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MINI Rocketman plan is back: the time is right for a real classic Mini replacement
MINI’s head of design says Rocketman is an ‘exciting project’ that’s still under discussion
The MINI Rocketman city car is an “exciting project” that is apparently still under consideration, 15 years after the concept was shown at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. MINI’s head of design, Holger Hampf, said his team is “studying volumes” and “trying to see what [MINI] can get into such a small, 3.6-metre car.”
As hinted, Hampf gave nothing more away on the potential Rocketman project, but any future MINI city car would inevitably be designed to rival the wave of small EVs due over the next few years. As well as the imminent Renault Twingo, the Rocketman would act as an alternative to the forthcoming Smart #2, as well as Volkswagen’s up! replacement – colloquially dubbed ‘ID. Lupo’.
No timeframe for the car’s introduction has been confirmed or even hinted at, but with big lifecycle updates planned for the existing range in 2027 through to 2028, we don’t expect to see a production-ready Rocketman before 2029 at the earliest.
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MINI Rocketman plan is back: the time is right for a real classic Mini replacement
MINI’s head of design says Rocketman is an ‘exciting project’ that’s still under discussion
The MINI Rocketman city car is an “exciting project” that is apparently still under consideration, 15 years after the concept was shown at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. MINI’s head of design, Holger Hampf, said his team is “studying volumes” and “trying to see what [MINI] can get into such a small, 3.6-metre car.”
As hinted, Hampf gave nothing more away on the potential Rocketman project, but any future MINI city car would inevitably be designed to rival the wave of small EVs due over the next few years. As well as the imminent Renault Twingo, the Rocketman would act as an alternative to the forthcoming Smart #2, as well as Volkswagen’s up! replacement – colloquially dubbed ‘ID. Lupo’.
No timeframe for the car’s introduction has been confirmed or even hinted at, but with big lifecycle updates planned for the existing range in 2027 through to 2028, we don’t expect to see a production-ready Rocketman before 2029 at the earliest.
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MINI’s head of design says Rocketman is an ‘exciting project’ that’s still under discussion
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