MotoringFile reviews some of the upcoming changes incorporated into the 2016 MINI models. Jeers:
- Sport suspension option discontinued
- No visual boost, now only Media & Wired Packages.
- No more Loaded Package only “Fully Loaded”.
- Sport Package now includes Dynamic Dampers making it more of a legitimate sport option.
- Auto-dimming exterior mirrors are now packaged with auto-dimming interior mirrors (separate power folding mirrors option has been eliminated)
- Cold weather package goes back to $750 but now has the power-fold & auto-dimming stuff with it.
- Cruise control buttons are being remapped
- Changes to window switches (from chrome to piano black
- Cooper will now be SULEV with the B36 engine
- No MINI wings tags on seats
Also:
- Satellite gray/truffle cloth/leather seats,
- Interior surface dark silver & firework, color line shadow gray,
- 6 disc changer (yes it’s now impossible to play a CD in the F56/F55 MINI
- Chrome mirror caps (they’re still available as accessories)
- Smokers pack
- Rear fog lamp
- Halogen fogs on Cooper
- Universal garage door opener w/compass
- Secret storage compartment (gone due to production complexities of having it available in some parts of the world and not in others)
