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that could be the special sauce. Prodrive is awesome.

 

Nothing but good things can come of this.:cornut:

 

Great write-up Nathan. This all could turn out to be really, really cool...

 

Great writing, Nathan! And great teaser shot, also... That AM is simply gorgeous.

 

Great stuff, can't wait to see it happen! Ya just had to wonder when BMW would try and capitalize on the MINI ralley history....

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But I still can't get past the headlights.

 

Sweeeeeeeeet. Think this could lead to an AWD JCW hatch?

 

AWD JCW Coupe would be SWEEEEEEET!!!!! ))))

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mini + prodive + wrc =

i think prodive definitely have the stuff to make a good car, getting a driver that can win might be the tricky bit

should go better then new f1 teams as they at least have previous experience in making cars that are competitive

 

ain't no fixing ugly, eh?

 

Not enough whiskey in Kentucky.

 

With your butt in the drivers seat, I bet the look of the headlights is not a big issue. Now, standing in front of it looking at themrrr:

Mark

 

Man, that is A LOT of whiskey. You sure? :lol:

 

Just mount 5 Cibie Super Oscar 200's above the front bumper and you won't even notice the headlights.

 

I am sure. I like round head lights. The shape of them on that four door is gawd awful. Reminds me of the brewhaha they had with the head lights on the 996 Porsches. I will be in the market for a used Porsche hopefully some time next year. And I had to eliminate the entire 996 model simply because of that.

Hey, I am old and set in my ways.

 

I'm going out on a limb and saying that Audi's success has very little to do with winning Le Mans. Without checking the sales figures I have to imagine that Audi's growth is due in large part to selling more cars in the USA, the world's largest market during Audi's growth and a market where no one has paid any attention to sports car racing since Dan Gurney's Toyota was racing.

And even that is pushing it considering Google Images barely found anything after a search for Dan Gurney Toyota Eagle:

From: Historic Toyotas Featured at Monterey Historic Races

 

It's nice to have high hopes for a ProDrive Countryman

but the Focus and the Citroen have tons of experience, much better sorted chassis, and the best drivers. That's hard to fight against. who even knows if the Countryman can be made competitive. Or will it just be some sort of sticker car like Nascar? Then who really cares.....

Matt

 

I'm pretty sure that this car/suv/thing won't set any standards for driving experience behind the wheel. Then again, I'm forever spoiled by a friend's GT3 RS. :nonod:

not worse than the 'peanut' eyed Mercedes C-Class of a decade ago. Not to mention, you can do a 997 conversion on the 996 and still come out ahead on value compared to a 997. I was <that> close to doing this last month. Alas, a P car out of warranty wasn't a risk I wanted to take on at this point.