Rumor: MINI working on a minivan based on Countryman crossover

There’s a rumor that the Mini will not get any bigger but rather, it will be roomier. This space concept is said to be slated to arrive within the next few years.

It is notable that the Mini Countryman has cleared the path for the arrival of larger, more utilitarian versions of the standard coupe. But now, Mini is considering a model that’s more along the lines of a mini-minivan. For this space concept, sliding doors or swiveling seats are not involved.
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monster - 7/9/2010 11:40:20 AM

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wow, only one word can describe this. Ugly. What cartoon did this come from?

rubenkincaid - 7/9/2010 12:12:20 PM

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What's next, a Semi?

Agent00R - 7/9/2010 12:57:33 PM

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You would think the company that made a joke on Apr. 1 about "MINI GOES MAXI" would not be creating bigger cars.

We thought wrong!

Bmw8ter - 7/9/2010 12:34:26 PM

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You know what's funny is the size of the various Mini models don't vary enough for the average consumer to take notice; just the design. And even that doesn't vary much. It's like they've relegated themselves to building smaller versions of larger vehicles.

CarCrazedinCali - 7/9/2010 1:07:43 PM

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I think it will sell, a safer better built version of the Mazda 5 is what I see.

thstone - 7/9/2010 1:30:46 PM

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Lol!

Chaordic1 - 7/9/2010 8:58:31 PM

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I've often thought that the Ford Flex sort of looked like a Mini on steroids, but it was more of a full-sized van than a minivan.