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MINI Rocketman concept

  • By Mitchell Oke
  • Carsguide
  • 23 February 2011

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    The MINI Rocketman 3+1 Concept Photo Gallery

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The new MINI just got smaller.

Small cars are much bigger than they were 40 years ago, with nothing demonstrating that better than the MINI Cooper in 2001. Further bulking up the brand, the four-door MINI Countryman takes on the Compact SUV market, for those who want the coolness of a Cooper, without the size compromise.

Enter the Rocketman Concept. Shaving 20 centimetres off the modern MINI Cooper, the Rocketman edges the brand little closer in size to the classic Mini, without sacrificing the technology we’ve come to expect.

Described as a 3+1, the 3-door concept car can be setup in two, three or four seater configurations, and uses double-hinged front doors to reduce the space needed to open them fully. The rear hatch is split, with a large panel opening upwards, and a drawer style arrangement that slides out at the bottom.

Clearly designed with the youth market in mind, a lot of glass above the door line promotes an airy feel, and technology abounds with 3D graphics adorning the various displays.

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  • Ugly! Where's a decent no-no-no extras Mini?

    hemi sloane of Perth Posted on 18 April 2011 7:52pm

  • We need to pass a law saying you can't put a feature in a concept car that doesn't make it into the production version. It's just a tease, if this is ever made everything about it will be different. Styling will be altered to be more mundane. Drawers, split tail gate, double hinged doors, fancy tail lights, glass roof and carbon fibre body (and therefore efficiency) will all be gone. So what are they achieving? It's just a nerds play thing. And it's still too big anyway, where's the 2 seat version?

    Steven of Melbourne Posted on 23 February 2011 6:36pm

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