2014 MINI Cooper revealed

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/01/2014-mini-cooper-rockets-into-view/

Honestly, I like it more than the outgoing model. All 3-cyl engines though? Hmm.

ugh, not more fish-mouth

It looks like a toy/model car, looking super fake.

Probably as big as a minivan by now.

yes, the new MINIs are not that Mini any more. Perhaps they could be called "MAXI"s now

That is some kind of ugly. And I usually love quirky "ugly" cars. Wow I hope at a normal angle it looks better, because that is all sorts of bad.

I like it. All black, no stripes.

I like it. I don't see myself trading my '09 for one. But it still looks like a MINI to me.

Excited about that new engine, hopefully it's a big improvement over the n14.

fritzsch wrote: It looks like a toy/model car, looking super fake.

I had the same thoughts, but after browsing through the gallery of shots, it's a real car. Apparently, the images look odd due to the super-long range zoom that was used to get them (beats me - I'm no photography expert).

I'm kinda "meh..." about them... but I'm the same way about the R56 as well.

Makes me appreciate my R53. I also think they are going to have a tough sell on a 3 cyl. New ones like mine are now north of 30k. Maybe it's me, but I don't believe the US market will tolerate a car that costs that much with only 3 cylinders, even if it is an improvement over the old version. It's a perception thing that I don't think they can overcome.

As for looks, each generation has gotten worse with the front end as far as I'm concerned. I'm sure regulations are dictating it, but it's not a great looking car anymore. Truth is, there are many other cars in it's price range now that are more attractive in many areas, including a short step to a 3 series.

Toyman01 wrote:

Is that the new grill template?

http://youtu.be/_xWItsdqKxk?t=30s

^ Sound clip of the 3 cylinder in a 1 series, I think the exhaust note sounds better than the 4.