i'm not loving this ....

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/...man/index.html

 

Well, its not for everyone, that's for sure.

 

theres a number of long discussions threads on here too :D

 

Wow, I kind of like it! Cool Mini look, more back seat leg room, four doors, sliding cup holder thingy. I hope it get 30+ MPG though.

 

And, it'll be available with all-wheel-drive.

 

Great news :

The First Five-Passenger Mini
Those extra inches are going to good use, as the 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman's standard rear bucket seats have a 5.1-inch range of fore/aft adjustment. You don't have to be content with a four-seat Mini this time around, though. Order the three-place bench seat at no extra cost and your Mini Countryman will seat five. The bench will adjust fore/aft (albeit in 60/40 sections), and like the bucket seats, its seatback cushions recline.

 

I like the dash that is probably going to be the r56 refresh is this dash or something similar

 

No secret compartment!?!? Maybe that slide out keyboard will be available like what was rumored a few months back.

 

Only if you're somewhere outside the US of A. Sorry.
http://www.motoringfile.com/2010/01/...ly-four-in-us/

Pretty cool looking car though I'm not completely sold on it yet, especially the nose; it's a bit blount. So far the outside doesn't make me grin like my HT does. The inside looks very cool though. I'll wait to pass full judgement until I see one in person next year.

 

 

Interesting.....I guess if Porsche can do it with the Cayenne, why not Mini?

 

I take it your residence desn't meet the geographical requirements.

 

The blacked out temp controls is slick.

I like the look, wouldn't buy one, but the look is clearly Mini.

 

Love the 4 individual seats. This thing looks fun. I wanna DIY swap those climate control/multifunction buttons for mine :D

 

Looks ready to roll over in the first curve.

Seems somewhat like bad timing. Just when it appears America's illogical love affair with buying off road type (SUV) vehicles and driving then on the road is coming to an end look what MINI comes out with.

 

The title "the first five-passenger mini" of this is wrong. The Clubman has had a five (5) seat option since it first came out. It is not available here in North America but it is available in Europe and the British Isles.

Who ever rote this obviously does not know what they are talking about.

 

Because the Cayanne is wider. It all has to do with the federal law requiring a certain amount of width fore each seat. It just will not fit in a MINI.

 

I think they are starting to go a little crazy with the mood lighting.

 

Haha, you missed the point of this post. The person was saying that Porsche went out of their realm of vehicle by creating an SUV, so, therefore, why couldn't MINI do it?

They weren't referencing 5 seat vs. 4 seats....

 

Next step in 2011 change name to MIDI. Starting in 2012 make 4 wheel drive truck and then change name to MAXI.

 

There's always a FAT boy in every family...

 

I like the looks of it more on a second viewing than I did the first time I saw it. But how does it handle? I didn't buy my MINI for its looks.

 

Where's the Mini Van?

 

This thing has similar dimensions to a VW Golf... Its still pretty "Mini" and its NOT an SUV

 

Sorry, both names are already trademarked.