Hot! MINI: What's Next?

[SCOTT27]

A New five door MINI would look great if it matches the above render.

 

[dalab]

A New five door MINI would look great if it matches the above render.

Yes, and they have been talking about the Mini "Golf" which is intriguing although the Clubman is basically that, they must have hit the nail on the head with the new design given so much anticipation

 

[SCOTT27]

Looks like the new MINI Interface is happy to assist you with everything….Even Stalking.

 

[dalab]

Looks like the new MINI Interface is happy to assist you with everything….Even Stalking.

All started with "Hello Moto"

 

[Centurion]

“Simplicity and making [the range] easy to understand is one of the prerequisites of Mini, and it should stay like this. We don’t want to become a second BMW.”

There is nothing bad about being a second, cheaper but more playful BMW.

 

[KiwiRob]

Yes, and they have been talking about the Mini "Golf" which is intriguing although the Clubman is basically that, they must have hit the nail on the head with the new design given so much anticipation

the first Gen R60 Countryman was a Golf rival, in early prototype images it wasn't jacked up like the production version was, which make me think it was originally supposed to be a Gold competitor but they decided to make it an SUV. It looks right when you see a lowered example.

In my head the mini range is pretty simple

3 + 5 door MINI
5 door Clubman - possibly on Neue Klasse platform.
5 door Countryman SUV

 

[dalab]

BMW to make $750M U.K. investment in electric Mini output
U.K. says move would bring total investment in the automotive sector to more than $7.48 billion in recent years. - Reuters

Starting in 2026, the automaker will make two electric models at the English plant: the three-door version of the Mini Cooper and the Aceman compact crossover.

BMW to make $750M U.K. investment in electric Mini output

BMW's investment will help offset a number of setbacks the U.K. has had in electrification, such as the collapse of the Britishvolt battery company.

europe.autonews.com

BMW pauses EV production plan for MINI Oxford plant: slow electric car sales blamed | Auto Express

Plans to build the electric MINI hatch and Aceman in the UK are now on hold

www.autoexpress.co.uk

 

[lukeswiss]

BMW to make $750M U.K. investment in electric Mini output

Glad this got sorted, plenty of Mini drivers will wait for a British made car.

 

[SCOTT27]

Glad this got sorted, plenty of Mini drivers will wait for a British made car.

The iX3 is assembled perfectly.

 

[lukeswiss]

The iX3 is assembled perfectly.

I don't think it's quality concerns, rather an association of the car being British, supporting local jobs etc.

 

[dalab]

 

[EnI]

MINI Aceman Convertible?

 

[SCOTT27]

MINI Aceman Convertible?

A modern luxury Moke?

 

[dalab]

 

[SCOTT27]

It’s the ICE updated R56. Not the J01 BEV.

 

[dalab]

A modern luxury Moke?

The Moke is more Ami 8 type, if it is not something that BMW did in the brainstorm of the 2000s with all the momentum of the rebirth and trial error of several models, I don't think it will ever do it, but you never know, instead this Aceman later Seeing that there are several convertible SUV's would make sense and the four doors are something new

 

[lukeswiss]

Anyone at the launch events in the UK ? Need more pics of the JCW please

 

[dalab]

Mini Aceman confirmed for 24 April unveiling
The Aceman is anticipated to become Mini’s best-seller because, as Wurst noted, “you can buy it for your first car, or have it as your only car”.

She added: “I think this car has the biggest potential. It is the one with the hottest ‘newness’ aspect.”

 

[SCOTT27]

WoooaaH!

 

[dalab]

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