Autotelegraaf has the first pic of this week’s press preview that MINI is currently running. Expect to see a lot more of this lightly disguised silver 2007 MCS prototype in various magazines and web sites over the next few weeks. Not that there’s anything that we haven’t seen before. This particular MINI looks just about identical to several of the prototypes we’ve seen recently in spy photos.
Here’s an english translation of the story courtesy of MotoringFile reader Karin de Keijzer:
>Last saturday 80 journalist from all over the world were invited to drive the new mini on the circuit of Zandvoort (NL). The car will be introduced to dealers in Mid-November. This saturday Autotelegraaf will publish a complete report of the test drive, incl. pictures.
You can see the original (including a larger photo) below:
[ Nieuw kleintje ] Autotelegraaf
<a href="http://www.telegraaf.nl//multimedia/archive/01599/foto_1_1599061g.jpg" rel="nofollow">Direct link to the bigger picture</a>
Larger picture (black and white)
<a href="http://www.newminiclub.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=212&start=75" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.newminiclub.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=212&start=75</a>
I’m liking it more and more, but not enough to trade up from my 2005 MCS JCW. I’d like to see more interior pics. Hmmm…
<a href="http://www.newminiclub.nl/forum/post-25286.html#25286" rel="nofollow">Here’s a direct link to that B&W photo</a>. Again keep in mind that this this car is still camouflaged.
They must be doing something funky with the sides of the headlights. I think that is the one place on the car no one has ever gotten a picture of.
<blockquote>They must be doing something funky with the sides of the headlights. I think that is the one place on the car no one has ever gotten a picture of.</blockquote>
The directional signals are going to be integrated into the headlights. You’ll notice the lack of the signals on the bumper. That’s most likely the reason for the camo’ on the headlights.
cool vvideo of the MCS ’07
<a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=109325" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=109325</a>
Any guess if S-lites are still the standard wheel for the sport package? I don’t recall seeing them in spy photos that often.
not digging the new bonnet style. It loss the sexy curves of the current MCS.
Wow, here comes the onslaught we’ve all been waiting for!
I really like the car, engine package and so far the interior changes. I’ll likely be holding out for an 08 or 09 just to wait till the kinks are worked out and also because I’ll likely go with a JCW model from the get go
Mike
Take it with a grain of salt, the car itself is heavilly photoshopped compared to the background..even with the camo. I still don’t know why they’d do that considering this is supposed to be a real press shoot. Oh well.
Maybe little flags can extend from the sides of the headlamps. Like on those big diplomat limosines? You probably can only have one set of flags at a time though.
Or perhaps little cameras facing out to the sides go there. So you can peer around corners. That would also help explain why the front fender extends more.
There are more photo’s available in this topic:
<a href="http://www.newminiclub.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=212&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90" rel="nofollow">Spyshots R56</a>
A few members of NewMINIclub.nl went to Circuitpark Zandvoort to make some personal shots.
Special thanks to Werner, Ida, Paul and Rick.