Pre-Production GP Spotted in Munich

Frank Jun 5th, 2006 Link

Those cars are definetely US spec. Notice the marker lights on the wheel arches.

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vin. Jun 5th, 2006 Link

Are the back windows going to be tinted like on the second car? I guess it would make sense given that items left out of the storage bins could be relatively exposed in the newly enlarged boot.

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Gabe Jun 5th, 2006 Link

Those cars are definetely US spec. Notice the marker lights on the wheel arches.

Actually all GPs have that US spec light and reflector.

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Frank Jun 5th, 2006 Link

Hmmm interesting. Why is that?

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Gabe Jun 5th, 2006 Link

This being such a short production run it was probably cheaper to just use the US arches since they needed them for the US market anyway.

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mdsbrain Jun 5th, 2006 Link

I’m so jealous.

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rkw Jun 5th, 2006 Link

More pictures of the 07, photographed on the autobahn here.

By the way Gabe, have you heard anything about a MINI branded credit card?

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Mark Hendrie Jun 5th, 2006 Link

Can’t wait! I hope the Italians stay open long enough to finish off a good amount of GPs!

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ivor biggun Jun 5th, 2006 Link

Gas caps are supposed to be body color too

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nervous Jun 5th, 2006 Link

Are those shark fin antennas or aero turbulence piece?

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C Haynes Jun 5th, 2006 Link

It looks like they haven’t screwed in the antennae yet.

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fs-mini Jun 5th, 2006 Link

Why are they not installed with the 4-spokes GP wheels?

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Simone Jun 5th, 2006 Link

hi, i’m italian. when deliver in italy to me ?

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timmee Jun 5th, 2006 Link

@vin: According to the spec I received from my dealer, the rear and back window will be tinted

@ivor: are you sure? it is a cooper s after all

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Ivor Biggun Jun 5th, 2006 Link

I’m sure read somwhere that the gas cap would be body color ;)

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Ian C. Jun 5th, 2006 Link

The gas cap isn’t body color in all the official press pictures; it’s the normal chrome color

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Fabio Jun 5th, 2006 Link

Most Italian factories clos for 2 weeks in august for holidays so that explain why they’ll be closing

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blalor Jun 6th, 2006 Link

Most Italian factories clos for 2 weeks in august for holidays so that explain why they’ll be closing

Only 2 weeks? I was under the impression that it was the entire month. That’s what I heard regarding the Ducati (that’s “joo-CAT-ee” if you’re announcing for Speed) factory, anyway.

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Lex Jun 6th, 2006 Link

Wasup with them wheels? what happened to the GP wheels?

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Dave Jun 6th, 2006 Link

Wasup with them wheels? what happened to the GP wheels?

From the first paragraph: How do we know these are pre-production? For one the lower body panels are completely unpainted black plastic. Secondly it looks like those lov’em or hat’em four spoke 18″ wheels weren’t available when these particular cars would produced.

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Fabio Jun 6th, 2006 Link

your right blalor some close for 2 weeks and some for 4

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