Fiat And Mini Team Up To Produce Their Own Prius Killer

Ahhhh.. Agent009; the so called enthusiast. Of course this is going to kill the Prius, I mean.. It IS German, isn't it? (Sarcasm)

Last year, about 500 electric Mini's were sent over to California for testing and you even referred to them as "Prius Killers". A while back, GM, BMW, Mercedes, etc.. teamed up to produce a Hybrid to battle Toyota's Synergy Drive and yet, Toyota is still ticking away. When will it ever stop? This is Toyota's future as it is their bread and butter. They are pouring in a ton of money to expand their research and to produce electric/hybrid vehicles which is their belief to be the way of the future. They have way too much momentum in the Hybrid game and a Mini with an electric motor just wont cut it. Try to come up with something a bit more interesting and not some news from La La Land.

This is like coming out and saying that the Toyota Tundra is a F-150 killer.. Simply not going to happen.

Using the word "killer" in the headline attracts clicks and thus boost revenue from adds. It's that simple.

PS. The more fuel efficient small hybrids the better.

What is that green thing in the picture above!

lol, totally. What is that...a "MINI" van?

BMW/Mini continues to dilute and alienate their base customers buy building cars that they will never drive. While these images are just concept drawings they bring up questions about what BMW/Mini is about. The Prius and Honda Insight look the way they do because of their optimized Cd values, not quirky design values.

Now if Mini/Fiat is serious about going up against the Prius/Insight, they MUST get their fit, finish and quality control at least as good as their competition. People who drive these "eco" cars don't care for the nurburing lap times, they want a car that are reliable. Although German car fans like myself may dismiss the inherent quirkiness of a Mini in favor of it's performance, the average Prius/Insight buyer will not. Like Audi, BMW/Mini should stay with what they know and perfect it with fuel efficient strategies, not stylistic fad cars.

I wonder if this is Project I, one of the reasons for Bangles departure...

I do like Minis but poor interior plastic and fit isn't what I would like or anyone for that matter, good point.

I was looking at the Mini Cooper S and the Clubman. Mini should just focus on making variants of their product and not water down the company. Toyota has worked extremely hard on making hybrids their focus when everyone else was making love to image. I give them credit where it is due. I believe Ford and GM will challenge Toyota in various areas a hellvah lot more than Mini. Look at the Ford Fiesta, the Fusion, on one side, GM's Volt/Orlando, and its Euro variants and you can dust the Mini attempt off by poppin' your collar.

Fiat quality has improved big time. There are many happy Fiat owners in Europe and all over the world. Furthermore, Fiat has always placed a little emphasis on STYLE and has many cars which look beautiful. Can't say the same thing for Toyota...

Don't get sucked-in by 969.

Anything can kill a Prius. Is just that bad.

I'll remember next time I take a piss in a Japanese car.

That's pretty sad Star. You really shouldn't piss on yourself when driving your WRX (Japanese Car). In case you didn't know, but chicks don't dig that at all my friend.

Whoa! Even the German's are in tune with the St. Patrick's Day spirit. The Green fish on wheels is awesome!

Haha... Reliability isn't MINI's issue, they have the best rating from Consumer Reports, so get your story straight before you spout off your BS about MINI. I agree this would be a risky move for MINI, but why not look into it, which is what they are doing...

Fiat cars are more reliable than Hyundai cars. Maybe you should keep that in mind before claiming that Fiat cars are unreliable.