New MINI may be an off-roader, hints a BMW source

[James6c]

This is from the Auto Express Website:-
The next MINI adventure could take BMW's highly successful baby off-road, as engineers and stylists work on a chunky 4x4 crossover based on the Traveller five-door wagon.
The all-wheel-drive MINI will use a compact 'intelligent' transmission system and a flexible funky interior packaging format to underline the brand's trendy lifestyle image.
One BMW Group insider told us: "We have many concepts which may or may not become realities, but there is a strong brand and sales-generating logic behind a MINI 4x4 crossover, particularly as the USA could soon overtake the UK as a market."

go on the auto express website more!

Looks nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Smurfn]

Interesting. Not for me, but I can see that there may be a market for it.

[Jonesy]

Oh dear god! Please no... BMW, please do not inflict such an ugly thing upon us.

Admittedly this picture is from the Castagna coach builders in Italy and I have never been a fan of the original. Perhaps BMW could do something that is able to capture the funk of the Mini without making it look like a cut and shut job!

[Jordan210]

There was a real one of these things in GoMINI ages ago il try and find the scan of it.

Edit

like Jonesy said

Its the MINI Tender it was made by Italian coachbuilders Castagna milano.

Right i found 2 pics the Tender and the 2nd called CrossUP they have made. Put them on photoshop and u get Auto Express exculsive






Edit again with more looking in they made the car a few years ago there off road MINI what is called the Crossup so my first pic must have been the first one made....

[swamos]

YES! I can see myself selling my Defender and going through the Simpson Desert in one of these

Having said that I'm sure someone will buy them.

[CC07ERS]

Thats One Ugly Car

[Hyper Active]

Quote: Originally Posted by James6c (original)

This is from the Auto Express Website:-
The next MINI adventure could take BMW's highly successful baby off-road, as engineers and stylists work on a chunky 4x4 crossover based on the Traveller five-door wagon.
The all-wheel-drive MINI will use a compact 'intelligent' transmission system and a flexible funky interior packaging format to underline the brand's trendy lifestyle image.
One BMW Group insider told us: "We have many concepts which may or may not become realities, but there is a strong brand and sales-generating logic behind a MINI 4x4 crossover, particularly as the USA could soon overtake the UK as a market."

go on the auto express website more!

Looks nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like BMW have made a MINI especially for Fred Flintstone .

[mashinhead]

it looks like that car subaru makes, that last image.

[alski]

why not 4x4 as sports car, then we will all be having scooby snacks

[darkus]

I would guess this is just the bmw marketing department putting out a crap-rumor just to see if theres interest in such a piece of junk, dear god I hope the tools out there dont think this is actually a good thing