MINI Scooter preview pictures released

Our friends at biggblogg have scooped some preview pictures of the latest MINI concept, due to be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, which opens on October 2.

While the whole idea of a MINI scooter has come as somewhat of a surprise, the rationale cannot be faulted. Young-urbanites who dig the MINI brand, and those who just like the scooter, would no doubt be first in line, with commuters and enthusiasts following suit. With it a new mod and enthusiast community would be born.

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It's electric, it's forward-thinking, futuristic and leaves memories of an old petrol scooter coughing up a hill as a distant memory.

The concept pictures on biggblogg show three scooters in a mix of designs, (RAF/mod style white and navy; leather and black with gold trim, and a bold yellow and black), although we suspect that if production was approved customers would be able to customise their scooters much like with the saloons.

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The two-tone front end, with its large headlight and Mini-style indicators, comes with a flash of chrome and contrasting trim, with a large MINI badge under the light. One scooter is fitted with additional lamps, suggesting further mods would be available - which would indeed see a return to multiple lights and mirrors in some factions. The mirror caps again look to be customisable. Black beak-shaped wheelarches cover three-quarters of both the front and rear wheels.

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A large central circular binnacle houses the sat-nav and other functions from a touch screen and a speed gauge runs around its outer ring.
 

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The leg area looks spacious and backs into the headlamp area allowing for two storage compartments, perhaps big enough for a purse or wallet. The seating area is large enough for two, and this is indicated with two sets of foot padding on the scooters' footbase. The seat itself looks tough and well padded and the three scooters shown show a range of designs, shapes and textures.

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The rear end incorporates a largish handle scooping out from the back of the seat for passengers to hold on to. The will no doubt be storage under the seat, looking large enough for a few bags of shopping, and the rear lights are incorporated into the seat housing. Another MINI badge separates the two rear lights while the charging point sits just above the rear wheel. Even the colour of the charging point cover can be changed. The rear numberplate sits on the rear wheelarch.


The scooter is believed to be powered by an electric unit inside the rear wheel.

It doesn't take too much imagination to see why MINI decided to test the water with this concept as it certainly seems to be the right brand to appeal to the scooter target market, and make it even cooler own one. Tie that in with the enviromental issues, congestion charges, increasing traffic and fuel costs and it seems to tick all the right boxes.

Now to see what the official pictures bring...

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