BMW, Toyota May Collaborate on Mini Minor
A brand new entry-level Mini might be the result of a collaboration between BMW and Toyota.
News broke recently that BMW is considering a new entry-level Mini model that will potentially use the Minor nameplate. Toyota may also add the new small car to its lineup using the Starlet badge, though it likely wouldn’t be sold in North America.
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If built, the Minor would be smaller and less expensive than the current three-door Mini. Based on what we know from the Rocketman concept, the Minor would be about 11-feet, 4-inches long. Eventually, an all-electric version of the Mini Minor is also supposed to join the lineup.
BMW and Toyota aligned in 2011 to work on diesel engines, but have since entered into a deeper collaboration. The most recent project is a new sports car that will be the Z4 replacement for BMW and a new Supra for Toyota.
[Source: Auto Bild via Auto News]
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OMG they need to bring that to USA! Because it's SHORTER than the new forfour, and because the forfour is not coming here. Imagine a JCW version of the Minor.
Now get a hold of these, it seems that Toyota and Mazda is corroborating a joint venture for a 2016 Yaris replacement based on the Mazda2, it just gets very interesting now that BMW with its Mini subdivision is teaming up with Toyota for a newer and smaller model and much smaller than the Yaris but larger than the Scion iQ.