Cooper First Spy Shots : 2013 MINI Cooper

[KiwiRob]

My appologies to Mercedes-Benz on all my bad comments about the A-class interior quality. BMW will go the same route when the BMW 1 Series goes FWD.

And sorry to members that purchased new A-class car recently.
I do hope you guys understand that say you had/have a e.g. W204 C-class and get into a new A-class or your neighbors Hyundai Accent that has better quality than the A-class you will be pissed. Yet if you did not have the W204, you will simply not notice! Then LUCKY YOU!

Get the point!? Well I do and thank ya a 100 000 000 SCOTT27

I owned a 2007 W203 C Class, the interior of the new A is better than that, I currently own a 2011 Countryman, the A class bets that hands down as well. I don't think the interior quality is as bad as you're making out, it's better than my assistants new Kia Cee'd, which is ok but after 5k of driving it rattles like crazy.

 

[SCOTT27]

The new MINI Cooper S rocks the Nürburgring. Final tests in preparation for the launch in August prior to IAA debut in September.

 

[bimmerjph]

Does Mini do most of their performance testing on the Nürburgring? I don't remember seeing it there before.

 

[KiwiRob]

Scott are there any new pics of the 5 door? Do you know if the 5 door will also be released at the same time as the 3 door?

 

[KiwiRob]

Caught without camo.

the rest of the images can be found here. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/scoop/2014-mini-pictured-undisguised#

 

[Gianclaudio]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

It looks CHINESE, for heaven's sake!

 

[ZicZachZo]

im sure it will come out well enough but from that angle it looks like this...

 

[Levi68]

A1 has nothing to worry about.

 

[bombardier01]

I think it looks great. Very cute! I like it!
Bigger pics..

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2014-mini-cooper-s-totally-revealed-photo-gallery-62336.html

 

[KiwiRob]

Looks like BMW have been raiding the Porsche 991 parts-bin, those headlights are very similar.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the 5 door looks like, if it's ok I'll say bye bye to my Countryman.

 

[Mr Robert]

Oh, maybe we need to get back into a MINI again. Perfect second car, even if you have no first.

 

[SCOTT27]

Looks like BMW have been raiding the Porsche 991 parts-bin, those headlights are very similar.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the 5 door looks like, if it's ok I'll say bye bye to my Countryman.

Yes the MINI and the 911 have a similar evolutionary cycle.

 

[SKY]

It's looking nice, specialy the front end, which is the only different part.

What happened with the creases in the profile?

What happened with the new rear end?

This looks good, for far from the hyping comments we have read since the first spy pics.

 

[bimmerjph]

I like the Rocketman style headlights.

 

[EnI]

It's looking nice, specialy the front end, which is the only different part.

What happened with the creases in the profile?

What happened with the new rear end?

This looks good, for far from the hyping comments we have read since the first spy pics.

Creases are there - yet they are subtle (shoulder line, wheel arches), although not as prominent as seen on Rocketman Concept. Wait for the official pics to emerge. Or even better: check the car IRL when available.

But nobody really expected from MINI to feature BMW-like creases. The new MINI features a bit more sharp, angular elements than the current MINI.

Mind MINI is a retro thingy. It's a part of its iconic status & image. Therefore the design evolution is going the same way as the one on 911.

 

[Giannis]

It's not bad. I'm not jumping on my bed with joy, but it's quite good!

 

[martinbo]

Mother of a front overhang; front wheels look tiny in these shots; strangely cartoonish DRG; overall, the car looks too big! It seems that MINI has now lost its mojo entirely.

 

[KiwiRob]

Yes the MINI and the 911 have a similar evolutionary cycle.

Except the 911 has gone through 7 evolutions and the MINI coming up to it's 4th, with a massive 40 year gap between the 1st and 2nd evolution.

 

[Hofmeister]

A good comparison of the 1st and 2nd gen. can be found here --> https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/pres...Id=6&id=T0142704EN&left_menu_item=node__2311#

 

[bombardier01]

A good comparioson of the 1st and 2nd gen. can be found here --> https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/pres...Id=6&id=T0142704EN&left_menu_item=node__2311#

After watching it carefully, NO, it is not the second gen MINI. It is just Cooper Diesel and Cooper S Diesel version. Especially the S version that you might think it is the new gen, it doesn't have those LED rings in the headlight like the actual new one. They both look very similar btw.