Official Press Release:
MINI: in more detail
Exterior: unmistakable features of MINI design.
Every body panel has been re-designed, but MINI's successful form has been retained. The MINI design team brief was continuity in concept, whilst modernising traditional design details and engineering features. The second generation new MINI remains immediately recognisable visually and dynamically.
The typical MINI characteristics of short body overhangs front and rear, the famous wheel-at-each-corner stance and the high shoulder line rising towards the rear have all been retained, as well as the hexagonal radiator grille and the large, round headlights.
Some of the subtle changes…
