In the near future in the Mini line, you may receive another ultra-compact hatchback, which will become the smallest and budget model of the brand. The novelty will receive a lot of shit from the acclaimed Rocketman concept four years ago, and her name - Minor - will revive one of the most famous in the history of British motoring badges. In creating the new BMW will be based on a partnership using the Toyota.
Automobile magazine citing insiders at Mini, Minor work on the project has intensified with the start of the year 2015, when they are closely engaged in new boss Klaus r Froelich. Baby Mini, as they call it in the company had originally planned to put on the chassis of the Toyota Aygo, but then in Munich decided not to collect such a landmark project that was: instead, BMW and Toyota will develop completely new lightweight compact platform. Serial car could appear in the next two or three years and get a price tag ranging from 14000 to 16000 dollars.
Recall that the first two-door Morris Mini-Minor (aka Austin Seven) was born in 1959 through the efforts of sir Alec Issigonis and became a truly revolutionary car with front-wheel drive, spacious interior, accessible and recognizable design. Use a legendary name today imposes on Mini serious responsibility: the Rocketman concept was very good, but will it turn on a production car of its original findings? We will closely follow the news, meanwhile, recall that in the near future serial embodiment can gain another concept Roadster Mini Superleggera.