasonable evolution of the MINI.