2007 MINI photos released

[///Mini S]

(oh noooes) :D
http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/14/2007-cooper-and-cooper-s-officially-revealed/

interior is the most different. i like the front end especially, but it could be lower.
those white wheels are nice!

[FactorX]

not sure i dig the dodge ram design school approach to the front grille...

but they're still sharp little rides!

I especially love the colors they're available in... really rich and vibrant! (I'm allowed to use words like that without homo-suspicion because I'm a designer) :thumbu:

[LDadrenaline]

wow it looks great! I love the gauges actually, thats how it needs to be. Speedo is off to the side, and rpm is right in front of you! I've become a bigger fan of minis lately.

[kelso]

id rock a mini, honestly the new front end is a little...i dont really care for it... the rest is the same it seems wo thats cool, i would rather take the previous model

[///Mini S]

wow it looks great! I love the gauges actually, thats how it needs to be. Speedo is off to the side, and rpm is right in front of you! I've become a bigger fan of minis lately.

yeah, the gauges have always been awesome on the MINIs! the rpms are exactly where they need to be.

to clarify: i like the top grill on the front end, looks more like the aero kit design.
black web mesh grill = :headbang:

[LDadrenaline]

yeah i like the black web mesh grill too, but the grill seems a little too big. Still wouldn't deter me from buying it!

[kelso]

yea too big or oddly shaped or something...the ride hieght seems really high to me?

[///Mini S]

yea too big or oddly shaped or something...the ride hieght seems really high to me?

wayyy too high. maybe just that particular angle? i even went out to the garage to compare - the 2007 looks almost 1.5" higher than the previous stock suspension.

[LDadrenaline]

they're making the car bigger every year (which i dont really like). A nice set of springs will do nicely to fix that though :)

[///Mini S]

they're making the car bigger every year (which i dont really like). A nice set of springs will do nicely to fix that though :)

i hadn't noticed they were making the car bigger. they've all seemed pretty much the same since 2002, minus this 2007 model. although, the 2007 with some H&R's would seriously improve things.

[LDadrenaline]

i think timmy posted something before and in reading it i saw something about them becoming a little bigger. Like they were gonna make a wagon mini and a mini suv type thing.... idk maybe it was just speculation before

[LynxZ3r0]

I *LOVE* it.. It's starting to look more like the old skool Minis from the front.

[AwesomeBMW]

I *LOVE* it.. It's starting to look more like the old skool Minis from the front.
i agree....

i have always liked the Mini's though and especially loved that BMW bought them and kept them as much like the originals as possible, but with modern workings of course...

[LynxZ3r0]

Minis rock, always have (even in the 50s!) and always will. I'd love to pick one up when the 07 turbos have been on the used car market for a couple years. That would be a fun little daily driver.

[944attack]

i like them a lot, i just wish they were smaller like the original mini's. The new ones are like 50 times bigger (for good reasons i guess.. comfort, etc.), but it would still be way cooler if they were the same size.

http://www.gomini.com/bmwmini/images/2up_rear_th.jpg

[TheDarkSide]

Minis rock, always have (even in the 50s!) and always will. I'd love to pick one up when the 07 turbos have been on the used car market for a couple years. That would be a fun little daily driver.

:headbang: :alright: :thumbu: Agreed!

[TheDarkSide]

BTW: You beat Tim to this! Tim = :ban: I love seeing other Mini's in here! Keep in touch with us man, and make it to some meets. Auto-x's are overrated :lmao:

[JCapelo]

i would rock one.

[kelso]

hey why i havent i seen the original mini yet jeff? need to sneak it out sometime! and the thing about mini wagons and such was top gear if i remember correctly...and they had the all british version, with teaspoons and teabags in the glovebox...that was the only difference i thought it was pretty stupid...

and the ride height probably went up because reporters always say it has a choppy ride but great handling so im guessing here that they wussed out and made it more comfy:thumbd: but yes your right some springs would fix that quickly

[SlickShift]

If I didn't know any better, I would say this more of a "facelift" than a new model. The interior and exterior are pretty much the same as the old model. Still looks good though :)

[JCapelo]

Its been out a few times.....you just dont come out anymore kelso

[///Mini S]

yeah, nothing drastic... just slight changes to the design.
i really don't like that back end, though.

[TheDarkSide]

yeah, nothing drastic... just slight changes to the design.
i really don't like that back end, though.

Where is my retaliation!? :clap:

[JonnyChimpO]

im not a fan period.... the turbo charger is gona be kool, but i like the blower.

[AzzMan]

Someone else probably mentioned this by now, but does anyone else see the resemblance between the new seats and the seats in the Z3M?

[JonnyChimpO]

didnt really notice that.

[AzzMan]

Maybe it's something the previous Minis had that I just never noticed, maybe it's just me...

[AzzMan]

http://unclean.org/images/full/z3m/interior.jpg

Also sort of reminds me of the RX8

http://articles.motortoday.com/testdrive/RX8/RX8_interior.jpg

[TheDarkSide]

Good point

[LDadrenaline]

kudos

[20A4Audi1.8t01]

Looks alright, give it time itll prob grow on me. Looks pretty much Mini SUVish maybe a diff color with some nice wheels and lowered would have me sparked.

[Garrett M]

Egh the front doesnt look good.
And the giant tach is to big now :(

[AzzMan]

I think the tach looks fine.

[Roy]

Front end looks more "smiley," I don't even know how to describe it.

doesn't look bad. I've yet to drive one however, any mini... Now on my to do list..