The following report is brought to you via several sources – some of them public and some of them not. The most influential however, Herr26, is an avid commenter on MF and BF and is a well known insider at BMW. Also note that the image is an old rendering based on old information and is likely not entirely accurate.

MINI was born out of many ideologies. One of the most important (and influential) is the idea of being bigger on the inside than the outside. With the upcoming Traveller. MINI intends to take this idea to the max.

Code-named “Spacebox” and known as the Traveller (or even the MINI Activity Tourer) the car will be based on the front wheel drive BMW Compactive Sport Tourer or ‘FAST’. The idea (for both but especially the Traveller) is all about increasing practicality and flexibility for a customer who would have had to to move to another brand because they’ve simply run out of space. Both but especially the Traveller will be the most utility oriented of all of BMW or MINI’s upcoming products based off of the UKL1 platform.

In order to show how the MINI brand can be accomodated with a concept that is less van in appearance – The MINI Traveller will be shown as a Concept car in the not-so-distant future to showcase how innovation is achieved not only from the outside but also from the inside.

A little more article and lots of commentary to read at MotoringFile...

 

Oh god, it's awful. It looks like a frightened CM.

 

Fiat 500 meets Aston Martin Cygnet, infused with MINI design, that's what I see...

 

Yuck, looks like a mini-mini van

 

How about Travelman?

 

As the MF report says, I wouldn't put too much stock in this particular rendering. Here are a couple of others for comparison:






Basically it's still anyone's guess what the final product will look like (tho I'm personally holding out hope that it will be closest to the bottom image).

As someone who might well be in the market for a larger MINI in a few years and isn't sold on the Countryman, the Spacebox/Traveller may well be just what the doctor ordered....

 

I am beginning to dislike the new lights even more, ever since the countryman. MINIs are looking less and less like a Mini.

 

Pardon me, i have to go out and hug my R50.

 

The photo on MotoringFile doesn't look much different than a Countryman...
But...this
...looks like those Mercedes -Benz Passenger Vans....Just my opinion.

 

My eyes!

 

i looks like the cross from a fat hamster, a work van, and a smart car.... bleh

 

Gag and spew