I spotted what looked like a r56 'test' car in North NJ yesterday. Was black in color and the front bumper unit was unpainted flat black.

(Of course BMW of America corp headquarters is near by)

 

Hey,

i thought I saw a British Racing Green/Black Top version but I didn't know quite what it was untill it passed me. What threw me off was the front face...I'm used to looking for that familiar grill. That and it has fewer elements (lights are combined). This too was in Northern NJ, about a mile from HQ

swizzle

 

Late last week, I too saw the new MINI. I didn't recognize it until is passing me because the front face is different. I'm used to looking for that familiar grill. Also, there are fewer elements on the front so it's not quite the same. It was getting dark and the color seemed to be British Racing Green/Black top. I could be wrong on the color.

It was about a mile from MINI hq

swizzle.

 

Interesting........keep up the good work. Was it a Cooper or an MCS??

 

MCS

sorry about the double post

swizzle

 

Not sure.. i think it was a MC

 

Is MINI on Chestnut Ridge road, same building as BMW? If so.. Im gonna stalk.. and try to take a pic.. okay kidding...

 

Come on man, go do it...

 

Yup, but I saw the car driving on Werimus Road...not far from HQ. Sometimes I get to see new bimmers all taped up. Mercedes is also in the neighborhood so we see those guys from time to time too. It was fun when they had all the Smart cars around. They make MINI's look like SUV's.

swizzle

 

MINI was filming a commercial in my neighboring town the other day. I read about it in the local newspaper. The paper was able to show the actors and crew but not the actual "star". Oh well.

But do we really need a TV commercial? One of the things I like about MINI is that they don't hit you over the head with these things every 8 minutes.

swizzle

 

too bad I am not their with my camera. Was it black? Get some pics if you see it again and don't forget to wave to the MINI guys even though they are having more fun then we are.

 

I wasn't there, only saw the blip about it in the newspaper. I'm going to have to keep a camera ready these days as R56 sightings seem to be more frequent.

swizzle