As announced at the Automesse AMI in Leipzig today, as last year, I had a conversation with the product manager of Mini. The conversation was again very nice and open. We talked about the things that move the mini driver so, and I passed on my / your wishes and suggestions for improvement. He found the points, which had also noted on a note so interesting that he took them away. The following points were discussed : Engines : The Mot In the foreseeable future a second diesel will be added to the range of oren. Due to the conversation I start from the 2 liter Peugeot engine with 135 hp. Note in its own matter : He also thinks that the Cooper D is much better than the Cooper. In addition, he also believes that the D, because it is a bit heavier in the front and is also a bit harder tuned than the other models, is the richest of all minis on the road. d the mini with the next facelift get a modified rear apron that goes further down. On the one hand the car looks bullier from the back and on the other hand you can no longer see the struts from the back. Radio / Sound : The radio will remain integrated. Here also nothing will change. In the future, however, there will be a new hifi system that will also meet the highest demands. Price for this is around 1,000,– Euro in the room. Criticism about the short thighs is taken into account and the seats are probably optimized accordingly. Colors : New colours are offered, including a somewhat unusual yellow. The Hot Chocolate will be reserved for the Clubman for the time being, but it is possible that there will also be a brown tone for the Mini, or that sooner or later the Hot Chocolate will be available for the Mini. Runflat : Here the people of Mini do not seem to be gl even the chassis had to be specially adapted to the bad runflat tires. But since BMW Runflats brought with great advertising effort into the market, they just can not make a back-up here from today to tomorrow. I had suggested, however, that when buying also have the option to get the car ex factory also with normal tires. Belt holder : I had the problem myself that the belt holders, which are available from Mini in the accessories, with a This problem he will take on. The mini will therefore be further improved and the few criticisms will probably be put off in the foreseeable future. The suggestions of the drivers are really taken very seriously, so that the mini will continue to make us all so much pleasure in driving. Markus B.