That is too funny! Sadly, I think you have it right.

 

Looks like a Fiat with that front end.....

 

 

Honestly, I don't see what's so bad about it. It looks fine.

 

Me either, other than it looks like a caricature of a cartoon character.

 

Wait til you see the back. The tail lights are huge and not proportionate

 

If you don't like it, that's your opinion and move on. There is nothing productive about complaining about a car you've never seen and isn't even out yet.

 

I would still buy one. Not complaining. Just commenting. It is just....different

 

Actually... isn't that what a DISCUSSION forum is for? DISCUSSING things? Things like our opinions?

Personally, I believe that the front end is too low and now looks very short in proportion to the rest of the car. It has lost the balance of the Mini (Classic) the R53 and, to a slightly lesser extent, the R56.

Odds are that the design decision was made to adjust for crash and safety standards, which are good things, but I'm disappointed by the proportions. The headlights and tail lights are a bit cartoonish, but they are at least well designed...just not my style. The overall lines of the car, however, are horrendous.

I'm very much hoping that most of my issues are from the camera angle and lens distortion.

 

This is not so much a discussion, as much as a one sided hate thread. Any positive thoughts on this, or do you only see the negative and that overrules any progress or innovation?

 

Relax... it's a message board. Opinions, good or bad, should be welcome.

We could counter with... if you don't want to read them, move on.

 

 

Hahahahahahahaha!

Positive: I don't own an F56.
Negative: I may own one someday.

 

 

The more I look at this picture, the more it resembles that car.

 

DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!

 

The rear end looks fine but the front end looks shocked. That would be the first thing that I would change if I were to get one.

 

I think the pictures are misleading.

 

You are again stating your opinion.

 

I was in hopes it would say:

C O O P E R

In big silver block letters across the rear hatch. Of course based on the tape this is not fully ready for primetime and since they are on a labeling gig I bet they letter the hatch.

 

I'm not sure what upsets Ballsy so much about people stating their opinions. Just because most of us have the same, negative opinion means we shouldn't be allowed to state them ?

 

In my opinion if he owned a F56 I could see him being upset about our opinions, just like the R56 owners get upset when the R53 owners voice their opinions and complain about the R56 being horrible in their opinion. But in my opinion since they are not out yet, it makes no sense to me. Maybe in my opinion when it hits the road some of us will change our opinions, but until then I stand by my opinion that it lost the MINI appeal to me in my opinion. But even though he stated in his opinion we should not state our opinion because that was his opinion

 

Just going to follow along as things progress.

 

The new Mini, codenamed F56, will be part of a Mini range that will grow to encompass 10 individual models as the British brand becomes fully integrated into the BMW family. Another nine Mini spin-offs will be launched by the middle of the decade, including a new interpretation of the Clubman estate and Mini’s take on the MPV — known internally as the ‘Spacebox’ but likely to wear the evocative ‘Traveller’ badge.

The new-generation Mini will be based on a brand-new BMW-engineered platform called UKL1. This front-drive architecture will come in two wheelbase lengths and is based around MacPherson strut front suspension and BMW’s Z-axle rear end. BMW recently announced a £500 million investment in converting the Cowley, Oxfordshire plant to accommodate the platform.
Most of the Mk3 Mini line-up will be powered by a new range of advanced BMW three-cylinder engines. They will be just as powerful as the existing Mini four-cylinder engines but are claimed to be significantly more frugal.
Power outputs are expected to span 120bhp to 160bhp. UKL1 will also accommodate the new 2.0-litre, four-cylinder BMW engines, which could produce more than 230bhp. This engine is expected to form the basis of the John Cooper Works motor and also raises the possibility of an all-wheel-drive Mini JCW.
As well as accommodating four-wheel drive, UKL1 will offer at least one type of hybrid drivetrain. It’s currently unclear whether a battery-powered version of the new Mini will make series production. BMW has already shown an extended-range electric drivetrain for a front-drive car, and a senior BMW engineer has told Autocar that he believes an extended-range drivetrain is a better investment for the future than a purely battery-powered car.
UKL1 will also be used as the basis for a new range of compact BMW models, including three-door and five-door hatches, a super-compact SUV and a tall 5-series GT-style car. With 10 Mini models planned and as many as five BMW models in the medium term, UKL1 will become BMW’s biggest-selling vehicle range.
When BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer announced the plans for a range of front-drive cars in March 2010, he said the new platform would allow BMW to “achieve its profitability aims in the small car sector”. It’s thought that Mini’s output of 240,000 cars per year was not enough to justify the expense of another stand-alone Mini platform.
The Mk3 Mini line-up also means the British marque will finally be fully integrated into the BMW family. Since it was rescued by BMW from the break-up of the Rover Group, Mini has had an arm’s-length relationship with BMW.
Mini’s stand-alone factory, pressing plant, design studio and dealerships were, some claimed, evidence that BMW’s cautious management were not sure whether Mini would establish itself as a long-term success.
Ironically, Mini is now an essential part of BMW’s plans to downsize its models and reduce its corporate fuel consumption figures.