that's pretty blatant

 

and pretty weak!

 

it has an evo motor..........just kidding...i have no idea...it might...wouldn't that be a kick

 

Ummmm... I'm not up on auto-press, is this going into production?

 

I can't seem to find any info on it.

 

Have you guys ever seen the really cool cars they have in europe that never get here. Check out EVO magazine sometimes.....there are several cars that I would consider...... specific models i don't remember

 

Well I have seen them in person when I have travelled to Europe... Opel Speedster, Alfa Romeo 156 GTA, Renault Clio Cup, Peugeot 307, etc, etc.

 

I would buy that. It would have to be priced around 12K

 

there are several that look very cool..... I particularly like the Alfa...and the Peugeot....see what I mean

 

I lived in the UK for 3 years from 1998-2000, about 50 miles from the Lotus plant. It was fun always seeing Esprits and Elises running around.

Alfa.. I LOVE the 156, beautiful sheet metal. The Opel Speedster is hot as well.

There are lots of brands in Europe most Americans never hear of... Skoda anyone? Vauxhall? Did you know Citroen is still making cars? :smile:

Variety is the spice of life!'


oh yes, on subject.... that Mitsu is hideous at best.

 

sorry about going OT

 

While the Mitsu "MINI" isn't as handsome, I'm excited about it. Imagine if everyone started driving more responsible vehicles. It reminds me of when I was first building my MINI on the website and one of the messages that popped up while you were waiting was something like, "Someday we'll look back on big vehicles and laugh."

"Hooray Responsibility!"
Cheers!

 

True dat on the Alfa comments. Rummor has it they will be back in the US in the next five years with their hatchback. It would be sold at Ferrari dealers. Based on what they look like and reveiws I have read I will be putting my name on the list, my Mini will be paid off by then so I could have two hatchbacks!

 

Sorry to rain in your parade, but I have been hearing that rumor for the past 10 years. GM witholds (I am not sure if they still do) an ownership interest in the Fiat group which owns Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Lancia. Back in 1998, GM said that Alfa Romeo was poised to get back to the US by 2002-2004 and that never materialized. Further, the cars were going to be sold and serviced in select Cadillac dealerships. Since things have gone sour with the Fiat relationship and the quality of the cars is not really up to par (Italian cars have the lowest reliability of any other European auto powerhouse), then things don't look too promising.

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

i dont think all small 2 door hatches are mini counterfeits.....It shares some styling cues....but they arent styling cues that were created by mini

it doesnt have any of the signature mini style cues such as round headlights, front grill, contrasting/floating roof or anything else.

The things it shares are contrasting arches (present on tons of cars from suzukis to SUVS), side turn signal on fender body panel (common on most euro cars, and now many other imports), black B-pillar(still has colored A-pillar though)

 

still, that's a pretty wierd car. The MINI is "wierd" also, but in a good way.

 

haha its the offspring of a honda element and a mini haha

 

Door handles...

 

I'm fairly certain that there was some legal wrangling which reqired GM to pay $2 Billion to Fiat and return its 10% stake. Here's the quickest reference I found, although it's a relatively poor one.

I tend to think that we will see more subcompacts from a variety of manufacturers - including hatchback varieties within a relatively short time there may be the Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris and Nissan Versa and Cube

Fit:


Yaris:


Versa:



Cube:

 

me likes the Yaris and Cube a lot

 

That Mitsubishi looks more like a Scion xA than a MINI to me.

 

As for the Mitsu... I can only find things on the proposed Colt - maybe the picture you found was an early concept? They don't really look at all alike, however, so it's a stretch at best. Here's a couple of shots of the Colt:

 

Well superchargers aren't "responsible" ....But Im sure glad that I have one

 

haha all those cars look like weird toy cars! and haters say MINI coopers look like clown/toy cars. psh.