MINI Traveller Timeline

giacomo Jan 20th, 2006 Link

What I read is……….”within the next three years”……….not at the end of 3 years.

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Greg W Jan 20th, 2006 Link

In the meantime get a conversion from Castagna Carrozerria of Milan. You can have a bigger Mini now!

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AH-HA Jan 20th, 2006 Link

From the information I have, the R56 begins full scale production in October and the R55 Clubman in around June 2007. ;)

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Gabe Jan 20th, 2006 Link

The R56 will begin production actually in September from what I just heard today from a very reliable source but I could see it not ramping up to full production until October.

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DaveK Jan 20th, 2006 Link

Dammm…that’s still a long wait because I am holding my Saturn with duct tape waiting for the traveller to come out.

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AH-HA Jan 20th, 2006 Link

Yeh, I have volume in September as well, but it still looks like preliminary, non-saleable build.

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O(=^=)O Capn Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD!!!!!

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O(=^=)O Capn Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

A similar series vehicle

Oh I Just got that, A Similar vehicle, so, in other words, not this ugly pig but a stretched version of the R56! Cool!!!!!! now I’m Excited! AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD AWD!!!!! and it would be able to compete because it would fit length constraints! now I’m drooling!!!

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paulr Jan 23rd, 2006 Link

Did any one see the Auto Sunday section of the Daily Herald (Chicago area paper)? In their Auto Biography, Mr. Dawson IV, the president of Patrick MINI, mentioned that at “the end of 2006, MINI is expected to launch a 5 door version with an extended wheel base.”

Wishful thinking perhaps?

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Eelke Jan 23rd, 2006 Link

paulr: the new model (R56) is scheduled for that timeframe, and I doubt they would allow the news of a more-space-version be snowed under by the news of an all new version. Or vice versa. These are both very important changes for Mini (both firsts, in a way), and they both deserve full attention from the media and the public, so I don’t think BMW/Mini will make both publich at or around the same time. That seems to be in accordance with what MotoringFile is saying here and contradicts your guy :)

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