Cnet Takes a Look at the MINI Concept

Sections: In the Press | R55 (Clubman) Oct 3rd, 2005 11 Comments

Ah yes Cnet, the place to go when you’re researching a printer, finding a low price on a router, and when you want to see some video of the MINI Concept. As crazy as it sounds they actually do a decent job. Check it out at the link below:

[ MINI Does a Wagaon 45 Years Later ] Cnet

Written By: Gabe

Mini2Go

Very interesting to see some of these ideas in MOTION! Love the rear windows!
http://www.gominigo.com GoMiniGo

Whoa! Did you see the moving internal headlight covers?! I have not heard anyone mention them before. Those are cool even for a show car. I don’t know why you would need them but they are still cool. I bet they drove the engineers nuts with all those moving parts.

Other than those…Nice. I now want one. In some bright in your face color. Like Corvette yellow with a black top.

GMG
http://motoringfile.com Gabe

btw thank to Angelo for the tip.
Vanwall
Hey, great vid! Where are the auto mags on this kind of presentation? Cnet has done this kind of thing on a regular basis, so I would think the gearheads could figure this out, too.
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Angelo

You’re welcome Gabe.

Like Mini2Go, I found it interesting to see the concept in motion. It seems much more finished in video than what the pictures showed.

Angelo
RB

Wonder how much will ever get into production?

Warming up to the front of the car a little more.

The electric stuff seems really slow to react especially the “Secret” compartment.

I wonder if it will be a RF tire vehicle or have one of those skanky little spares?

I also wonder how stiff they can make the frame with what I see as pretty open frame architecture without a major weight gain?
SkAlex

I didn’t really love the concept until I saw this video. MINI’s practical and beautiful designs are really highlighted well in this little overview.
Mini2Go

RB In response to your wondering about the RF tire, if you can use the new 3-series BMW as anything to judge by, it will likely be RF. BMW appears committed to eliminating the spare tire and considers the RF a safety feature.

Eh, whatever. I can see both sides. I personally hope the new-technology airless tires make it to market sooner than the 7-10 years (if I remember correctly) they are currently projecting.
Bruce

Hey I love the car, but what impressed me most was the quality of the video presentation. And they got all the facts right too.

The MotorWeek TV show, (frozen in time in terms of production quality back about 1981), could really learn a thing or two from CNET.
O(=^=)O Capn

Hmmmn I liked it until I saw this. The face really looks like a guppy. The trunk secret hiding place would be better as a one touch, I would hope that the rear windows would be operable from the front.

Spinning spedometer? Didn’t see it. Where?
O(=^=)O Capn

The Airless tire theTweel

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