Posts Tagged ‘Mini’

Honda Exhibits World Premiere of Honda BRIO Prototype, Honda’s New Small Vehicle Developed for Asian Markets at the 27th Thailand International Motor Expo 2010

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Honda BRIO Prototype (based on Thai spec)
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Bangkok, Thailand — Honda today debuted the world premiere of a prototype of Honda BRIO, the new small-sized vehicle developed for Asian markets and scheduled to be introduced in Thailand and India in 2011, at the 27th Thailand International Motor Expo starting November 30, 2010 (press day: November 30, public days: December 1–12.)

Honda BRIO Prototype is being developed with Honda's advanced technologies, while further advancing Honda's “man maximum, machine minimum” concept¹. Being developed as a commuter which is easy-to-use even in urban areas, the Honda BRIO prototype adopts an easy-to-handle compact body (more…)

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The Sky is the Limit: The MINI Beachcomber Concept

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
MINI Beachcomber Concept
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MINI crosses borders, enters new dimensions of driving pleasure, and wins over additional target groups.

Once again, MINI achieves all this by consistently expanding the model range and through the unconventional creativity of MINI design. Just a few months prior to the launch of the brand's fourth model announced for autumn 2010, MINI is now demonstrating its potential for further enhancement of driving pleasure and diversity through another spectacular concept car: the concept of a brand-new type of vehicle proudly presented by MINI at the North American International Auto Show (16–24 January 2010) in Detroit. (more…)

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Concentrated Driving Pleasure: The MINI Coupé Concept.

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
MINI Coupé Concept
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MINI is celebrating a great birthday: Exactly fifty years ago, on 26 August 1959, the classic Mini was presented to the public for the first time, a unique story of success starting out and today giving MINI the perfect opportunity to look ahead without losing sight of the brand's great tradition.

The MINI Coupé Concept is an expression of MINI design and the great ability of the brand's designers to fill the elementary values of the brand with new life, using the options of modern drivetrain and suspension technology, and developing fascinating perspectives for the future of the brand on this basis. (more…)

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Entering the Fourth Dimension:
The MINI Crossover Concept

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
MINI Crossover Concept
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The MINI brand is continuing its overwhelming story of success — now taking a new approach with the MINI Crossover Concept.

This Design Study offers a fascinating outlook at a new facet of the brand powerfully expressed by a truly innovative body concept — the fourth body variant, to be precise, following the classic two-door, the MINI Convertible, and the MINI Clubman.

The MINI Crossover Concept is a new model variant for the first time measuring more than four meters in length, with four drive wheels, four doors and four single seats. These features alone place the new car right in the line of vision of new target groups (more…)

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