MINI's CEO Kay Segler has confirmed the name of MINI's upcoming crossover/ SUV and it is going to be called the "Crossman".
Up until now the upcoming crossover has been referred to as the Colorado, but that was only a temporary name according to the CEO that told Auto Motor und Sport about the final name. The Crossman is expected to be released in 2010.
Other details on the Crossman are that it is going to be built by Magna International at its factory in Austria (where the current BMW X3 is built) and as much as 80,000 units are planned annually.
Full Story: Auto Motor und Sport via eGMCarTech
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Comments (7)
Well if it is going to be a SUV then it better be a Sport Utility Vehicle and not sitting near the ground.
Posted by Hunter | December 17, 2007 8:17 PM
Posted on December 17, 2007 20:17
One question if I may ask...WHY? As in, why would BMW dilute the Mini name for this? I understand the MINI and the Clubman version, but this makes no sense whatsoever.
Posted by longdxcommuter | December 17, 2007 9:17 PM
Posted on December 17, 2007 21:17
This is a joke, right?
...right?
Posted by TSU | December 18, 2007 11:36 AM
Posted on December 18, 2007 11:36
what the...
/boggle
Posted by Kell | December 18, 2007 11:47 AM
Posted on December 18, 2007 11:47
Oh dear.
Posted by gm0n3y | December 18, 2007 3:50 PM
Posted on December 18, 2007 15:50
Same deal as Porsche making (or putting their brand on) SUV's. It'll sell. It'll sell at a premium. It'll make them loads of $$$. It doesn't make sense to purists, but that doesn't matter. They're in the business of making money.
I can't remember where I read it, but HALF of all Porsche sales are from their Cayenne.
Posted by D | December 18, 2007 8:01 PM
Posted on December 18, 2007 20:01
Has Mini lost their mind....
Posted by Dean Mullins | February 25, 2008 9:43 PM
Posted on February 25, 2008 21:43