Well here it is, The 2014 F56 pictures and details.
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Oh NOES!!! BMW IS KILLING THE MINI BRAND!!!!!!
There. Had to get that out of the way.
I'll wait until I see it in person. That yellow honestly doesn't do any car any favors.
Mini needs to change things up a bit. The average consumer cannot tell a 2002 from a 2012 Mini, and that is a LONG time to show no evolution. Even a car as classic as the 911 has evolved over time, and each generation had people saying "Porsche, you've killed it!"
Like I said, I'll wait until I see one in person or see a photo that isn't shot from such a distance at an angle which you never ever view a car from.
There. Had to get that out of the way.
I'll wait until I see it in person. That yellow honestly doesn't do any car any favors.
Mini needs to change things up a bit. The average consumer cannot tell a 2002 from a 2012 Mini, and that is a LONG time to show no evolution. Even a car as classic as the 911 has evolved over time, and each generation had people saying "Porsche, you've killed it!"
Like I said, I'll wait until I see one in person or see a photo that isn't shot from such a distance at an angle which you never ever view a car from.
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Hey, E... This angle or that angle, this color or that color, need for change or no need for change.... I just hope the car in that photo is not the final product or even close to it because the front end of that car is just butt ugly, no way around it. There is no way you make those scared-bug-eye headlights or that grill and bumper design that makes it look like the grill is trying to swallow something too big for it's mouth look good in any color, any angle or if you cover them in sugar coated chocolate with a cherry on top.
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Hey, E... This angle or that angle, this color or that color, need for change or no need for change.... I just hope the car in that photo is not the final product or even close to it because the front end of that car is just butt ugly, no way around it. There is no way you make those scared-bug-eye headlights or that grill and bumper design that makes it look like the grill is trying to swallow something too big for it's mouth look good in any color, any angle or if you cover them in sugar coated chocolate with a cherry on top.
It's one thing to revolutionize a brand, it's another to bastardize a brand....and I think MINI did the latter...
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I recently ordered an R56 JCW because I heard hints about the changes coming with the F56. And I've rarely been happier with a decision. The R56 has grown on me over the years and looks like a masterpiece compared to the F56.
I'll take all this back if the production version is vastly different than these spy shots but yikes... WTH, MINI ??
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I'll speak up to that question. I didn't care for the R56 when it first came out and was damn glad I had a pair of 2006 R50s and a 2005 R53 to get me through the the third generation.
I recently ordered an R56 JCW because I heard hints about the changes coming with the F56. And I've rarely been happier with a decision. The R56 has grown on me over the years and looks like a masterpiece compared to the F56.
I'll take all this back if the production version is vastly different than these spy shots but yikes... WTH, MINI ??
I think I'll call that new one the "FOLKSWAGON"
Since it looks like the offspring of a Fiat and a Volkswagon.
Reminds me of this guy lol
Last edited by SuperGreg; 07-01-2013 at 03:29 PM.