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The new MINI is being manufactured on one of the world's most modern and advanced production systems at the BMW Group plant at Oxford - the result of a £230 million investment programme at the factory. MINI Stars in "The Italian Job" MINI, the 2003 North American Car of the Year, will join a stellar cast that includes Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def and Donald Sutherland, in Paramount Pictures’ film, “The Italian Job,” opening nationwide May 30th.
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MINI: The All New MINI MINI COOPER TO MAKE WORLD DEBUT AT PARIS MOTOR SHOW The unveiling of the British-built MINI COOPER will take place at the Paris Motor Show on Thursday 28 September 2000. Today, the first official pictures of the new car have been released in advance of this debut.
"We wanted to make sure everyone could see the MINI COOPER for the first time at the same time," said Trevor Houghton-Berry, General Manager for MINI in the UK. "There has been an overwhelming demand for information about the new car since it was first announced and this is the best way of reaching a global audience as fast as possible. Many potential MINI customers embrace cutting-edge technology and are internet users, so this is an entirely suitable way to communicate with them. Mini background When Sir Alec Issigonis presented the original Mini to the world in 1959, it set entirely new standards in design and was destined to become an automotive icon, lasting decades in virtually its original form. Two years later race car expert John Cooper helped develop the first Mini Cooper in 1961 and the Cooper name has been closely associated with performance Minis ever since. It is in these famous footsteps that the new MINI COOPER treads, but with a high-tech, modern twist. Many of the styling features of the new car, inside and out, make it unmistakably a Mini, but under the skin it offers the latest automotive technology available.
The A, B and C pillars are hidden behind the glass, giving the impression of a continuous window extending all round the car. There is also an optional panoramic sunroof.
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. Wide-opening doors, remote central locking, an adjustable steering column and driver's seat ensure that the MINI COOPER is extremely practical and adaptable for driver and passengers. The boot can be opened remotely and 50:50 split-folding rear seats increases luggage space dramatically. MINI COOPER on the road Behind the wheel, the handling and performance of the car will bring a smile to everybody's face. Power comes from a 1.6 litre 16 valve engine driving the front wheels and the body is two to three times as stiff as any other modern car of its size. The suspension is the latest in multi-link technology and, with a wheel-at-each-corner like the old Mini, the new car's agility on the road will be quite exceptional.
It will be the safest car
of its size with an extremely strong passenger safety cell, advanced
crumple zones, side impact protection, anti-lock brakes, a tyre MINI in the UK MINI will be built at BMW Group's Oxford plant, which employs 2500 people. Trial production is due to start early next year and the first cars will go on sale in summer 2001. Prices are expected to start at under £10,000.
It will be sold by BMW's existing dealer partners, but will have its own strong identity and be run as a separate business unit. This will mean creating an entirely different sales environment, with dedicated MINI staff and usually a separate showroom. Sept 2002
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