They are around in the UK now.
They have managed to get in sufficient styling features to be clearly
recognisable as a successor to the mini - as any picture shows.
But when you do see them in real life they are just a whole lot
bigger! having "grown up with minis", I still far and away prefer the
looks of the original.
Which reminds me to comment - there was a lot recently on the SUV
"thread" -I hate that word - (obligatory comment) with frequent
mention of Minivans. Always amuses me this one as of course in the UK
a minivan is very specifically a van version (had 3 of these) of the
original mini saloon (had 3, including an "S" used for rallying). So
common on the roads at one time, but rarely seen these days. There
was also an "estate" version - including a "woody" - (had 2 of those!)
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Ron Soave" <soavero at yahoo.com>
To: <team-thicko@autox.team.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 07 January 2002 16:24
Subject: New Mini (RE: FW: Message from Tide
> --- "Kansa, Robert" <KansaR@diebold.com> wrote:
> > i really dont care if the new mini is a krautmobile
> > or a japmobile or britmobile.... just so it carries
> > the same enthusiasm and ideals of the old..
> >
> > just to bad its not british.
>
> Feb '02 issue of Road and Track just did its first
> complete road test. Mini was faster through the
> slalom than any production Ferrari/Vette on ALL SEASON
> tires. This was the 115HP base model, not the 163 hP
> "S". They are supposed to be on sale in March, and
> they are assembled in England. Bottom line, the
> article said it has gobs of character, is 2.5 turns
> lock-to-lock, felt like a go-kart and had the quality
> of a Bimmer.
>
>
> =====
> Ron Soave
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