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Subject: Re new mini
From: Philip <mgworld@chp.ltd.uk>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 97 11:33:03 +0100
I think the new Mini is a cop-out, as relevant to the 21st Century as the 
new Beetle. Whatever happened to the radical Spiritual concept cars? It 
looks hopelessly old-fashioned against the forward-thinking A-class and 
Smart car. Issigonis wouldn't have approved.

Rover avoided retro styling and technology with the MGF and came up with 
with a bang-up-to-date design which has changed the way we think about 
sports cars. Why could'nt they have done the same with the Mini?

BTW I wonder what the chances are of a Midget based on the Mini?

>The pictures came in this morning, and it looks like a great job done by 
>the stylists at Rover or 
>whoever they commisioned it to. The classic lines of Issigonis, smoothed 
>out and exaggerated 
>in some areas to give a powerful and characteristic look. Very difficult 
>in a car that size.
>
>A couple of months ago Rover distributed pictures of two possible Mini 
>replacements, but I was 
>not struck by them as I am by the new model. 


Philip Raby
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