Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Mini Crossman spied at the Nürburgring

The 2011 Mini Crossman is seen during testing at Germany's famed Nürburgring circuit. In this photo, two prototypes are shown as they're put through the paces.
A picture of The 2011 Mini Crossman is seen during testing at Germany's famed Nürburgring circuit. In this photo, two prototypes are shown as they're put through the paces.
The 2011 Mini Crossman is seen during testing at Germany's famed Nürburgring circuit. In this photo, two prototypes are shown as they're put through the paces.
Brenda Priddy & Co.

Today we’re getting crystal-clear shots of the 2011 Mini Crossman, which was spied again during testing.

Spy shooters nabbed the new mini mite on the famed Nürburgring in Germany. As with earlier shots, the car is heavily clad in crazy yellow-and-black camo, but it’s unmistakably the new four-passenger ride.

A preview, fittingly called the Mini Crossover concept, was shown last fall at the Paris motor show. Look for the production version this year at the Frankfurt show.

The Mini Crossman is a small crossover/ute vehicle, with a longer profile like the Clubman. It would get all-wheel drive--a first for a Mini--and has greater ground clearance.

The Crossman would be assembled by Magna Steyr in Austria, which also will build a baby ute from BMW, the X1. Both vehicles share the same platform.

Mini previously said it wants to maintain the go-kart driving feel in the new Crossman, which was code-named the Colorado.