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2011 Mini Crossman

Mini purists, just recently able to set down their small farm-issue pitchforks over the Clubman, should probably pick them right back up and head down to TSC to pick up some of those big ol' industrial-sized pitchforks they issue for CAFOs. That's because the third member of the Mini family's been spotted sneaking around in some Clubman skin, which it obviously killed on some backwoods trail because it couldn't keep up. That's right, we're told the picture above is a prototype test mule for the 2011 Mini Crossman — the off-road edition of the Mini nameplate. The newest member to the badge is expected to get all-wheel-drive. You know, to appeal to that all important "I'm not driving a Mini because I'd look...yeah" male demographic. The new Mini Crossman's expected to be built by Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr and scheduled to hit the trails during calendar year 2010. Full spy report from Brenda Priddy after the jump and a full-sized picture of the 2011 Mini Crossman here. More »

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Magna Steyr To Debut Mila Alpin Concept in Geneva, Hints At Mini SUV?

It wasn't a surprise to us when the folks at BMW announced Austrian firm Magna Steyr would get the contract for building the Mini Crossman SUV, as the company is already responsible for the production of the BMW X3, Jeep Grand Cherokee and other vehicles. Our interest in the Mini Crossman is now even greater after seeing Magna Steyr's MILA Alpin concept, which looks to be a compact SUV hatch the company is bringing to Geneva.

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MINI Crossover To Be Named Monte Crossman

In an interview with Auto Motor und Sport, MINI CEO Kay Segler let it slip that the new MINI crossover/SUV will be called the Crossman, and not the Mini Monte as we'd all kind of hoped it would be. Crossman just sounds like a cross-dressing super hero... or maybe a super hero with David Cross' humor and good looks. That could work. More »