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MINI Remembers 12 Concept Models Created Under the Ownership of the BMW Group

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/mini-remembers-12-concept-models.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772095924259230946" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pwORQ0iLA8c/UBqaqUbzlOI/AAAAAAAIb_I/NUH0GpLLPr0/s800/P90046404.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> For most people in the northern hemisphere, August is the last summer month of relaxation and freedom before the new season kicks in and we all return to reality. What this means for most industries and especially the automotive sector, is that there is not a lot going on, which could explain why MINI chose this month to reminisce about its <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/MINI%20Concepts">past concepts</a>, from the moment it was acquired by the BMW Group in the mid-1990s to the present day. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/mini-remembers-12-concept-models.html#more">Read more »</a>

Classics Concepts MINI MINI Concepts MINI Remembers 12 Concept Models Created Under the Ownership of the BMW Group

For most people in the northern hemisphere, August is the last summer month of relaxation and freedom before the new season kicks in and we ...

The Mini-Me MINI of the BMW Group's London Olympic and Paralympic Games Fleet

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-mini-me-mini-of-bmw-group-london.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772068728189280930" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SQYHNxOCTmY/UBqB7TLc4qI/AAAAAAAIb6g/IplVb-xJCEM/s800/Mini-MINI-Olympics-London-2012-.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> After the 160 <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/bmw-group-unveils-its-london-2012.html">BMW 1-Series ActiveE coupes</a> and 40 MINI E hatchbacks, the Bavarian automotive group today presented its third pure-electric vehicle to the London Olympic and Paralympic fleet: the Mini<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/MINI"> MINI</a>. Evidently, and unlike the other two models, the Mini MINI was not designed to shuttle athletes and officials within the Olympic Park and surrounding Games sites. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-mini-me-mini-of-bmw-group-london.html#more">Read more »</a>

Concepts Electric Vehicles MINI MINI Concepts Scale Models The Mini-Me MINI of the BMW Group's London Olympic and Paralympic Games Fleet

After the 160 BMW 1-Series ActiveE coupes and 40 MINI E hatchbacks, the Bavarian automotive group today presented its third pure-electric v...

Minier Mini Rocketman Concept Updated for the London 2012 Games

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/minier-mini-rocketman-concept-updated.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5753873969967275778" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dxR0CVho2S0/T9nd4-5EHwI/AAAAAAAH6bU/5qP7W_xfclE/s800/2012-Mini-Rocketman-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/02/mini-brings-its-iq-emulating-mini.html">concept study</a> that debuted at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and which was initially thought to base a smaller Mini hatchback before we learned than the BMW Group dropped those plans, has been updated to promote the company’s sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympic Games. So what's new with the 2012 edition of the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/02/mini-shows-off-new-rocketman-at-milan.html">Mini Rocketman Concept</a>? For starters, the updated model now wears the colors of the British national flag, the Union Jack, both inside and out. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/minier-mini-rocketman-concept-updated.html#more">Read more »</a>

MINI MINI Concepts Reports UK Minier Mini Rocketman Concept Updated for the London 2012 Games

The concept study that debuted at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and which was initially thought to base a smaller Mini hatchback before we lea...

2012 Life Ball Mini Roadster Designed by Vogue Editor, Franca Sozzani

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/2012-life-ball-mini-roadster-designed.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5745404470441645586" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vJnB4paefjA/T7vG7OedlhI/AAAAAAAHr5M/pZbQkZWMGes/s800/Mini-Life-Ball-2012-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> After teasing us with a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/mini-prepares-one-off-roadster-for-2012.html">single sketch</a> in the beginning of May, Mini went ahead and presented the Roadster Cooper S designed by Franca Sozzani, chief editor of Italian Vogue, at the 2012 edition of the annual Life Ball charity event in Vienna, Austria. The one-off creation was auctioned off at the AIDS Solidarity Gala for €54,000 (US$69,000) to an unnamed buyer. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/2012-life-ball-mini-roadster-designed.html#more">Read more »</a>

Concepts MINI MINI Concepts New Cars 2012 Life Ball Mini Roadster Designed by Vogue Editor, Franca Sozzani

After teasing us with a single sketch in the beginning of May, Mini went ahead and presented the Roadster Cooper S designed by Franca Sozza...

After Camping, MINI Takes the Cooper Hatchback for Yachting

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/after-camping-mini-takes-cooper.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726494865689754098" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LJ8mDRLJ7VE/T3iYvXWJOfI/AAAAAAAHNJI/dMhiSPPMZXM/s800/MINI-Yachting.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> For some unexplained reason, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/MINI">Mini</a> has discovered a deep-seated love for nature introducing not one, but two different conceptions targeting buyers that love going out and enjoying the environment. Following the presentation of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/mini-takes-hatch-countryman-and-clubman.html">the two camping solutions</a>, the British brand has crafted together a new amphibious model called the MINI Cooper Yachtsman and revealed it online before it makes its world premiere at the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/carscoop-to-z-guide-to-2012-new-york.html">New York International Auto Show</a>, right beside the Hudson River. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/after-camping-mini-takes-cooper.html#more">Read more »</a>

April Fools' Day Concepts MINI MINI Concepts New Cars Offbeat News After Camping, MINI Takes the Cooper Hatchback for Yachting

For some unexplained reason, Mini has discovered a deep-seated love for nature introducing not one, but two different conceptions targeting...

First Official Photos of MINI Clubvan Concept Hit the Net

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/first-official-photos-of-mini-clubvan.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710506319489970674" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oW9u3uHf0xs/Tz_LPfTSsfI/AAAAAAAGwGs/t8HYwWNIBfc/s800/Mini-Clubvan-Concept-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Just yesterday, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/mini-to-bring-breadvan-concept-to.html">we reported about Mini's plans</a> to reveal a concept model for a light commercial application based on the Clubman, and today, the first official photos of the new Clubvan hit the interwebs ahead of its world premiere at the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Geneva%20Motor%20Show">82nd Geneva International Auto Salon</a> in March. There's nothing really innovative or interesting, for that matter, about the Clubvan as the conversion from passenger model to van is pretty straightforward with Mini simply eliminating the rear seat bench and boot floor to create a continuous loading area. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/first-official-photos-of-mini-clubvan.html#more">Read more »</a>

Concepts Geneva Motor Show MINI MINI Clubman MINI Concepts First Official Photos of MINI Clubvan Concept Hit the Net

Just yesterday, we reported about Mini's plans to reveal a concept model for a light commercial application based on the Clubman, and t...

MINI to Bring "Breadvan" Concept to the Geneva Motor Show

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/mini-to-bring-breadvan-concept-to.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710245794366872194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ede9hN13E8/Tz7eS7ln2oI/AAAAAAAGv6k/8ZOTSzccnEg/s800/MINI-Clubman-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> After the three-door hatchback, convertible, Clubman, Roadster and Coupe variants of the Mini, the BMW Group-owned British carmaker will preview yet another body style at next month's <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Geneva%20Motor%20Show">2012 Geneva Motor Show</a> via a thinly disguised concept model. This one is called the Clubvan (though Breadvan may have been a more appropriate name in this case...) and as you probably have guessed by now, it's <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/MINI%20Clubman">based on the Clubman</a>. However, unlike the latter, the Clubvan study will do away with the rear seats and side windows offering a continuous loading bay stretching to the front passenger seats. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/mini-to-bring-breadvan-concept-to.html#more">Read more »</a>

Concepts Geneva Motor Show Insiders MINI MINI Clubman MINI Concepts MINI to Bring "Breadvan" Concept to the Geneva Motor Show

After the three-door hatchback, convertible, Clubman, Roadster and Coupe variants of the Mini, the BMW Group-owned British carmaker will pre...

Mini said to have Pulled the Plug on the Rocketman

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/mini-said-to-have-pulled-plug-on.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700983913556435154" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YgE0Ux_Cj-I/Tx32qg2_YNI/AAAAAAAGg40/JlyE0HfvFKU/s800/Mini-Rocketman-Concept-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Remember the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/02/mini-brings-its-iq-emulating-mini.html">Mini Rocketman Concept</a> from last year's Geneva Motor Show? Over the past few months, there had been several reports saying that the BMW Group was planning to put the city-car sized Mini into production by 2016. Today, <a href="http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Mini-cancels-the-mini-Mini-aka-the-Rocketman/">Car is reporting</a> that the Germans have shelved those plans for a smaller Mini model inspired by the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/02/mini-shows-off-new-rocketman-at-milan.html">Rocketman</a>. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/mini-said-to-have-pulled-plug-on.html#more">Read more »</a>

Concepts MINI MINI Concepts Reports UK Mini said to have Pulled the Plug on the Rocketman

Remember the Mini Rocketman Concept from last year's Geneva Motor Show? Over the past few months, there had been several reports saying...

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