Details Revealed About Next MINI

Ground-Up Redesign For BMWs Baby

Its coming: MINI has officially released information about the second generation of its effervescent premium subcompact. After some 800,000 units have been sold since its introduction in 2001, the MINI has enjoyed a very successful career.

From the mildly disguised photos of the redesigned MINI, it looks more or less the same. The shape has been preserved, with the same clamshell hood, ovoid headlamps (not integrated into the hood, this time) and blacked-out pillars, but believe it or not, almost everything about the car is new

Behold: the entirely new MINI. (Photo: MINI U.S.A.)

aside from the floorpan and bulkhead. When the tape and plastic masking is taken off, when the car is launched in October, expect it to share many of the details with the MINI station wagon concepts that debuted at major autoshows across the globe.

Overall the new car is 2.75 inches longer in order to comply with safety regulations,

Slightly bigger, but MINI retains its very compact package. (Photo: MINI U.S.A.)

but the cars cabin and cargo area are roughly the same size. Officially, the new MINI will be launched as a three-door hatchback, followed by a two-door convertible, but an extended Traveller wagon is in the works.

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