4WD for all MINIs ?

[Minifritz]

German car magazine "auto motor und sport" is reporting that from MJ 2009 on four wheel drive will be an option for all Minis: Coupé, Cabriolet and Clubman.

Can anyone confirm this?

[Rakey]

From what I've been told this is not true, the only plan for use of 4wd is on the R58 Colorado MINI project at this present time.

Obviously they are just guessing or got their wires crossed based on this information, but who knows what the future holds, things change but its not planned at the moment.

[Richard Crofts]

I think they have jumped the gun a bit. Rakey sounds like your more likely to be right TBH. I would think that it is a defo possibility for future generations of the S to have 4x4 like the R32 and other high performance hot hatches and saloons now have.

R

[Minifritz]

I too think that e.g. a 4WD One Cabriolet is very unlikely...

In the same article they say that the clubman will get asymmetrical rear doors. A very doubtful statement. I think they are not really up to date.

[coded2112]

Like the sound of a hot 4WD Mini though! My GP will be up for a change then!! Mmmmm so 300bhp and 4WD i like it! Come on mini get building!!

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Richard Crofts (original)

I think they have jumped the gun a bit. Rakey sounds like your more likely to be right TBH. I would think that it is a defo possibility for future generations of the S to have 4x4 like the R32 and other high performance hot hatches and saloons now have.

R

I too would love one, always pestering my friends at MINI that they should suggest it or tell me if they ever hear of any plans to do a JCW AWD, which is the model I'd have expected it to arrive on first, but they still keep saying its not on the current schedule for models

[Smurfn]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original)

I too would love one, always pestering my friends at MINI that they should suggest it or tell me if they ever hear of any plans to do a JCW AWD, which is the model I'd have expected it to arrive on first, but they still keep saying its not on the current schedule for models

I might even consider trading in SMURFN for one of those

[sixblade]

thats pretty much why im leasing my r56, lord only knows what they will have by 2010!

[Minifritz]

Now Motoringfile is also talking about this article...

MotoringFile » Archive » AWD For All MINIs in 2008?

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Minifritz (original)

Now Motoringfile is also talking about this article...

MotoringFile » Archive » AWD For All MINIs in 2008?

and there view of the article is that its nothing concrete and should be filed as a rumour as I had said

TBH the AWD system has been available for a while now, just not used in production, so I think it will be sometime before its a box to tick on the spec sheet

[85NIXMIN]

Well it sounds like the future is gonna be very MINI....
Can't wait to see what they come up with!!

[AppleBarrel]

WRC mini anyone?