German Car Zone

If I'm not mistaken the MINI Cooper is suppose to get a facelift. Do we know when its going to be released or any interesting *tidbits??

I'm curious if they would make the headlights a bit smaller and give us a bit more power and efficiency. Its amazing how quick and efficient they are right now in S and JCW form. I'm just wondering what else is in store for us enthusiasts.

i have heard that they are going to remake the interieur, but the exterieur stays as it is
i expect new light design - rear led lamps, new front layout(as with the last generation) and (i know, i repeat myself) new color variants, as well as newly designed side "intakes"

the R53-R56 transformation was one of the laziest I have ever seen, you have to be a MINI geek to really spot the difference. Though, still a huge fan

i wouldn't call it lazy
if you look at it you definitly see that they had a hard time keeping the proportions tradionally(due to pedastrian savety issues). the biggest trade off are the wheel arches and the high stance of the car.
the R53 looked brilliant with 17inch rims, but at a r56 17inch rims look lost.

Im guessing there will be a JCW Engine kit for the Doopers.

Oh, regarding the FL, it is rumored to hit the market in 2010 and be about as extensive as the one made on the R50/R53 model in 2005 (R50/53 model ran 2001-2004 and FL R50/53 ran 2005-2006 with the R56 replacing both as 2007 model).

i would like to see an jcw exhaust kit for the cooper
it was also possible with the previous generation to have a jcw cooper [minus the S]

As the FL is rumored to not be that extensive (at least on the outside - about the same as the one made to the R53 a couple of years before the current model was launched) I think there will be more done under the bonnet.