MINI Rocketman May Become an All-Electric Production Car
5 May 2016, 02:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Rocketman concept of 2011 was ahead of its time, yet the boss of product planning still thinks its relevant today as an EV
MINI Exec Says Company’s Working on Electric Models, Denies Superleggera Production
18 Mar 2015, 09:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI Exec downplays the certainty reported yesterday that a car based on the Superleggera concept will make it to production
MINI Rocketman Concept to Get ’Minor’ Moniker When It Goes in Production
23 Jan 2015, 14:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in 2011, MINI was introducing the Rocketman concept, a car that looked exactly as it should - small, quirky and fun to drive, returning to the brand’s core values. In the meantime, no wor...
MINI Rocketman and BMW i1 Expected by 2020
21 Oct 2014, 08:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / As you might’ve noticed, the current MINI lineup has grown in size. Most people complained about it and a lot of them are also right to do so. The initial plans of Sir Alec Issigonis seem to b...
MINI Rocketman on Track to Production - Report
15 Sep 2014, 12:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / First unveiled in 2011, the MINI Rocketman was supposed to be MINI’s return to the roots. Blamed by almost everyone out there for gradually increasing the size of the British brand, BMW used t...
MINI Countryman, as Big as it Gets for the Brits
10 Mar 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Finally, the purists can sigh easily. The MINI Chief of Design, Anders Warming told Auto Express at the Geneva Motor Show 2014 that the company he works for won’t make a car bigger than the cu...
Rendering: MINI Rocketman
14 Feb 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A while back, MINI revealed a rather interesting concept named ‘Rocketman’ a car that was supposed to be the company’s return to roots, with an even smaller hatch offering. In t...
It's Time for a True MINI, It's Time for the Rocketman!
14 Feb 2014, 10:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If anybody is to blame for the fact that we want the Rocketman put into production, it's MINI themselves. They're the ones who showed us a beautiful little concept, hinted they would make ...
MINI Looking for a Partner to Build a Smaller Car
29 Nov 2013, 09:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Things are starting to look up for die-hard fans of the MINI that, most likely, are now in hospitals being treated for mental diseases after seeing that the new Cooper grew ever bigger in its latest...
MINI Wants to Build the Rocketman, But only With a Partner
29 Nov 2013, 09:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / From a company that offered an affordable compact car, MINI is now the maker of coupes, roadsters and small crossovers, all sold at a premium to people who value retro styling. Not only that, but th...
MINI Rocketman Canceled?
24 Jan 2012, 08:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What BMW or MINI fan doesn’t wish for something with German build quality that looks like the Fiat 500? There’s clearly a market for this sort of car, and for a while, rumors indicated t...
MINI Rocketman Production Pending?
22 Dec 2011, 09:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you’ve ever wanted proof that cars are now designed in a committed by looking at graphs and charts, look no further than the MINI Rocketman. We suspect that the top brass looked at what peo...
MINI Rocketman Concept Unveiled Ahead of Geneva Debut
23 Feb 2011, 07:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / MINI has finally confirmed that the 2011 Geneva Auto Show will host the introduction of the new concept called Rocketman, a prototype that is not only a tribute to the original Mini but also preview...