MINI Rocketman Concept: Compact Design and Future Vision

2025 Rewind: Looking Back at MINI’s History of Concept Cars

Dec 25, 25Dec 25, 25

Join us over the next week as we look back at some of the biggest stories of our year – starting with the past imagining the future. One of the subjects that...

Watch: The MINI Rocketman Story – From Its Unlikely Origins to a Possible Future

The MINI Rocketman was more than a concept—it was a glimpse into what the brand could become if it truly returned to its roots. Compact, inventive, and full of character, it embodied...

Oct 9, 25Oct 6, 25

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The MINI Rocketman Story & How It Could be Reborn

Few concept cars in MINI’s history have captured the public imagination like the 2011 Rocketman. Small, clever, and unmistakably MINI, it was the brand’s most faithful attempt at reimagining the original 1959 Mini’s...

Oct 5, 25Oct 6, 25

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MINI Rocketman Revival: What the EU’s New Microcar Segment Could Mean for MINI

In a surprise move, the European Commission has given the green light to a new microcar class, dubbed the “E-car” segment. Positioned as European, environmental, and economical, it’s designed to spark a...

Sep 30, 25Sep 30, 25

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Top 5 MINI Concepts That Should Have Made Production

After chronicling every MINI concept from the past three decades, one question kept surfacing in our inbox (and frankly, in our own heads): which ones should have been built? So we went...

May 19, 25Jan 20, 26

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The Complete History of MINI Concept Cars (1995–Present)

MINI has never been a brand afraid to dream. Since its rebirth under BMW in the 1990s, MINI’s concept vehicles have served as blue-sky sketches, near-production previews, and occasional love letters to...

May 13, 25Jan 20, 26

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MINI Making the Case for Superleggera Production

This week, [Autocar](http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bold-mini-superleggera-concept-could-still-make-production) decided there’s still hope that the Superleggera will enter production. While enthusiasts probably begin to grow frustrated by these rumors, Autocar’s take is based on an actual conversation with...

Jun 12, 15Nov 27, 15

MINI Rocketman Rumor

New Report on MINI’s Rumored Small Car

Car Magazine, one of the more authoritative sources these days on all things BMW has a new report out that neatly sums up the current rumor mill around MINI’s small car plans...

Feb 23, 15Feb 24, 15

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Renamed MINI Rocketman Gaining Steam with MINI Executives

For over five years we’ve reported (and reported and reported) on MINI’s internal desires to produce a smaller car than the R53, R56 and especially F56. In 2011 MINI gave us a...

Jan 23, 15Jan 25, 15

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MINI, We Want the Rocketman

Last week we [asked](https://www.motoringfile.com/2015/01/16/mf-poll-rocketman-or-superleggera/) MotoringFile readers which of the Rocketman or the Superleggera they would rather have MINI produce. Since both concepts present so much appeal, answering this question was no easy...

Jan 22, 15Jan 23, 15

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MF Poll: Rocketman or Superleggera?

With the FXX generation, one of MINI’s goals is to build a more focused lineup. While we could debate for endless hours the meaning of the word “focus” in the five super-hero...

Jan 16, 15Jan 16, 15