Name the New MINI SUV
A year and a half ago we asked you, the MotoringFile reader to name the (then unnamed) MINI Clubman. With almost two hundred comments, to say it was a popular post would be an understatement. Now MINI has a new vehicle to bring to market. The MINI SUV will most likely debut in late 2010 as a 2011 model. Expect the car to be loosely based on the Clubman (as seen in recent spy-photos) and raised with some type of optional AWD system onboard. But one thing it doesn’t have yet (that we know of) is an official name. We know there have been a few bandied about. The prototype has been known as the “Colorado” internally for the past year or so. And some auto publications have taken to calling the new small ‘ute the “Monte Carlo”. However it’s hard to imagine either of those working in the US market due to both being currently used by Chevrolet.
So here’s your chance to give the folks at MINI a few ideas. In the comment section below give us your idea of a perfect name for the new all-wheel drive MINI. Something that will convey a sense of utility and adventure, yet in keeping with the spirit of MINI worldwide.
This post has NO affiliation with MINI. If they should happen to use a name mentioned here I wouldn’t expect to get anything more than self satisfaction and some minor celebrity status in the MINI world.
“Chris”
The Mini Minor?
MINI Python. Not quite a Monty Python, but almost as funny (looking, that it).
oh oh I know
the Seven
Moke makes the most sense to me but unfortunately it isn’t really related to the original Moke core identity. It’s gotta be something catchy. Does Rover have any names that might fit? It could certainly be named after one of it’s distant cousins.
The Major.
MINI UTE
pronounced “yute”. “UTE” being short for utility, or sport utility–its a play on MINI being a smaller,compact, more efficient version of everything else out there.
Those in the MINI community could simply call it the MINUTE. Any votes?
The Monte.
I am going with…
MINI Estate
Or, since MINI used to advertize against SUV’s in alot of it’s ads…
MINI Contradiction
Say it ain’t so … (cue Weezer)
MINITRON! lol
MINI MAX
The BMW 116ix
The Short Bus
why not just the moke?
or mini maxi
Well lets see, what to name this ill conceived vehicle.
Mini Bloated Beast
Mini wait, we were wrong
Mini community be dammed
No great surprise here still thinking this is the single most pathetic idea Mini has come up with.
MINI Rover
MINI XL
The Full Monte
MINI MOKE
Just to keep a departed Mini owner in mind, the ‘Maxamini’
How about:
The MINI Brand Dilution
The MINI Oxymoron.
(sorry, couldn’t resist!) 🙂
H4
Since they are calling it a “SAV”, why not just call it the “MINI Salve” – although, I’m not sure it will cure what chaps me.
Bring back the Moke name?
MegaMini?
Almalfi – for the roads that inspire driving and for an area whos spirit inpsire living!
Since it’s just going to be an AWD(option) clubman how about the clubman rally or clubman awd, moke works too.
MINI SX4
The MINI Clubman <em>Wheel Gap Edition</em>
How about this name:
MINI DECADENCE
Seems fitting for a brand whose product vision is a little questionable these days..
MINI ClubMax
MINI Alpine
The new MINI Ridiculous
MINI Pullman
If it’s a Moke, I’m sure they’ll make an S-Moke, or “Smoke”.
Boo! MINI SUV? How ridiculous! How ridonkulous!
MINI NEEDLESS.
RUFFIAN – A tough lawless person. Off road and rules do not apply.
If following in the prev. gen. footsteps, how about the Countryman.
MINIMOR. Since the Clubman name isn’t prominently displayed on the outside of the vehicle, isn’t naming the SAV pointless? I guess we can also go with Cooper XL and Cooper SXL.
Oxymoron GP
the Mini Rover
the MINI X
the MINI ALL4
the MINI scout
Following in current trends of historical naming, MOKE would be the favorite. Clubman and Countryman are gender specific so how about a feminine version. How about the MINI Monaco (relating to Monte Carlo and the beautiful Princess Grace Kelly).
The other related models that British Leyland turned out in the late ’80s were the METRO, Maestro, and Montego.
Not Moke.
the MINI Mistake
MINI Brand Suicide
BMW x0.5
Call it the MINI Sellout
But seriously, the Moke is not an option for naming this vehicle. This vehicle is not an open-top, bare-bones runabout like the Moke was.
Mini Travesty
The MINI S.U.M.: The MINI Sport
Utility
MINI
MINI Weeeee!
MINI 4R4, as a nod to the Metro 6R4 (it would obviously need more power though! ;D
Pathfinder (old Riley model name owned by BMW)
…MINI Rover…
…i like the sound of that…
…or…
…MINI Scout…
…like the old AMC 4×4…
…or…
…MINI Rallye…
mini pooper
One things for sure, if they call this bloated creation a Moke, I will compleatly lose my love for the brand. The Moke is a minimalistic vehicle. In historical context is more minimalistic than even the Mini. So don’t quite equate this heavy luxury micro suv anything that has ever worn the name of Moke.
I like the “BMW 116ix” mentioned earlier as by the time this comes out what’s left of MINI anyway??
Something like this should not even wear a MINI badge.
Not long now until BMW completly sellout & ruin what started out as a fabulous recreation of a wonderful piece of motoring
Since they didn’t use ‘Traveler’ on the Clubman, they can use it now…
agreeing w/ the sentiment here.
i thought the clubman was bad enough. no offense clubman lovers, but i want to cry every time i see it rear its ugly head (and behind). the suv would push me over the limit.
maybe bmw figures the # of purest mini defectors would much less than the # of ppl wanting a mini suv. just think of all those pt cruiser ppl wanting to join our fam! it’d make me have to sell my baby, and i’d never forgive mini.
but, what do i know? is it not possible to turn a profit w/ 220k/yr unit sales in the auto biz? they could always chill out on the marketing budget or find other costs to cut, vs completely destroying the brand.
but then again, that’d be a sure fire way to get the marketing budget down (or not, as you try to recover the brand from the mini mistake).
Country
they won’t call it the Moke – American’s won’t understand it, and it doesn’t really have the sex appeal the marketing department is looking for!
I cruised by <a href="http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/index.html" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/index.html</a> for ideas.
how about MINIsport, MINI Sprint or MINI Trek?
MINI Traveler
The availability of various copyrights and trademarks will determine the name, and I daresay most of the least nonsensical are already taken, including a lot of the ones here. Traveller and Countryman are out for that reason, and if you can find an off-roady name that isn’t already held by an existing 4-by manufacturer, it prolly isn’t worth using. This won’t be an easy job. Good Luck, Lads.
MINI Yak
MINI XTRA
MINI Yeti
MINI Trax
MINI X Series
MINI MAXI
MINI QuadTrac
MINI Cooper X
I’m really going to give this some thought and get back to you…
<strong>Th’ Otha’ Mutha’</strong>
Mini Mite
How about:
MINI Midget Hearse
I LOVE IT!!!! I was laughing so hard reading through the comments.
If MOKE is taken, how about BLOKE?
BIG SIPPER?
I can’t think of anything remotely serious. I am no help to MINI on this one.
“Sticky”
Does this thing really need to be called an SUV or SAV? I say this thing, whatever it is, is no more SUV than are/were the Subaru Forester, Audi Allroad or Volvo XC 70 (and whatever they used to call it). If I remember correctly, at least one or two of those pre-crossover, AWD wagons were explicitly advertised as SUVs back before that name was so maligned. Not so anymore, at least the couple that are still around.
This MINI thing doesn’t appear to be much more than a beefed-up Clubman with AWD. I’m sure it’ll still be fairly efficient, and judging by BMW’s ability to create SAVs that drive somewhat sportily, I don’t think we’ll have much to worry about in the drivability department. Unless this test mule isn’t very representative of the future product, and unless there are big changes yet to be seen, this will be no less MINI than the Clubman is.
As for the name, since Colorado is already taken, aren’t there some other western state names that are yet to be used as car names? California? Nevada? Oregon?
Actually, I think I’d like to see something named “Minnesota.” 😉
MINI Rotundo
The sarcasm warms my heart.
The US market may be the biggest car market in the world, but MUST we all pander to the US all the time?
Surely it’s not just all about getting as many MINI’s out there as possible is it?
I used to own a MOKE here in Aus… I really hope the name MOKE doesn’t become bastardised by using it on this Soccer-Mum mobile!
Gabe would absolutely love it if you could find somebody at Mini with enough spine to come forward and speak to the Mini community and explain why they are doing this, and how they are/if they are going to address the rather large numbers of Mini owners that see this as a hindrance to the brand.
The sad fact is I think Mini has completely ignored its community exists and have listened to bean counters that have decided that this very predictable move is the best they could come up with. Sad that this is the most creative that they could have been.
Mini Owners Be Damned
Mini Bigger is Better
Mini Geee, why not a SUV
ZZZZZZZ. What, did I hear an unbroken cascade of cogent and insightful contributions from inclusive motorers? No? Ah, so, there are a few of the usual suspects, I see, bearing the same tired, trollish, closed-minded, boringly repetitive, plaintive bleatings as self-styled arbiters of taste and direction. Reactionary thinking like this would never have brought the New MINI to life in the first place. One size does not fit all, and Mini and MINI have never been about this from the beginning, so blathering some non-existent dogma you pulled out of the pimpled nether regions of your anatomy does not make it so. Killfiled for the foreseeable future, due to the sad lack of vision.
The fact is that a Mini has never been about being a solution for everybody. To me this decision by BMW/Mini makes as much sense as BMW deciding that since they don’t sell to farmers that they should introduce a tractor next year in their model line-up since they don’t currently service this sector.
Instead of producing a micro SUV in the Mini ranks why not introduce an mid-level micro SUV with a BMW badge on it?
Can say with little to no doubt that what makes the talk of a SUV so hard is that I have a huge amount of respect for BMW/Mini for their solutions for this brand . They have proven themselves to myself time after time, but no matter how nice this vehicle is that I believe it betrays everything BMW/Mini has cultivated for many years.
MINI Forza
MINI Trail
MINI Canyon
MINI Valley
MINI Tallyho
Iam the bigi used to be the mini
I’m going to suggest the same name I came up with for the Clubman … the MINI Adventure.
How about The MINI Clubman SUX (Sports Utility Crossover) 😛
I believe SUX is already taken. It’s the airport identifier for Sioux City , Iowa.
//snark on//
Cayennette or Li’l Cayenne
Point being–Porsche does an SAV/SUV: the original goal was to generate the cash that’s kept them afloat & able to produce their other “core” vehicles. The Cayenne did so well, Porsche is now in the enviable (?) position of having a controlling interest in VW Group.
Evidently MINI/BMW feel the need to expand the product line, so that the brand has a continued existence. If that’s BS PR, so be it. There’s a market for the Clubman, or it wouldn’t be on its way here.
Ultimately, if you don’t like the Clubman or the R56 styling, don’t buy the cars. That’ll get your point across to BMW. Of course there’s evidently hundreds of thousands of other people out there who do like the current and forthcoming vehicles.
//snark off//
Meanwhile… my (real) entry in the name “sweepstakes”
MINI 4
Maximus!
Let’s hope that this is the largest vehicle that MINI builds!!!
MINI seems to have a thing for “C” names–
MINI COWLEY (the town in Oxford where MINI is made)
BRAVO VANWALL! Let us not forget that this vehicle is being developed by BMW/Mini, not Caterpillar. As long as they are not REPLACING the Cooper & Cooper S with a 4×4 we’re safe.
Remember, BMW does have a 4 wheel drive 3 series and no one seems worried that it will replace the regular RWD model.
Mini Alps
Mini Europe
Mini Strudel Machine
Since this will be a Austrian built car so not a British car any longer really.
Clubman X
…and if they make a regular Cooper with AWD (and hopefully not a raised suspension) it could be the Cooper X or Cooper SX for the turbo models since a small car with turbo and AWD =sex
..seriously though, the X can represent cross-over and all that other BS they’ll spoon-feed us about this vehicle being built for people with an active lifestyle (like traversing wet soccer fields to drop the kids off).
I like Countryman. It’s another name from the past, there is a parallel with Clubman, and it refers to the “utility” of the car. I don’t so much like Moke, as someone else said, it is completely different in character from the original Moke. Moke should be left for the occasion when/if Mini does a SAV4-like fun-car.
How about the “MINI Abortion”
Way to kill a brand, BMW.
I’m cracking up at the current MINI owners who wail and gnash their teeth at the idea of a bigger MINI, when the Biggie Smalls MINI in their driveway would positively squash the Original Mini that came before. Weren’t you there in 2001 when these same arguments were being made? What did you do about the impending crisis then?
Fact is, despite the acceptance and love in the greater Mini/MINI community, there are still a bunch of Original Mini snobs out there who think that we New MINI owners are posers. And quite frankly, this incessant moaning about new models isn’t exactly proving them wrong.
These people squabbled over every extra inch and every unnecessary pound, as if BMW was planning to fit the New MINI directly into owners’ rectums.
I don’t need a crystal ball or a Deep Throat inside the company to tell you that the size and efficiency difference between a 4WD MINI and your MINI will be MUCH smaller than the difference between your MINI and the Original Mini.
I agree with JohnPC above– adding 4WD and a little ground clearance plus an inch or two more headroom isn’t gonna leave me shedding a tear in my pillow for anyone. Gravel setups are sexy, IMHO. Subaru’s done PLENTY ELSE to screw up their brand image (new WRX anyone? how bout a used Tribeca?), but 4WD and a little ground clearance certainly hasn’t left them hurting.
SUVanna MINI
MINI Gigantor
Mini Estate Wagon
and in S trim
Mini Rally Wagon
or the Family Truckster . . .!
Family Truckster!! Love it!
I like the Countryman, but if that isn’t usable, how about the MINI Cross-Country?
Or, since everyone here is taking such offense at this model, maybe we should call it the MINI Molehill.
MOKE – according to Wikipedia is;
Moke – archaic British, Australian, and United States slang meaning Donkey.
Mini Moke – a utility vehicle produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC).
Moke (band) – a defunct British rock band.
Moke (Amsterdam band), indie rock band from Amsterdam.
Magneto-optic Kerr effect – MOKE, an effect used for measuring magnetic properties.
Moke (Bihar, India) a village of around 200 families in India.
Moke (slang) – a disparaging term for Pacific Islanders, especially Samoans/Hawaiians.
Tropical Storm Moke (1984).
A type of ficitional lizard in the Harry Potter books.
MINI BINT HAULER
“Now honey, I’m sorry, but I can’t let you go out with that boy that drives the Big MINI – I heard he has that orange shag carpeting in the back, and smokes those reefies or whatever they call them, and besides, Mrs. Skipowtski down the block said she saw a mattress in there, too! He listens to that degenerate be-bop music all day long, and I bet he hasn’t had a haircut in a month – take it from me, that kind of boy never stays true, and will prolly try something fresh while you’re in that huge 4X4 mini-thing. No, no – no arguments from you; you’ll just have to choose friends that aren’t so…edgy. You’ll see, one of those nice football players will call you right away if you let people know you’re available for prom nite.”
Later that night, Blanche made a rope from her bedsheets, climbed out her bedroom window, and escaped into the nite, never to return. Some say they’ve seen her in a chocolate brown MINI XX4 on the wrong side of town, wearing a black bomber jacket and mirror shades, but her hair is bright red now, and she answers to ‘Flame’ – it’s for sure a different girl, one way or another, thanks to a MINI.
“Now honey, I’m sorry, but I can’t let you go out with that boy that drives the Big MINI – I heard he has that orange shag carpeting in the back, and smokes those reefies or whatever they call them, and besides, Mrs. Skipowtski down the block said she saw a mattress in there, too! He listens to that degenerate be-bop music all day long, and I bet he hasn’t had a haircut in a month – take it from me, that kind of boy never stays true, and will prolly try something fresh while you’re in that huge 4X4 mini-thing. No, no – no arguments from you; you’ll just have to choose friends that aren’t so…edgy. You’ll see, one of those nice football players will call you right away if you let people know you’re available for prom nite.”
Later that night, Blanche made a rope from her bedsheets, climbed out her bedroom window, and escaped into the nite, never to return. Some say they’ve seen her in a chocolate brown MINI XX4 on the wrong side of town, wearing a black bomber jacket and mirror shades, but her hair is bright red now, and she answers to ‘Flame’ – it’s for sure a different girl, one way or another, thanks to a MINI.
MINI LUV
or you could go the other way with:
MINI GIT
gents, this vehicle will not be an oversized brand killer. it’ll essentially be a clubman with AWD. I don’t think we need to be worried that they’ll muck it up. plus, the rally folks will appreciate the extra traction.
Family Truckster! Complete with imitation wood grain decals! Yes!
MINI Sclade
MINI Cooper SXC
MINI XR4Ti
MINI Reno
MINI Urban
I hear what you and others say emergo, however I can say that I know many other Mini owners like me (Gabe included) that believes this isn’t a direction Mini should go. I don’t this this as an oversized brand killer as much as a stake in the heart of the very inclusive Mini community. I have a feeling for the first time since the re-introduction of the Mini brand the Mini SUV will cause a us/them feeling in the community.
I personally will express my view about this by ending my association with the Mini brand and the BMW brand as well. I will also not fail to express my view to other perspective Mini buyers. Love the Mini brand just consider this a blunder of the first order.
Sad, sad, sad. Get some rest – you’re trying much too hard to create that very us vs them feeling you decry, which is after all an unspoken result of your postings, intentional or not. Hopefully you will remain true to your stated beliefs and leave the brand if you feel this so strongly – I’d hate to see any more hypocrisy so nakedly displayed as it has been already (but perhaps that’s another unspoken result, albeit unintentional…I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt) – so you’ve got only a few more years of posting divisive drivel before the kiss-off.
I’m not fatuous enough to claim to speak for Gabe, who has expressed his reservations himself and will no doubt keep a close eye on the progression of this model, but as I’ve mentioned before, along with plenty of others, I’ve been down this path before with some pretty strange iterations of Mini and MINI, and I still love the marque for its distinctive qualities, which has in no way been compromised by this not-yet-in-the-line-up model. Even if it has some qualities I feel run counter to my MINI interpretations, I simply won’t buy one, but I won’t lamely go and sell my MINI over it – why throw out the baby with the bath water? And I have no intention of shunning anyone who buys one either; some of us are evidently more friendly than others.
Hopefully, “perspective” buyers will be warned by the messianic fervor in your eyes, and consult other, more rational opinions. Feel free to give them my card, and be sure to write when you find work.
Very simply — UGLY UNDAUNTED
BMW has upsized every model car it has made so far. The 3 got too big so they invented the 1. The old X5 was made into a 7 seater – thats 5 plus two midgets. Now they’re upsizing the 1 series coupe.
Park a new MINI alonside a BMW 2002 – notice the difference – yes folks the MINI is bigger!
But wait – Porsche left their roots and made the Cayenne SUV.
Will some rich billionaire guy like Richard Branson please buy MINI off the Quandt family before it gets too big!
And by the way – I read an article in CAR magazine about the new Fiat 500 and Frank Stevenson. It says he was turned down for a top BMW design job and left for someone who appreciated his design skills more!
Vanwall decry my opinion as you will, the base fact is I don’t speak for Gabe or anyone else. I only mentioned that my personal belief has also been a question expressed by a number of people including Gabe. I have a very strong appreciation for what BMW/Mini has done since the re-introduction and now only finding this so difficult because of the derisivenesses of the subject of an Mini SUV. The sad part is instead of building anything even a tad unique they have chosen to build a SUV. This comes from a company that has proudly spent years poking fun at SUVs.
I fully understand that there are a number of new owners out there for a vehicle like this. I just happen to believe that it will be a success but at the same time will cause damage to the brand community, brand image. I would have been much happier if they would have chosen to build this with a BMW badge upon it. A luxury micro SUV is an insult to what the brands heritage is based upon.
Just remember large is now in charge
The anti-SUV revolution has been determined to be wrong.
Btw how about calling it the Mini faux offroader
The “Goliath”
or
The “Are we there yet?”
“Soccer Bus?”
Vacationer, Weekender?
1. Hear, Hear Vanwall!
2. I like some of the aforementioned names, specifically: X, XL, and especially Countryman.
3. I also tend to agree with the observation that MINI seems to like “C” names, so how about:
*Cavort
Ruffian and Rover seem like good choices, fitting the supposed uses of such a vehicle, while retaining what seems to me a Brit flavour.
The MINI Aggravater. Because an AWD MINI Clubman, still smaller and lighter than pretty much anything else on the road in the US, makes some people froth at the mouth as they bizarrely equate it to a Hummer H2.
Admittedly it wouldn’t be my first choice for a new MINI I really don’t see it as being the work of Satan.
Forget all this SUV nonsense !!!
They should be making the Mini lighter and more fuel efficient, in fact all cars should be heading this way.
Surely BMW can use their relationships with F1 teams to draw on their experience with carbon fibre, composites and aluminium to create something really special. I have no doubt that it will be expensive but the results could be spectacular …. imagine if your Mini weighed 200kgs less, was more fuel efficient and more fun to drive.
As has been stated elsewhere, car manufacturers are obsessed with making everything bigger, it’s time to turn the tide and Mini should be the first to do so. Let’s make the Anti-SUV grille badge mean something.
Thanks for the Ruffian vote Fred … here are a few more.
Hooligan
Whippersnapper
Roughneck
I like Whippersnapper!
…let it go, jon…
…we get it, you don’t like it…
…hooray, you’ve proven you are more idealistic than anyone else…
…go sleep well tonight and in the morning wake up on the right side of the bed…
…and MINI will cry itself to sleep ‘on it’s big pill-ah’…
Please everyone, be fair to Jon. I understand his position, as I have been a Macintosh user for nearly 20 years. I felt a similar sense of, dare I say betrayal, when Apple switched processors from PowerPC to Intel after years and years of decrying Intel as an inferior processor. Mac folks could view themselves more “special” because they “got it.” Then Apple took that way in some respect. And now if I want a more powerful Mac, I’ll have to buy all new software. At least when the SAV arrives on the market, I’ll still be able to drive my R50 without a similar concern! 🙂
Thanks Vanwall….
and a few more
Tribesman
Countryman
Watchman
Bushman
Sniper
Judging by these comments I think they should name it the “MINI Flame-War” lol.
Smart-ass comment aside, I like the Countryman idea.
I 3rd Vanwall’s comments. It will be a better community without holier-than-thou Jon.
I also second MaxaMini. It should have a special edition color of RubberDucky Yellow.
How about the <a href="http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/ant.html" rel="nofollow">Ant.</a>
I know it’s a bit geeky but how about the MINI C++
Do have to say that I enjoy being the focus of personal attacks, I am the first to admit I am a Mini fanatic. What you have to understand is that I am asking no one to change their view, rather I just feel that this action by BMW/Mini could do much more harm than good for the brand. This is not because I dislike Mini but rather love the feeling of the Mini community as a whole and do honestly worry about its future.
Flame as needed, I don’t take much personally.
Jon, Por que no te callas?
LOL
Good one ValparaisoExpress
Though not likely while this Mini SUV talk is going on. Hope that all views reach the ears at BMW/Mini. Personally believe that debate on the topic actually demonstrates the many views in the Mini community about this product.
the non-MINI
the anti-MINI
the MINI-killer
the embarrassment
the ironic
Jake, Bruce, or Howard
<strong><em>-=DEFRATU=-</em></strong>
MINI “America”
Well guys here is a list of the names from this forum so far with the negative names pulled out and comments removed. Still don’t support this move by Mini but lots of interesting names you guys came up with. Sorry if I messed up any of your names
“Chris” – Mini Minor
cct1 – Mini Python
O(=^=)OCapn –
The Seven
Mini MaxaMini
Mini Ant
Mark Smith – Moke, though not related to the original, Maybe something from the Rover line
Scarlett O’MINI – The Major
MARC –
Mini UTE
Mini MAX
Mini Cowley
Jayomatic – The Monte
Andrew – Mini Estate
MQ – MINITRON
VMMVMMM – BMW 116xi
Dan C. – The Short Bus
Dave –
Mini Moke
Mini Maxi
Modboi -Mini Rover
Victor – Mini XL
Ken B – Mini Moke
YellowMiniNY – MaxaMini
Nervous – Mini Salve
George – Mini Moke
Yucca Patrol – MegaMini
Michael – Mini Almalfi
Crusoe –
Clubman Rally
Clubman AWD
Mini Moke
Coobah – Mini SX4
Minicpt – Mini ClubMax
Col.bobby – Mini Alpine
Brian – Mini Pullman
Mark(Texas) – Countryman
Rhawth99 –
MiniMOR
Cooper XL
Cooper SXL
Queso – Mini Rover
Mini vanilli –
Mini X
Mini All 4
Mini Scout
GregW –
Mini Moke
Mini Monaco
Mini Metro
Mini Maestro
Mini Montego
Cze33r – BMW x0.5
M.Dillion – Mini S.U.M. (sport utility Mini)
Vanwall – Mini Weeeee!
Tony – Mini 4R4
Madoc – Mini Pathfinder
Bavarian raving green _
Mini Rover
Mini Scout
Mini AMC 4×4
Mini Rallye
ST – BMW 116ix
Jas cooper – Mini Traveler
Pirolas – Mini Country
Emergo –
MiniSport
Mini Sprint
Mini Trek
Minime –
Mini Yak
Mini Xtra
Mini Yeti
Mini Trax
Mini X Series
Mini Maxi
Mini QuadTrac
Mini Cooper X
Bluezeke – Mini TH’ Otha’Mutha”
Roger – Mini Mite
Bill Lawrence – Mini Midget Hearse
Kevin –
Mini Moke
Mini Bloke
Mini Big Sipper
Kenpotian – Mini Sticky
JohnPC –
Mini California
Mini Nevada
Mini Oregon
Mini Minnesota
Jono – Mini Rotundo
David –
Mini Forza
Mini Trail
Mini Canyon
Mini Valley
Mini Tallyho
Owen – Mini Adventure
Jinskater – Mini 4
Blake – Mini Maximus
Ken – Mini Clubman X
Eelke – Mini Countryman
Robin Casady – Mini SUVanna
Larkin – Mini Gigantor
Lavardera –
Mini Estate Wagon
Mini Rally Wagon
Mini Family Truckster
Bwana Tak –
Mini Countryman
Mini Croos-Country
GregW – Mini Moke
Aurel – Mini Bint Hauler
Jim W. –
Mini LUV
Mini GIT
Emergo – Mini Family Truckster
Veggivet – Mini Sclade
Matt –
Mini Cooper SXC
Mini XR4Ti
Mini Reno
Mini Urban
J.O’Lantern – Mini Ugly Undaunted
Steve –
Mini Goliath
Mini Vacationer
Mini Weekender
Mini2Go –
Mini Countryman X
Mini Countryman XL
Mini Cavort
Fred –
Mini Ruffian
Mini Rover
Zyamfier –
Mini Hooligan
Mini Whippersnapper
Mini Roughneck
Mini Tribesman
Mini Countryman
Mini Watchman
Mini Bushman
Mini Smiper
Mini Ruffian
Drill – Mini Countryman
Jack – Mini C++
Wingnut –
Mini Jake
Mini Bruce
Mini Howard
Tsukiji – Mini Defratu
Tim – Mini America
I’d call it “E” because it’s the beginning of the end.
But seriously, MINI should build a hypercar with 100mpg and a 600cc Turbo diesel. Sort of Smart Roadster meets Opel EcoSpeedster. Or maybe a straight up Electric with small IC for travel range. Other company’s have built that prototype. The hard work was done. If they’ve got the showroom space for a 4×4, they should try to do something revolutionary with it instead of playing Me Too and blurring the lines between BMW and MINI.
In total agreement Karlin, think developing a micro suv is uncreative and quite polarizing to the Mini community. Rather sad since I have huge respect for the creativity of the Mini brand and their impressive creativity to date.
MINI Muddy
how about
MINI Maverick
s would be
MINI MaverickS
iono what to think…
if it turns out to be a clubman with awd, i’d be happy.
but if they raise it too much and make too many other modifications, the SAV will lose what makes a MINI a MINI
Col.bobby you took mine:
MINI Alpine
Has the outdoor rugged feel plus it’s perfect for those perfect twisty mountain roads.
Still not seeing a purpose to this. Don’t quite see how plastic pieces trying to make it look rugged help on twisty mountain roads. My Cooper S will always be funner on anything marked twisty.
Think they would have done much better to offer a AWD coupe. Then again guess they aren’t serving the soccer mom crowd yet.
hows about the mini crossman
<p>Why Mini?</p>
<p>MINI V ( Sound similar to “MINI ME”).
The V represent the V in the word SUV</p>