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From MINI & Paceman....
to Compact and F.amilyA.ctivityS.portsT.ourer
Evolving the Front Wheel Drive concept.
As you well know yourself there has not been a MINI Concept that has in one form or another went from Concept to Production. Which would give the impression that this concept applies the notion that BMW are very much behind this idea to come to the market.
If the BMW X5 and X6 can co-exist so can the MINI Countryman and the MINI Paceman. Except Paceman will also be offered as a five dr variant too. BMW’s initial X6 proposal was 3drs (X-Coupe Concept) until feasibility groups wanted 5drs and extra flexibility.
When this car lands in Production though MINI will not spread the entire concept across the MINI Spectrum but focus on Cooper and Cooper S/JCW models without European “One/One D” models. Paceman could also be restricted to All4 All wheel drive only keeping considerable distance from the FWD MINI Countryman. We dont really go into these specifics with a Concept unless we really see a production future.
The Specific color shown here is known as “Jaded Green” and it is a new mix of the first MINI’s “Silk Green” which won an internal competition to what colour from the variety of colours they wanted to re-invent and bring back.
In regards to the next generation MINI and the BMW Compact City Car which will share the same architecture. People ask can MINI and BMW co-exist in the same segment. Actually yes.
BMW know how this can be perceived as cannibalizing the brand with an unnecessary competitor. But BMW has insisted that the two cars remain individual from each other. BMW know what makes a MINI and what makes a BMW and even today their paths have still not crossed.
FWD is a new challenge for BMW but it will remain a BMW and inherit the typical BMW dynamics except being driven from the Front Wheels. Engineers know that the car must be apart from the MINI especially not imitating the “Go-Kart” feel of the MINI . Engineers are heavily working on suspension arrangements that can be configured differently for the BMW.
In Design the next generation MINI continues it’s evolutionary cycle but will introduce some new elements to make the car more modern. BMW is not a conventional hatch in the same way as an Audi A1 it is a more Sporting concept almost in a similar wedge like appearance but more upright of the Honda CR-Z which is closest to the Design study. It uses BMW design cues that are familiar but executes them in a very different manner. Rear lights are conventional shaped and coloured trianglular with the motif L-Shape now being formed inside the light by An LED bar. The Hofmesiter kink is now formed in the metal allowing the glass area to be pushed inwards to the rear of the car. The kink swoops downwards into the lower body just aft of the front wings. The front end takes the look of the Vision Efficient Dynamics but applies it to a small car. Parked alongside an Audi A1 in the courtyard of the design studio this is anything but conventional.
BMW know that this change from philosophy has to grab you from the very beginning that is why the car is styled to do just that, until you get behind the wheel. BMW wont however offer a wide personalisation course for the car , although Performance Equipment is being considered. Having seen MINI has stretched personisation to the limit with immitators stretching beyond into bad taste territory.
The compact is but one of four Front Wheel Drive models BMW have plans for that will not crossover with MINI.
The forthcoming MIN-i to be shown at Geneva in March will show some direction of the next MINI’s appearance. But will also show how the structure of the brand would split. With the entry city model that could get additional variant in a smaller incarnation of the Mega City Vehicle.
The MINI hatch , Cabrio and Clubman would continue the Oxford built models with the SpaceBox proposal now being merged with the MINI Clubman this time in the Clubman and Clubman X – a slightly extended wheelbase Clubman with a higher roof.
Countryman and Paceman would use the Sport Activity Segment. With the imminent new MINI Coupe and the forthcoming Roadster making way for a more indiviudually styled small sports Coupe / Roadster , seperate from the MINI hatch.
MINI is in a unique position for a brand especially for this decade. As it is the Segment and therefore the MINI brand that will experience considerable growth in the market. When you see why MINI has grown from the hatch and cabrio through to the Clubman , Countryman and soon Coupe and Roadster it is especially for the demand for smaller premium concepts. MINI has a unique opportunity because it does not offer conventional ideas for a concept. It takes these Concepts and re-interprets them so that they suit within the image of MINI then the marketing takes over.
When we do research into new models we investigate ideas both conventional and unconventional. The idea of going unconventional has paid off for BMW whether in Design , iDrive and the niche models such as the X6 and 5er Gran Turismo. We do research on every idea to see if such a concept can work in a market it is not decided in an hour or so it is not “We will do it?” at first more like “Can we do this?”
The Sport Activity Coupe Concept has proved to work within the BMW X6. So we went to research for an X4 again the issue of downsizing to more premium concepts has allowed an X4 to move forward to the design stage. With MINI we learnt that there is an opening for such a Concept within the MINI Countryman by offering something which brings forward the attributes of a MINI in a more sport-orientated appearance.
With the right specifcation on the MINI Countryman you can choose a Cooper and specify it as an alternative to a small cross-over. With the Cooper S you add a more Sporting flavour to the car.
With Paceman you get a more dynamic looking and sporty orientated MINI with that sloping roof-line and sculpted wheel-arches at the rear along with very unconventional rear-lights for a MINI. In a world where the BMW X5 and BMW X6 can co-exist and do everything differently. Why can’t the MINI Countryman and Paceman?
Specifically the 3dr option is being shown to show another side of the Countryman for now. The Paceman has been conceived with five doors in mind for extra flexibility but they are looking at introducing both 3dr and 5dr versions.
Strictly expected to be available as “S” versions only and with All 4 All Wheel Drive only. BMW see the cars as siding with the upcoming MINI Coupe and Roadster as the Coupe and Roadster point at being more extreme and sporty than the regular MINI and MINI Cabrio. Paceman would be the extreme and sporty alternative option alongside the Countryman.
The MINI brand can grow as long as it stays within the chosen parameters
As you well know yourself there has not been a MINI Concept that has in one form or another went from Concept to Production. Which would give the impression that this concept applies the notion that BMW are very much behind this idea to come to the market.
If the BMW X5 and X6 can co-exist so can the MINI Countryman and the MINI Paceman. Except Paceman will also be offered as a five dr variant too. BMW’s initial X6 proposal was 3drs (X-Coupe Concept) until feasibility groups wanted 5drs and extra flexibility.
When this car lands in Production though MINI will not spread the entire concept across the MINI Spectrum but focus on Cooper and Cooper S/JCW models without European “One/One D” models. Paceman could also be restricted to All4 All wheel drive only keeping considerable distance from the FWD MINI Countryman. We dont really go into these specifics with a Concept unless we really see a production future.
The forthcoming MIN-i to be shown at Geneva in March will show some direction of the next MINI’s appearance. But will also show how the structure of the brand would split. With the entry city model that could get additional variant in a smaller incarnation of the Mega City Vehicle.
The MINI hatch , Cabrio and Clubman would continue the Oxford built models with the SpaceBox proposal now being merged with the MINI Clubman this time in the Clubman and Clubman X – a slightly extended wheelbase Clubman with a higher roof.
Countryman and Paceman would use the Sport Activity Segment. With the imminent new MINI Coupe and the forthcoming Roadster making way for a more indiviudually styled small sports Coupe / Roadster , seperate from the MINI hatch.
rs of size , being unconventional and offering something new and keep it’s signature brand strengths. Within the Brand what you will see is MINI can downsize as well as upscale and it is the variety which has made MINI a successful brand. Coupe , Roadster , MIN-i and Paceman are products that will appeal to a wide range of customers both existing and new because they dare-to-be-different from everyone else.
That is the genius behind MINI’s success.
From MINI & Paceman....
to Compact and F.amilyA.ctivityS.portsT.ourer
Evolving the Front Wheel Drive concept.
As you well know yourself there has not been a MINI Concept that has in one form or another went from Concept to Production. Which would give the impression that this concept applies the notion that BMW are very much behind this idea to come to the market.
If the BMW X5 and X6 can co-exist so can the MINI Countryman and the MINI Paceman. Except Paceman will also be offered as a five dr variant too. BMW’s initial X6 proposal was 3drs (X-Coupe Concept) until feasibility groups wanted 5drs and extra flexibility.
When this car lands in Production though MINI will not spread the entire concept across the MINI Spectrum but focus on Cooper and Cooper S/JCW models without European “One/One D” models. Paceman could also be restricted to All4 All wheel drive only keeping considerable distance from the FWD MINI Countryman. We dont really go into these specifics with a Concept unless we really see a production future.
The Specific color shown here is known as “Jaded Green” and it is a new mix of the first MINI’s “Silk Green” which won an internal competition to what colour from the variety of colours they wanted to re-invent and bring back.
In regards to the next generation MINI and the BMW Compact City Car which will share the same architecture. People ask can MINI and BMW co-exist in the same segment. Actually yes.
BMW know how this can be perceived as cannibalizing the brand with an unnecessary competitor. But BMW has insisted that the two cars remain individual from each other. BMW know what makes a MINI and what makes a BMW and even today their paths have still not crossed.
FWD is a new challenge for BMW but it will remain a BMW and inherit the typical BMW dynamics except being driven from the Front Wheels. Engineers know that the car must be apart from the MINI especially not imitating the “Go-Kart” feel of the MINI . Engineers are heavily working on suspension arrangements that can be configured differently for the BMW.
In Design the next generation MINI continues it’s evolutionary cycle but will introduce some new elements to make the car more modern. BMW is not a conventional hatch in the same way as an Audi A1 it is a more Sporting concept almost in a similar wedge like appearance but more upright of the Honda CR-Z which is closest to the Design study. It uses BMW design cues that are familiar but executes them in a very different manner. Rear lights are conventional shaped and coloured trianglular with the motif L-Shape now being formed inside the light by An LED bar. The Hofmesiter kink is now formed in the metal allowing the glass area to be pushed inwards to the rear of the car. The kink swoops downwards into the lower body just aft of the front wings. The front end takes the look of the Vision Efficient Dynamics but applies it to a small car. Parked alongside an Audi A1 in the courtyard of the design studio this is anything but conventional.
BMW know that this change from philosophy has to grab you from the very beginning that is why the car is styled to do just that, until you get behind the wheel. BMW wont however offer a wide personalisation course for the car , although Performance Equipment is being considered. Having seen MINI has stretched personisation to the limit with immitators stretching beyond into bad taste territory.
The compact is but one of four Front Wheel Drive models BMW have plans for that will not crossover with MINI.
The forthcoming MIN-i to be shown at Geneva in March will show some direction of the next MINI’s appearance. But will also show how the structure of the brand would split. With the entry city model that could get additional variant in a smaller incarnation of the Mega City Vehicle.
The MINI hatch , Cabrio and Clubman would continue the Oxford built models with the SpaceBox proposal now being merged with the MINI Clubman this time in the Clubman and Clubman X – a slightly extended wheelbase Clubman with a higher roof.
Countryman and Paceman would use the Sport Activity Segment. With the imminent new MINI Coupe and the forthcoming Roadster making way for a more indiviudually styled small sports Coupe / Roadster , seperate from the MINI hatch.
MINI is in a unique position for a brand especially for this decade. As it is the Segment and therefore the MINI brand that will experience considerable growth in the market. When you see why MINI has grown from the hatch and cabrio through to the Clubman , Countryman and soon Coupe and Roadster it is especially for the demand for smaller premium concepts. MINI has a unique opportunity because it does not offer conventional ideas for a concept. It takes these Concepts and re-interprets them so that they suit within the image of MINI then the marketing takes over.
When we do research into new models we investigate ideas both conventional and unconventional. The idea of going unconventional has paid off for BMW whether in Design , iDrive and the niche models such as the X6 and 5er Gran Turismo. We do research on every idea to see if such a concept can work in a market it is not decided in an hour or so it is not “We will do it?” at first more like “Can we do this?”
The Sport Activity Coupe Concept has proved to work within the BMW X6. So we went to research for an X4 again the issue of downsizing to more premium concepts has allowed an X4 to move forward to the design stage. With MINI we learnt that there is an opening for such a Concept within the MINI Countryman by offering something which brings forward the attributes of a MINI in a more sport-orientated appearance.
With the right specifcation on the MINI Countryman you can choose a Cooper and specify it as an alternative to a small cross-over. With the Cooper S you add a more Sporting flavour to the car.
With Paceman you get a more dynamic looking and sporty orientated MINI with that sloping roof-line and sculpted wheel-arches at the rear along with very unconventional rear-lights for a MINI. In a world where the BMW X5 and BMW X6 can co-exist and do everything differently. Why can’t the MINI Countryman and Paceman?
Specifically the 3dr option is being shown to show another side of the Countryman for now. The Paceman has been conceived with five doors in mind for extra flexibility but they are looking at introducing both 3dr and 5dr versions.
Strictly expected to be available as “S” versions only and with All 4 All Wheel Drive only. BMW see the cars as siding with the upcoming MINI Coupe and Roadster as the Coupe and Roadster point at being more extreme and sporty than the regular MINI and MINI Cabrio. Paceman would be the extreme and sporty alternative option alongside the Countryman.
The MINI brand can grow as long as it stays within the chosen parameters
As you well know yourself there has not been a MINI Concept that has in one form or another went from Concept to Production. Which would give the impression that this concept applies the notion that BMW are very much behind this idea to come to the market.
If the BMW X5 and X6 can co-exist so can the MINI Countryman and the MINI Paceman. Except Paceman will also be offered as a five dr variant too. BMW’s initial X6 proposal was 3drs (X-Coupe Concept) until feasibility groups wanted 5drs and extra flexibility.
When this car lands in Production though MINI will not spread the entire concept across the MINI Spectrum but focus on Cooper and Cooper S/JCW models without European “One/One D” models. Paceman could also be restricted to All4 All wheel drive only keeping considerable distance from the FWD MINI Countryman. We dont really go into these specifics with a Concept unless we really see a production future.
The forthcoming MIN-i to be shown at Geneva in March will show some direction of the next MINI’s appearance. But will also show how the structure of the brand would split. With the entry city model that could get additional variant in a smaller incarnation of the Mega City Vehicle.
The MINI hatch , Cabrio and Clubman would continue the Oxford built models with the SpaceBox proposal now being merged with the MINI Clubman this time in the Clubman and Clubman X – a slightly extended wheelbase Clubman with a higher roof.
Countryman and Paceman would use the Sport Activity Segment. With the imminent new MINI Coupe and the forthcoming Roadster making way for a more indiviudually styled small sports Coupe / Roadster , seperate from the MINI hatch.
rs of size , being unconventional and offering something new and keep it’s signature brand strengths. Within the Brand what you will see is MINI can downsize as well as upscale and it is the variety which has made MINI a successful brand. Coupe , Roadster , MIN-i and Paceman are products that will appeal to a wide range of customers both existing and new because they dare-to-be-different from everyone else.
That is the genius behind MINI’s success.
