Comments on: Lightning Blue & Astro Black Discontinued

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:48:49 +0000

Horizon Blue seems to be greeny-blue? And if Laser Blue continues, this will only be on the S models?

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By: Michael DeWese

Michael DeWese — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:58:47 +0000

After playing around with the UK configurator, it looks as though the Pacific Blue color line option (on the R57) is not available with the new Horizon Blue exterior as it was with both Lightning and Laser Blue. Any idea if MINI will be offering another color line option in March to replace Pacific with something else. My guess is most of the blue interiors were picked by those choosing one of those two exterior options.

By: greg

greg — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:11:35 +0000

And it looks like I'm never getting one.

Would someone else please ask?

By: greg

greg — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:38:08 +0000

I keeping asking here about the black chrome option once mentioned here. No response.

By: MJulian

MJulian — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:18:33 +0000

When can we see the black exterior trim options from the factory or the black xenon headlights?

By: Josh Wardell

Josh Wardell — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:38:35 +0000

So is Midnight Black a pure metallic black or does it still have some annoying color cast?

By: glangford

glangford — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:52:19 +0000

I like the horizon blue an awful lot. If its still around on my next mini purchase, that will be the color.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:55:22 +0000

Whoaâ€¦ Laser Blue will be gone after 2009?!?! Curse paying of debts before getting my MINI!

No one ever said that :) It may be but we're not saying it's definitely gone for 2010 here.

By: eto

eto — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:50:42 +0000

Whoa… Laser Blue will be gone after 2009?!?! Curse paying of debts before getting my MINI!

By: Blainestang

Blainestang — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:59:39 +0000

Thatâ€™s not correct. weâ€™ve updated the post. Sorry about that.

Thanks for the update, Gabe.

Good to get that figured out before everyone starts overreacting about it. Not that that would ever happen. Haha

By: Gabe

Gabe — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:18:00 +0000

Is that correct according to your information?

That's not correct. we've updated the post. Sorry about that.

By: Blainestang

Blainestang — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:14:04 +0000

With regard to Horizon Blue, could we get some clarification on what models it will be available on. From what I understand from the article, it will be available on the following beginning in March:

R55: MC / MCS R56: MC / MCS R57: MC

Is that correct according to your information?

It just seems strange to leave out JUST the R57 MCS... AND allow people to configure an R57 MCS with Horizon Blue paint on the UK MINI site.

By: mike c.

mike c. — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:48:20 +0000

I’m looking forward to seeing the new black “in the flesh”. I’ll be driving by the dealer every now and then to get a peak.

By: Blainestang

Blainestang — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:36:11 +0000

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing.

"lilliux" is her SN on NAM if anyone wants to find the pictures.

Also, her car completed production November 27th or so. I don't know if that necessarily means all Astro Black production was completed prior to that date, but it gives a good indication of when the "change-over" took place. Probably sometime during or at the end of week 48.

By: MikeJCW

MikeJCW — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:37:34 +0000

There is a lady who lives in Germany who posted pics of her new Midnight Black R55 Cooper S Clubman on NAM. Looks SHARP, although they were taken under cloudy skies so it’s kinda hard to tell how nice it will look in the sun