No the problem is actually the positioning of the front seats that can eat into valuable rear passenger foot room (When pushed back) and the upright BMW 3-series like front driving position.

Have you ever been inside a Classic Mini? When passengers go into the roomy back seat, the WHOLE entire seat tilts up, unlike the recline/slide configuration in the current car.

Also the classic MINI has an upright, steering wheel column that creates a bus like driving position. When Rover/BMW designed the current MINI one of the first things they wanted to do away from the old 1959-2000 classic Mini was the bus driving position and introduce a more upright BMW like seating.

The floor shape has nothing to do with it. Actually, the MINI is a very roomy car otherwise once you are seated in the comfy back bench.

Also you have to consider that 2 door cars have this inherited problem. I have yet to come accross a 2 door car that is 100% comfortable to climb into the rear seats.

Your idea may sound good in paper but in the real world with the current R50/53 MINI platform it will never fly.

This is why MINI is working on the upcoming R55 MINI Traveller 5 door wagon with rear suicide doors that will address the rear access complaints for those of us that will in time need a more family oriented and friendly MINI but will retain all the goodness of the current 3 door car.

 

this would be a good idea but seeing how i never ride in the back of my mini i could care less how about what my friends complain about. i will admit that the only time i did sit in the back was on the dealer test drive, and yes it did suck getting in and out

 

i think it sure would look wierd