[Stretchmobile]

MINI wants a smaller model, but only if they find a partner to borrow a chassis

 

[BigWarpGuy]

Perhaps going back to roots? I think it looks neat.

 

[BigWarpGuy]

Mini Rocketman.

 

[smark]

 

[jwight]

Pretty ironic.

 

[smark]

Mini for me. Miss my old high school one. Rusted apart. Don't know about those doors, in a tight parking space.

 

[vwW12]

MINI is too large for us.

What's the point of a small car, if it is not small enough?

 

[Mike T]

MINI is huge.

The Clubman is bigger and - ironically - Austin Maxi-sized.

The Countryman is so fat that I call it the CHUBMAN.

 

[GoFaster]

I saw a Mini Countryman in front of a Toyota Matrix yesterday. The Mini looked bigger ...

 

[kennyrayandersen]

I like the first one smark posted. Of course I like the T-25 better, and it's already engineered. I always thought the original was a better concept.

 

[smark]

The Countryman is a B segment size car, aim to the young professionals, trendy young urban families. A lot of the photographers, were I work drive them. The console in the rear, takes up the space for a small 5 person. I do see lots of them on the road. Mini not doing bad sales wise. At over 17k units 2013, YTD. There is a market, for a premium B segment car like it is.

Sales numbers on the 2 door Paceman model are really low.

 

[radar231]

We had a friend go looking at minis a couple weeks ago. Wanted something small like a smart but with four seats. Came back disappointed as it wasn't that much smaller than his SUV. Then went to look at a VW beatle. Another nice little car that got huge. And then there's the Jetta. Super size me boys. Seems to be a trend. Wonder how big the smart will be next time around.

 

[kennyrayandersen]

We had a friend go looking at minis a couple weeks ago. Wanted something small like a smart but with four seats. Came back disappointed as it wasn't that much smaller than his SUV. Then went to look at a VW beatle. Another nice little car that got huge. And then there's the Jetta. Super size me boys. Seems to be a trend. Wonder how big the smart will be next time around.

It's called size creep. The current civic is bigger than the original Accord! Every once in a while they have time come back and introduce a new one at the bottom, like the fit. Mini SHOULD introduce a new smaller model similar to the original, but hopefully they will not put gigantic cartoon tires in it!

 

[Stretchmobile]

Remember how small the original Thunderbird was and then it kept getting bigger until it was a tuna boat in the 70's. They had to do a correction finally.

 

[smark]

The smart is getting bigger, and bigger too.

 

[Stretchmobile]

The smart is getting bigger, and bigger too.

 

[Mike T]

That's why the original is the best!

 

[kennyrayandersen]

That's why the original is the best!

450s rule, everything else drools!

 

[smark]

Nothing last forever…………

 

[Mike T]

The Morris Mini is the best of the bunch too.