MINI unveils Scooter concept for Paris show

"In another shock move for the brand, MINI will debut a two-wheeled electric concept at Paris."

Anyone actually suffering from shock should seek help !

Come on Auto Express !! who writes this 1970's " The Sun" stuff

By paddybarratt on 9 September, 2010, 7:22am

well they have made a crossover mini so what should stop them making a scooter. i believe the whole idea of the mini should be that its nippy, cute and funny to look at, and ideally small, otherwise hardly the point in calling it a "mini". i think mini need to diversify into other product offers than offer just a small mini. i use to think a company should stick to its guns to what it knows best but in certain circumstances for a brand to survive for the future it needs to offer more of a range but within limits of course, as we don't want mini to try and offer a range rover sided off-road and still call it a MINI.

By corsamani on 9 September, 2010, 8:09am

It's a scooter. Get over it.

What pray tell is innovative about a scooter, a vehicle which has been around for decades? Oh, it's electric. Boo hoo. So is half the stuff in my flat. Tell you what, why don't you try and impress me when they come up with a V8 mobile phone charger. That article I'd read.

By chickenfeed on 9 September, 2010, 8:46am

"grey and luminous green"

Looks black and yellow?

By cfhughes on 9 September, 2010, 8:47am

i too would like to see V8 powered house hold appliances. bring it on.
again what soooo exciting about a scooter? with some mini badges plastered all over it?
any mention of how many miles it can do between fill ups of leccy? no? prob because its about 3 miles, before it all goes flat.
last time i rode a scooter, they arent exactly expensive to fill up with juice, so unless this is exactly the same price as a normal scooter (unlikely prob 3 times the price) and does good range off the battery (unlikely), then again its another pointless fancy pants for the self righteous

By nakiko on 9 September, 2010, 10:05am

Mini Scooter

I hope if they do make it they will make one without the expensive shiny bits, I could see myself on a stripped off basic version reliving my youth.

By Torchy on 9 September, 2010, 11:14am

The things manufacturers will do to lower their brands MPG figure average. Perhaps Hummer should have made an electric scooter too!

By jones_iain1 on 9 September, 2010, 4:50pm

Presumably you can keep this scooter in the back of your electric mini! so that when the batterys go flat in the mini and leave you stranded in the middle of nowhere you hopefully have a way of getting home!!!!!

By townfox on 9 September, 2010, 6:55pm

Lambretta was a part of Innocenti when it was a part of British Leyland, where they built minis and Lambrettas' in italy. So mini and scooters' go together. mini are welcome to take me back to the swinging 60s'...............yeah baby !

By johnny1962 on 10 September, 2010, 3:41am

johnny beat me to it. Yes its a Lambretta. Its still a hairdrier but electric this time. And why not? I had one and a mini too in the 60's and both were groovy and cool man. Alg

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