2010 Mini Cooper Crossover Spotted

BMW have only been making the new Mini since 2001 and already they have introduced some great models, such as this sexy convertible version. BMW are also working on yet another new model, a Cooper Crossover, which has been spotted by KGP Photography in the deserts of California.

AutoBlog inform us that there are two prototypes, and despite Cooper’s efforts to try to disguise these Mini’s, we can clearly see that it is a small soft roader. Looking closely at the two vehicles, they do not have the same front end.

There is a good reason for this, one is turbocharged and the other is naturally aspirated. The Cooper Crossover prototype that is running behind has a standard Mini grille as well as horizontal slats and those distinctive fog lights on each corner.

The Mini prototype in front has a newly designed mesh grille and you can clearly see that its air intake is lower with two inlets.

View all the images over at AutoBlog