BMW calls off Mini Rocketman production

BMW proudly displayed the shortest ever Mini made at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. BMW has never failed to leave its rivals dumbfounded and the same happened with the Mini Rocketman concept too, though unfortunately the concept wouldn't be within the nearest vicinity of production. Built as a four seater despite the three door body style it carries, Mini Rocketman concept is just too good to be true and probably BMW has felt the same. In the struggle to come up with the safest and the most compact car, BMW has stretched its limits a little too much leading to extremely high development costs.

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Published On Jan 24, 2012 18:32 IST

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And this has finally made the German car manufacturer to call off the production completely as practically the car wouldn't be one of the best fits in tandem with the high price the car would have carried. What was thought to be utterly impossible had happened with the Mini Rocketman concept which is just 3 mm in length shorter than the shortest of the Mini cars, the BMW Mini Cooper by 300 mm.

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It is amazing to see BMW even develop such a concept simulataneously meeting all the safety standards in Europe passing the crash tests in flying colors ensuring the saftey of the passengers while also determined to make the passengers drive worthwhile in the ultra compact car. Borrowing the deisgn lines of the Mini Rocketman concept for the future models is all BMW can do for now.

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<p>Having worked as an Auto Journalist for the past 5 years, Ritesh is keenly passionate about digging more on automobiles and things related. His journey as a journalist so far consists of different profiles that helped him groom on various platforms within the automobiles industry. He kept rolling on technical experience during his career as a Road Test Editor, which finally took him to a level where he turned to be an Editor-in-Chief of CarDekho.com, India's no. #1 automotive giant. </p> <p>Another side of his creative life is easily visible the photography that he carries out in order to serve the CarDekho news readers with the latest and natural pictures of newly launched cars. Additionally, he is the one who foresees all auto news articles that are to be published making it sure that CarDekho readers get the latest and the best automotive news first. "Life is a highway, keep driving", Says Ritesh.</p>Read more

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