3rd Gen JCW F56 MINI Cooper S John Cooper Works at Detroit Auto Show

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  1. Nathan

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    This whole bottom section looks like a 4:45pm Friday quitting time, last minute afterthought .... OK boys, let's wrap it up and get otta here.... See you guys Monday.... Sheesh....

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    MINI 2014..... The year of the grille....

    Wut were they thinkin......:cryin:

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    Chuck be glad you have a good looking JCW. It's the last of the breed.
     
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    R56 JCW rear moulded to be used as a front, mixed with a fish lips.
    They should have left out the fish lips
     
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    There had to have been a MINI executive or two or three that when presented with the final design approval on this bumper, just had to have wondered if they were making a big mistake..... Shame on them for not standing up and saying "No Frickin Way Is This Going Into Production".......:mad2: Missed opportunity guy's....:mad5:
     
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    I rather like the straight-on side view. I wish I'd never seen the rest.
     
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    That grill is something else........ And its not something good.
     
  9. eMINIparts

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    I really like the Red Roof......And the stripes are pretty cool...:)


    I really want to know how functional the front air ducts are...
     
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    Well.... The top center one is for "pretty".....
     
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    I guess I'm old fashioned, but when I think of great car designs, IMHO they still need to look great 20 years from now. This won't.
     
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    Here's the BRG version....


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    Oh dear god it's now the Pontiac AZTEK of the MINI world.

    Nice job BMW.... :mad2:
     
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    Why the strange "Lip" detail on the fender trim..... Seems so random....

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    New European save natural water laws. :idea::lol:
     
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    #17 BRG_Paul, Jan 13, 2014
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    Ooohhh that's painful..... Ha ha

    The side view isn't so bad at all. ... But the grille looks like it was designed by committee. Or maybe it was the big boss's idea ... "Oh .. Why yes... Boss that WOULD look great! Why didn't we think of that ourselves ?"
     
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    The only thing I like are the exhaust tips.
     
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    And I can guarantee you that those wheels are going to get rock chips all over those spokes.....see how far out from the wheel they stick. (Just wanted to add something other than the obvious fugly comments :D)
     
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    #20 Crashton, Jan 13, 2014
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    Wheels like those bother me. Can't understand why they stick out farther than the tars either.

    Yep it's ugly. That was for you Scott. :cornut:
     

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