2 new colours revealed

[Paul]

Laser Blue has been on the cards a long, long time. And it's much as we said, somewhere between electric and hyper. Nightfire Red should look pretty nice in the flesh.

[Joogle]

Seriously I still think they should bring back some more of the traditional colours.
Almond green would look fantastic, especially with matching green leather like the Mini cooper 35 ltd edtion or a nice cream colour interior like the later sportspack Minis. Eggshell blue would be great on the hatchback but would look really good on the convertible. And colours like Pagent blue and mullberry red were always popular.

Some good solid standard colours are needed, there is not enough choice at the bottom end of the range for people working to a budget.

Although Russet Brown can stay well and truly in the history books....... Nobody deserves that........

[minicore]

Ooh, Nightfire looks almost like a VR revival... am I the only person who's likely to be pleased by that?

Laser looks a lot like EB too, so they're obviously not thinking too far outside the box!

[St00ge]

any chance of a photoshop compilation? especially for knightfire Red, that looks awesome....

[DeadCanDanceR]

I like the new red. But I'm not too thrilled with that blue! It reminds me of a Renault blue!

[~Marcus~]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonmorgan

BRING BACK SOLID BLACK

I was just about to post the very same thing. Astro Black is NOT Black enough for those of us that like a stealthy, tinted MINI

[simeds]

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Marcus~

I was just about to post the very same thing. Astro Black is NOT Black enough for those of us that like a stealthy, tinted MINI

agreed, thats why i've gone back to brg

[DamoSXI]

There must be some budding photoshoppers out there who can sort us out with pixs of both colours on a Mini ! ! !

[minirog]

Quote: Originally Posted by Joogle

Seriously I still think they should bring back some more of the traditional colours.
Almond green would look fantastic, especially with matching green leather like the Mini cooper 35 ltd edtion or a nice cream colour interior like the later sportspack Minis.

Couldn't agree more - almond green is a very similar colour to one they used in the 60s too and IMHO is lovely.

BTW, they did green leather of the shade you mention on the 35th on Sportpacks too - I have one with an interior that very colour

Am currently speccing a new MINI and I'd jump at the chance of getting the colours you mention because I'm finding colour choice really limited to be honest.

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Eggshell blue would be great on the hatchback but would look really good on the convertible. And colours like Pagent blue and mullberry red were always popular.

Again I couldn't agree more - I have a great 1997 Mini brochure (actually I have three copies..) that's got a lovely array of colours, in comparison the colour options on New MINIs seem terribly limited I have to say.

Just to give you an idea here's the list:

Solid colours
Flame Red, White Almond, Electric Blue

Clearcoat Metallic colours
Charcoal, Platinum Silver, Kingfisher Blue, British Racing Green

Pearlescent colours
Nighfire Red, Tahiti Blue, Amaranth, Volcano

Classic colours
Almond Green, Yukon Grey, Surf Blue, Whitehall Beige

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Some good solid standard colours are needed, there is not enough choice at the bottom end of the range for people working to a budget.

Maybe they want to get people paying for more 'exciting' colours but even the metallic colours are IMHO terribly limited.

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Although Russet Brown can stay well and truly in the history books....... Nobody deserves that........

That would be off poo brown would it not?

[minicore]

Quote: Originally Posted by minirog

That would be off poo brown would it not?

If I could have a *****-brown MINI, I would. I'm not kidding either!

[Electric Blue]

If they did Amaranth Purple I would buy a new mini tomorrow. I used to own an amaranth Mini Equinox, and its the best colour in the world, looks soooo good in the sun

[iainhall]

When ordering my cooper I wanted a solid black but to my supprise there were none available. I decided to go with chili red instead of astro black as it didnt look black at all in my dealers showroom!

[Root Ginger]

Quote: Originally Posted by minirog

Couldn't agree more - almond green is a very similar colour to one they used in the 60s too and IMHO is lovely.

BTW, they did green leather of the shade you mention on the 35th on Sportpacks too - I have one with an interior that very colour

Am currently speccing a new MINI and I'd jump at the chance of getting the colours you mention because I'm finding colour choice really limited to be honest.
Again I couldn't agree more - I have a great 1997 Mini brochure (actually I have three copies..) that's got a lovely array of colours, in comparison the colour options on New MINIs seem terribly limited I have to say.

Just to give you an idea here's the list:

Solid colours
Flame Red, White Almond, Electric Blue

Clearcoat Metallic colours
Charcoal, Platinum Silver, Kingfisher Blue, British Racing Green

Pearlescent colours
Nighfire Red, Tahiti Blue, Amaranth, Volcano

Classic colours
Almond Green, Yukon Grey, Surf Blue, Whitehall Beige
Maybe they want to get people paying for more 'exciting' colours but even the metallic colours are IMHO terribly limited.
That would be off poo brown would it not?

Ahh Volcano. I always wanted a Ginger Mini!

Before the '97 twin point colours you could get BRG in Solid, Metalic and Pearlescent

It caused a lot of repair problems though hence why they limited it to metallic and that's exactly what my Cooper was.

[Hat]

i think what we will see with the new cars & moving forward is a deliberate move away from the retro & classic themes. bmw have staked out a solid future for the mini brand & don't want to wallow in the past too much. thats the mistake vw have made with the beetle - there's no way to take that concept forward now.

[minirog]

Quote: Originally Posted by minicore

If I could have a *****-brown MINI, I would. I'm not kidding either!

, I think you've given a good example of the fact that colours some people don't like will appeal to someone somewhere

Quote: Originally Posted by Electric Blue

If they did Amaranth Purple I would buy a new mini tomorrow. I used to own an amaranth Mini Equinox, and its the best colour in the world, looks soooo good in the sun

I agree, it's a lovely colour.

Quote: Originally Posted by Root Ginger

Ahh Volcano. I always wanted a Ginger Mini!

Before the '97 twin point colours you could get BRG in Solid, Metalic and Pearlescent

It caused a lot of repair problems though hence why they limited it to metallic and that's exactly what my Cooper was.

Yes but I'm sure my 99 Cooper is BRG pearlescent - IIRC I was told that by a bodyshop whe they matched up some paint for it, which incidentally is a spot on match.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hat

i think what we will see with the new cars & moving forward is a deliberate move away from the retro & classic themes.

Whilst you may be right, and remembering they're happy to trumpet the history of the car in some markets (e.g. USA) more than others but now have a section on the UK website covering the history of the car, I think doing that serves no particular purpose. After all having some classic colours available is hardly going to tarnish the brand and most people will remain unaware of their source anyway IMHO.

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bmw have staked out a solid future for the mini brand & don't want to wallow in the past too much. thats the mistake vw have made with the beetle - there's no way to take that concept forward now.

Ah but that car is a bad pastiche - a (bad IMO) retro(ish) body stuck on Golf running gear - it's purely a marketing exercise and the bottom has fallen out of the market because people have realised this. Allowing for a few more colour options on the MINI, some of which might be close to classic colours, isn't going to sink the MINI brand IMHO. However it will offer more options in a car that's partly marketed as a vehicle that's individualistic and can be personalised more than any other car (at least in it's market segment). I think this would fit perfectly into MINI's marketing strategy rather than running contrary to it as you suggest.