BMW Insider Herr26 on several websites as well on MF with his insight into the upcoming 3rd generation MINI. Code-named the F56, the next MINI will debut at MINI United 2012 (one of the reasons it was post-poned as we previously reported) and then at the Paris Mondial l’automobile in October of next fall. We’ve reported previously on the F56 sharing a chassis and engine range with the upcoming front wheel drive BMW. In fact the two cars will be virtually the same technically with only the visual design (inside and out) and the software disguising the two. At launch engines will range from a 1.5 three cylinders to (if sources are to believed) an updated version of the 1.6L four cylinder. But what will it look like? That’s the big question that has been on the minds of many of our readers. And that’s where Herr26′s recent comment on MF can shed some light: There you have it directly from the source. While we can corroborate quite a lot of this but, there are parts that frankly are new to us and un-confirmed. So until we things get closer to production treat much of what you read above as a very strong rumor. And for further reading on the new car, check MotoringFile’s F56 section. Source - MotoringFile
Promising exterior design. I'm also a fan of being able to change the interior lighting inclusive of the dash lighting.