Seeing the R60 Beneath the Beachcomber Concept

While the Beachcomber is a concept, there are many items on the car that are lifted straight from the production version of the R60 crossover. We’re going to set the record straight on what is and what is not part of the R60.
Starting in the front, the hood (sans the reverse air inlet) and headlights are all taken straight from the R60. The bumper? Purely part of the concept meant to invoke the Moke. The size indicators? Those will be carried over with the exception of the “Beachcomber” badge.
Moving from front to back the mirrors are production albeit moved from the original position due to the Beachcomber having no doors. On the side of the car you can clearly see where the doors’ shut-lines are and in turn get a feel for the size of the openings of each. Finally around back the taillights are also production ready and taken from the R60. However one thing to note, the satin finish trim will be replaced with chrome on the final production R60.
The wheels are final production R60 items that are completely stock except the red lugnuts. However it’s unclear whether they are standard items or options. It’s worth noting that they are 17″ wheels. We expect the R60 to come with everything from 16″ wheels to 19″ options. However we expect the US market to start with the 17″ size.
From what we could gather, the semi-matte grey/sand paintwork is conceptual only. However we can report that the Beachcomber will get an almost entirely new color palate both inside and out.
Inside everything is essentially taken from a pre-production R60. The only major difference is the trim used throughout the car and of course the neoprene seat coverings. If you poke your hand around under the seat you can actually feel what could be the stock cloth seats. With just a few exceptions you’re looking at the R60 interior complete with the center rail concept which will talk more about soon.
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<p>I hope I can get that cute palm tree thingy…;-)</p>
<p>Here’s my question… does Tattoo come with this thing.. “Hey Boss, da plan the plane!”</p>
<p>I’m looking forward to seeing the center rail in person. It looks like a pretty cool innovation.</p>
<p>Just saw it up close (or as close as you could on a public day) it does look interesting & if I lived someplace warmer I would consider it for a second MINI (OK- 4th MINI). A note on some of the design accents we were told the concept was triathlon themed hence the logos on the seats & the tape. Since the first triathlon was in Hawaii, other pieces focus on that (black “lava” cracking over red magma). All in all the Countryman has moved up on my list- but the Coopster is still on top.</p>
<p>i liked it very much in person. the size of it really is something managable when you’re standing next to it. two questions that came to my mind if the 4 captian’s chairs are a reality; a)will they be able to fold all the way flat for loading larger items in the back? b)is it possible for child booster seats to be fitted to a captian’s chair?</p>
<p>price it near the clubman and i’ll see it in jcw/gti trim in the coming years…</p>
<p>My question , why build this stinker of a car.</p>
<p>Why not build it? If there’s a market for the R60, why not? If it makes MINI and BMW a stack of cash, and makes MINI and BMW stronger financially, is there any reason not to build it?</p>
<p>@matt… does anyone actually us a CD player anymore?</p>
<p>Anybody know what that gauge on the center console behind the shifter and the parking brake handle is? I don’t remember seeing that before.</p>
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<p>Anybody know what that gauge on the center console behind the shifter and the parking brake handle is? I don’t remember seeing that before.</p>
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<p>More on that soon.</p>
<p>Posted more pics on Flickr.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/83767992@N00/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.flickr.com/photos/83767992@N00/</a></p>
<p>I’m really loving the matt silver trim. They have always had a chrome trim option for the Mini interiors – I’ve love to see a matt silver trim option for the exteriors.</p>