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WHAT'S NEW?
The 2012 MINI sees no major changes following its modest model-year 2011 freshening, knowing:
a redesigned front bumper that helps the MINI meet new pedestrian-safety regulations. The lower grille and new fog-light surrounds have more pronounced, contoured borders. MINI models feature a new horizontal bar in the lower air inlet, while Cooper S models prominent (and functional) brake ducts that can be trimmed in chrome. There are new wheel designs in 15-, 16-, and 17-inch sizes. The brake lights now use LEDs, and the optional xenon headlights now swivel in turns. Reverse lights migrate to the lower bumper. Updates to the interior will help appease those, who found the Mini’s ergonomics less than friendly. The audio controls have been consolidated under the large center speedometer, and all secondary controls are now finished in matte black rather than silver, as are the steering-wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls. New audio and navigation systems are available, with the latter using a 6.5-inch LCD screen in the MINI's central speedometer. With MINI Connected software, iPhone and iPod users will be able to watch videos on the display while the car is parked, or see album cover art while playing music. It's a control interface used in conjunction with an Apple iPhone. Users download the MINI Connected application to their phone. The app allows users to conduct Google local searches for restaurants, movie theaters, and other places. It also can display news feeds, access social networks, and allow passengers to listen to Internet radio. The screen also will be able to display contact information from a compatible cell phone connected via Bluetooth.

STEVE JOBS AND MINI COOPER
In a 2004 keynote speech where Steve Jobs talks about the iPods, he mentions the MINI Cooper. He said the "small is fun" idea from the car was the inspiration for the new "mini Apple Stores" that will be opening. - Apple Keynote, Steve Jobs

ENJOY IT TO THE MAXIMUM... BE MINI
- Eccentric British manufacturer MINI
- Fun to drive
- MINIMALISM pack (automatic engine stop-start/brake energy regeneration)
- Six-speed manual gearbox fitted as standard
- 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine (naturally aspirated, with turbo- or twin-scroll-turbo charger configurations)
- 'Entirely Sufficient' horsepower (output ranges between 75 and 218 horsepower)
- Bespoke treatment
- Bigger is not always better

THERE'S A LOT TO LOVE HERE!
It used to be that luxury cars were big. The more luxurious, the bigger. But with premium hatchbacks, buyers have shown that luxury needn't equal size. In fact, many (particularly in Europe) have demonstrated that they're willing to pay a considerable premium to have the luxuries they'd expect from the larger cars they're giving up with the smaller ones they're adopting. Of course, you can really make any MINI your own through the extensive options list of design, comfort, and technology features. The question is, just how much are you willing to pay?

BUILD YOUR OWN MINI
Like a piece of familiar music, it is open to different interpretations without losing the original melody.
Select a bodystyle and configure:
- Model MINI [R56]
- Body Hot Chocolate metallic [A88]
- Roof Hot Chocolate metallic [381]
- Mirror Caps in Chrome [405]
- Carbon Black interior [4CU]
- 17" Conical Spoke Alloy Wheels, 205/45 R 17 [2GD]
- Black bonnet stripes [329]
- Rear Spoiler [325]
- Sport button [4UF]
- Front fog lights [520]
- Rain Sensor and Auto Headlights [521]
- Airconditioning [530]
- On-board Computer [550]
- Leather-trimmed, sport steering wheel [255]
- Multi-function steering wheel with cruise control [249]
- Velours foot mats [423]
- Front seat armrest with Wi-Fi Hotspot installed via the snap-in adapter in the centre console [473]
- Chrome-Line Exterior [346] and Interior Trim [345]
- White Turn-Signal Lights [785]
- MINI Tender Loving Care (free maintenance 5 years or 80,000km) [price € 249,00]
Ultimate hi-fi sound and high-end communication:
# Voice control [620]
# Radio MINI Visual Boost [6FP]
# Hands-free-system Bluetooth and USB/iPod interface [6NE]
# iPhone Snap-in adapter [AFS]
# iPhone 4 Y-cable interface [61122179623]
# Audiofiles on mobile phone [6NF]
# MINI Connected [6NM]
# MINI Navigation System (with full map) [6UM]

EXPLORE HOW TO USE THE MINI NAVIGATION SYSTEM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRbY3OYqnwM

EXPLORE HOW TO USE THE MINI CONNECTED
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvp7D5KGtE&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bn66G4VZww&feature=related

THE MINI
Sometimes it’s just nice to be back where you feel most comfortable. Those were my thoughts as I slipped behind the wheel of a a lightly spec’d 2012 MINI. No this isn’t some chopped coupe or puffed up crossover. This is the car (or at least the shape) that owes more to the original MINI than any other. So much so that BMW simply refers to it as “the MINI” internally.

Over the past 50 years, MINI have become one of the must-have cars for sports car enthusiasts. The 2012 MINI is simply the best MINI produced to date! I opted for MINI’s "bespoke personalization program". My own MINI ordered on March 3rd will be supplied by my personal MINI manager around the beginning of May.

Most of all, my new MINI will remind me why I do what I do, why I love MINI's and why I love seeing more on the road every day.
Small, efficient, athletic and endlessly fun, they are still the best way to bring a smile to one’s face.

MINI. MORE POKE WITH LESS SMOKE!

Taken in: Nederland / Limburg / Heerlen (show map)

Taken on: March 23, 2012

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