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MiniMan7 · Jan 24th, 2003, 01:42 AM

My brother said he read in a BMW article back in September, that the M division of BMW was testing out or 'fooling' with the idea of making an M powered Mini Cooper, anyone else heard of this?

BruceK · Jan 24th, 2003, 01:55 AM

This question has come up many times. The consensus is that BMW would NOT consider creating a M version of the MINI as the M treatment is reserved only for BMW models - and MINI is a separate BWM-owned brand (as is Rolls-Royce as of 2003 and for sure you are not going see a M version of the new Phantom

).

It has been said the BMW is looking for the Cooper Works versions of the MINI to be the semi-official high-performance tuner versions of all MINIs.

As a side note: as of now, there is only one M-powered MINI in the world and it is a one-off RWD race car stuffed with a 6-cylinder M engine:

http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...threadid=19847

MiniMan7 · Jan 24th, 2003, 02:01 AM

Whoa, that car must fly.

scott321172 · Jan 24th, 2003, 01:31 PM

As far as i am aware there was going to be a cooper made in the Alpina Division of BMW.

However they have decided to not go ahead as they could not see much business at the cost they predicted of near £30,000 so for now the 200bhp Kit for S is about as far it is going to go for now that is..

Paul · Jan 24th, 2003, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by scott321172
As far as i am aware there was going to be a cooper made in the Alpina Division of BMW.

However they have decided to not go ahead as they could not see much business at the cost they predicted of near £30,000 so for now the 200bhp Kit for S is about as far it is going to go for now that is..

That was never more than a rumour. I don't know if (certain) mags got tired of spinning the same old yarn, or what, but finally they (kind of) came clean by saying it had been 'axed'.

Everything I ever saw/heard indicated it was never to be in the first place.

MiniMan7 · Jan 24th, 2003, 07:35 PM

Ok, thanks for the info guys!

Jan 24th, 2003, 01:42 AM	#1
MiniMan7 Let's Motor. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Local Time: 12:18 AM Posts: 2,932 Offline	M powered Mini Cooper My brother said he read in a BMW article back in September, that the M division of BMW was testing out or 'fooling' with the idea of making an M powered Mini Cooper, anyone else heard of this? http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/16791/32165.jpg

Jan 24th, 2003, 01:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
BruceK Moderator & Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas Local Time: 09:18 PM Posts: 3,852 Offline	This question has come up many times. The consensus is that BMW would NOT consider creating a M version of the MINI as the M treatment is reserved only for BMW models - and MINI is a separate BWM-owned brand (as is Rolls-Royce as of 2003 and for sure you are not going see a M version of the new Phantom ). It has been said the BMW is looking for the Cooper Works versions of the MINI to be the semi-official high-performance tuner versions of all MINIs. As a side note: as of now, there is only one M-powered MINI in the world and it is a one-off RWD race car stuffed with a 6-cylinder M engine: http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...threadid=19847 + 2002 MINI Cooper S - Dark Silver / White roof, Sport, Premium, Lapis blue leather + 1965 Mini Traveller - Tartan Red / White roof, 1275, Cooper S discs, fully restored/renewed

Jan 24th, 2003, 02:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
MiniMan7 Let's Motor. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Local Time: 12:18 AM Posts: 2,932 Offline	Whoa, that car must fly. http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/16791/32165.jpg

Jan 24th, 2003, 07:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
MiniMan7 Let's Motor. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Local Time: 12:18 AM Posts: 2,932 Offline	Ok, thanks for the info guys! http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/16791/32165.jpg

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Jan 24th, 2003, 01:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
scott321172 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 04:18 AM Posts: 144 Offline	As far as i am aware there was going to be a cooper made in the Alpina Division of BMW. However they have decided to not go ahead as they could not see much business at the cost they predicted of near £30,000 so for now the 200bhp Kit for S is about as far it is going to go for now that is..

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Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 04:18 AM Posts: 37,538 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by scott321172 As far as i am aware there was going to be a cooper made in the Alpina Division of BMW. However they have decided to not go ahead as they could not see much business at the cost they predicted of near £30,000 so for now the 200bhp Kit for S is about as far it is going to go for now that is.. That was never more than a rumour. I don't know if (certain) mags got tired of spinning the same old yarn, or what, but finally they (kind of) came clean by saying it had been 'axed'. Everything I ever saw/heard indicated it was never to be in the first place.

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