'Radical MINI Urbanaut concept is blueprint for the brand's future'
New electric MPV shows focus for next generation of Minis; could reach production:-
https://www.autocar....t-brands-future
BMW MINI Urbanaut (2020)
Rover Mini Spiritual Too (1995)
Looks to me like a BMW revamp of Rover's 'Spiritual Too' Mini replacement concept (rejected by BMW at Gaydon back in 1995 in favour of the R50 MINI concept).
AROnline - Mini Spiritual and Spiritual Too.
"An active design concept that was taken to the famous 1995 Gaydon shoot-out in which management decided which Mini concept would be developed into a production car. History records that the Spiritual twins didn’t make it, being passed over for a more conventional and sporting proposition, although BMW Group boss Bernd Pischetsrieder liked it, stating that it was at least a decade ahead of its time. So, the project was put on ice, only to be dusted off for the 1997 Geneva Motor Show, where it was unveiled as a concept to help with the build-up of Mini publicity in the run up to the pre-launch of the new car at that year’s Frankfurt Motor Show."
https://www.aronline...tual-spiritual/
