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MINI To Re-Examine F56 Interior Design

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:40 pm
by mab01uk
This report below was dated April 1st on the USA MINI - MotoringFile website......... :D (Note: The F56 is the Design Code for the new Mk3 MINI Hatch to be launched late 2013).

MINI to Re-examine F56 Interior Design:
"In a shocking turn of events, MINI corporate in Munich have released an official statement that based on the overwhelmingly negative response to the spied photos of the F56′s pre-production interior, they’re sending the MINI Design Team back to the drawing board. Way back, in fact. They’re sending them all the way back to 1958.
April 1st 2013, Munich. Official release: Due to overwhelming negative response on the MINI news site MotoringFile.com, the MINI Design Team have decided to scrap the planned interior redesign in the upcoming 2014 MINI. Instead, based on consistent feedback that the interior be in touch with its Mini roots, the team have opted to retrograde the design back to the original 1958 Mini interior design."
More:
http://www.motoringfile.com/2013/04/01/ ... -feedback/

Re: MINI To Re-Examine F56 Interior Design

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:32 pm
by youngres
I think the date of the release says it all - April fools day!