MINIs To Become Bigger, Have Higher Seating Positions

Jalopnik analyzes the media reports on MINI executives' comments, especially this comment, and concludes MINIs will continue to get bigger and have less go kart like, higher seating positions:

Peter Schwarzenbauer, the BMW Group board member responsible for the Mini, Roll-Royce and BMW motorcycle brands, revealed at the unveiling of the new Mini here, that "Cars with high seating positions do very well: The high seating generates stronger customer loyalty."