Spy Shots: Mystery MINI mule a MINI Moke?
by Jonathon Ramsey on Jan 11th 2008 at 7:24PM 
Could it be true? Could there be an as-yet-unheard-of MINI variant added to the pile? Spy pics of some yellow beastly thing wearing a MINI front and rear have a few folks wondering if MINI might make a Moke. The original MINI Moke from the sixties was an offroad vehicle that Alec Issigonis was trying to sell to the military. We doubt BMW would have any such aims for a Moke revival, but at the very least it could be a much more capable four-wheeler than the Crossman/Monte looks like it's going to be. A "possible retractable hard-top convertible, or a stripped down, open-air speedster variant," and even the possibility of a small truck bed have been thrown into the guessing game basket. Or, as ever, it could just be a test mule and mean nothing at all. But knowing MINI, we doubt it. Oh, and BMW might also want to change the car's name: moke means a dull or boring person, a donkey, or an old, broken-down horse.[Source: Winding Road]
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PandaBeat 7:31PM (1/11/2008)
Mini Pickup.
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WS 7:36PM (1/11/2008)
Nah, it's a mule for the Crossman.
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Mi key 7:36PM (1/11/2008)
Mini's version of the Hummer H2.
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PandaBeat 7:39PM (1/11/2008)
Mini Sedan.
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HotRodzNKustoms 7:49PM (1/11/2008)
I think it's a awd mule but I doubt another variant. Though I would enjoy a production Miniamino conv.
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eerfgrrf 7:55PM (1/11/2008)
They should call it the puke, because I bet its butt ugly! Whatever it is it will have darty steering, cost 10k too much, and get pitiful mpg - no where near what you would think a golf cart this size would get.
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PandaBeat 7:57PM (1/11/2008)
Mini 4 Door-Coupe.
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mavkato 11:08AM (1/12/2008)
Mini sport activity coupe
ckm 8:04PM (1/11/2008)
It's the Dakar Rally edition, complete with bulletproof glass.
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Revhed 8:22PM (1/11/2008)
Best info on it is here:
http://www.motoringfile.com/2008/01/10/spy-photographers-catch-latest-mini-suv-test-mule/
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MCS05 8:39PM (1/11/2008)
pretty car.
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Bert 9:12PM (1/11/2008)
I like the old-school BMW mags on the trailer!
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PandaBeat 9:35PM (1/11/2008)
Did you noticed that it's being trailered by a Mercedes? HA!
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JBob 10:39PM (1/11/2008)
anyone ever see those red bull mini-trucks rollin around? it could just be an area thing, but we've got a Mini up here in Buffalo with a very small pickup-truck bed, obviously pimped out in red bull decals with a comically sized red bull can in the back.
but ya, it looks amazingly cool and i would buy one in a heart beat if it had any kind of power or all wheel drive.
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pulloa 11:03PM (1/11/2008)
Mini Moke = Huge joke
No, really, WTF is that thing!!!, looks like the bastard child of a Mini Cooper S and a Hummer H1! No way BMW is considering making that thing.
I know is a mule and all, and that maybe it doesnt mean anything, but still, that is a really weird car.
P.S: Really dig the Recaro seats...
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tankd0g 10:29AM (1/12/2008)
This KGP guy should have beat it out of the driver. I'm stumped.
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Brian 4:44AM (1/12/2008)
Mini Roadster?
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Kaveh 12:14AM (1/13/2008)
you can see the mini headlights in the front of the car, but what is odd is that it looks to me to be rear engined, if you look at the back pic, you can see a fresh air intake and sort of the engine behind the long mud flap by the tail pipe that goes straight up.
Maybe BMW/Mini are developing a sub compact for India and China that would be under $12k.
Oh yeah, I love the trailer with old 7 series bmw wheels on it
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