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New MINI Cooper Concept to Be Unveiled This Week?

The next generation MINI Cooper (and One) hatchback is currently been developed together with the first front-wheel drive BMW ever, the 1-Series GT. We know that already, but what we didn't know is what the MINI looked like (the Bimmer was previewed by a Concept Active Tourer).
2014 MINI Cooper 5-door 1 photo
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But we only have to wait until the end of the week to find out what the third-gen MINI looks like, if a report from Autonews Europe proves to be true. According to them, the new Cooper will be shown this week in Helsinki, Finland, at a dealer meeting.

That's the good news. The bad news is that it will only go on sale in March next year, more than a year from now. What gives BMW?

We can only presume that this is the usual concept-car-into-production-model shenanigan, as the new MINI cooper will be shown as a concept in Geneva to gouge people's reactions to the car. A bigger, uglier car with five doors and three-cylinder engines… what's not to like!
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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