Munich/Bristol. A birthday celebrated with your close
family looks somewhat different. Thousands of MINI fans from all over
the world came together at the English port city of Bristol in order
to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the British heritage brand. Once
again, the International Mini Meeting 2019 was the diary highlight for
the MINI community and more than ever before the event created a
bridge spanning the past, present and future of the brand. The cars at
the celebration include the first classic Mini ever built dating from
the year 1959, the MINI 60 Years Edition produced in this current
anniversary year and the MINI Cooper SE (fuel consumption combined:
0.0 l/100 km; electricity consumption combined:
16.8 – 14.8 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km) as
the ambassador for local zero-emission driving fun of the future.
The International Mini Meeting was launched in 1978 by German fans of
the classic Mini. Since then it has developed into the world’s biggest
annual event for the organised club scene and many others who express
their passion for the original British small car at this gathering of
like-minded enthusiasts. The unique mix of vehicle show, spare-parts
and accessories market, driving activities, and festival atmosphere
with live music and entertaining competitions reflects the close-knit
community spirit of the event held in a different European country
every year and its cosmopolitan flair.
No journey is too far for the fans and many of them travel hundreds
or even thousands of kilometres in their own vehicle. At each venue,
lovingly maintained classic Minis are presented side by side with
individually designed MINIs. At intervals of five years, the brand’s
British homeland is the showplace for the International Mini Meeting –
and this is also the case in the anniversary year, which reached
another climax at the end of the meeting with the big Birthday Party.
The year 2019 is an occasion for MINI to look backwards, while at the
same time acting as the springboard into a new era. The MINI 60 Years
Edition has been available for a few months now and once again this
model highlights awareness for the long tradition of the brand
alongside its British heritage. The exclusive design and equipment
attributes of the Edition model define appealing accents for
individual style, premium quality and athletic performance. In
November 2019, production will get under way for the first
all-electric powered model of the brand. The new MINI Cooper SE takes
the go-cart feeling that is so typical of the brand to a new level,
with an electric motor that generates 135 kW/184 hp and the
high-voltage battery positioned low in the floor of the vehicle. At
the International Mini Meeting 2019, the MINI Community had its first
opportunity to get to know the model developed on the basis of the
MINI 3-door car, which is scheduled for production at the MINI Plant
Oxford in the near future.
The MINI Plant Oxford was also the starting point for the
scintillating convoy of vehicles that arrived punctually to mark the
beginning of the Mini Meeting 2019 in Bristol. The unique parade was
headed by the first classic Mini ever built, followed by a convoy of
unique vehicles from each production year, and with a model of the
MINI 60 Years Edition bringing up in the rear. The procession provided
an awesome spectacle for all the fans – or in the highest form of
praise by a Bristolian for anything expressed in their inimitable
dialect: “gert lush!”
The values of fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and
electricity consumption shown were determined according to the test
procedure defined in the European Directive VO (EU) 2007/715 in the
version applicable at the time of type approval. The figures refer to
a vehicle with basic configuration in Germany and the range shown
takes account of optional equipment and the different size of wheels
and tyres available on the selected model. These factors can change
during the configuration.
The values of some vehicles are measured according to the new WLTP
(Worldwide Harmonised Light-Duty Vehicles Test Procedure) and
converted to NEDC (New European Driving Cycle) for comparison
purposes. The taxes or other duties for these vehicles may be based on
fuel consumption and CO2 emissions data which differ from
that shown here.
Further information on official fuel consumption and official
specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars is given in
the ‘Handbook of fuel consumption, the CO2 emissions and
power consumption of new passenger cars’, which can be obtained free
of charge at all sales outlets and from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand
GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen, and
at https://www.dat.de/co2/.
In case of queries, please contact:
Press and PR
Matthias Bode, Press Officer Production Communication MINI
Phone: +49-89-382-61742
E-Mail: matthias.bode@mini.com
Andreas Lampka, Head of Communication MINI
Phone: +49- 89-382-23662
E-Mail: andreas.lampka@mini.com