MINI Parallell Parking Record – Behind the Scenes

Luke Vandezande
by Luke Vandezande

If you couldn’t have guessed, setting the world record for parallell parking is no picnic — even for a professional like Han Yue.

Earlier this month we brought you footage of him doing just that by taking a 180 degree skid to slide a MINI Cooper perfectly between two of its siblings. Filmed to promote the Beijing launch of the special edition Chinese Job MINI, we see what looks like an effortless slide into the record, but the video you’ll see below shows how hard meting that goal actually was.

By the end, Yue managed to park with only 5.9 inches to spare, solidifying the record.

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Luke Vandezande
Luke Vandezande

Luke is an energetic automotive journalist who spends his time covering industry news and crawling the internet for the latest breaking story. When he isn't in the office, Luke can be found obsessively browsing used car listings, drinking scotch at his favorite bar and dreaming of what to drive next, though the list grows a lot faster than his bank account. He's always on <A title="@lukevandezande on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/lukevandezande">Twitter</A> looking for a good car conversation. Find Luke on <A title="@lukevandezande on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/lukevandezande">Twitter</A> and <A title="Luke on Google+" href="http://plus.google.com/112531385961538774338?rel=author">Google+</A>.

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