AutoGuide.com and
AutoSpies.com both say, based on a report from
Auto Express, that MINI is preparing an all new sub-compact that will be closer in size to the original Mini. The ‘mini’ MINI will likely be released at the same time as the next-generation hatch is released in 2014. and likely become available in 2014. Auto Express says:
It’s the car that fans of the original Mini have been waiting for – and it could be the biggest-selling new MINI yet. With stringent emissions regulations and spiralling petrol prices, the demand for compact cars is going through the roof.
And the new baby MINI is set to head a new breed of penny-pinching small cars that prove you don’t have to sacrifice style and driving fun for low running costs. Based on the Rocketman concept shown at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, the ‘mini’ MINI will expand the burgeoning brand even further.
It will create a new entry point and mark the beginning of a new era, too, with a range of three-cylinder engines on offer, lightweight materials throughout and an all-electric version in the pipeline...
