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Oct 17 2008

Spy pics - authentic or what?

Ed Keohane
There's always some debate whether spy pics are the genuine spur-of-the-moment snap or simply a car industry set-up to guarantee more coverage of cars during media flat spots.



So, if you ever wondered whether the whole thing was rigged by the manufacturer - you know the sort of thing, we'll be here at 10am for five minutes, bring a camera - then here's a bit of proof that that's not how it works.

The driver of this Mini Cross was NOT happy with the photographer!!

Read today's Mini Cross news story.

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About Ed Keohane

Says his job description should be shown at the Smithsonian as one of the longest documents in the English language. Likes small cars and simple 4x4s that he can mend himself.

Comments

Quattro369 October 17, 2008 6:52 PM

Or... is he telling us how many people (including the designer and his mother) think the MINI 4X4 is a good looking car?

horseandcart October 17, 2008 7:33 PM

Does Bangle sign-off MINI designs too? That git has ruined BMW designs and now MINI.

TegTypeR October 18, 2008 7:13 AM

I think I'd be upset to be seen in it too!

phatbloke1970 October 18, 2008 12:40 PM

I think you are all wrong, this man is indicating the national sales projection figures for the car here in the UK.

phatbloke1970 October 18, 2008 12:42 PM

Sorry, I meant UK and Eire too!

ESP deactivated October 20, 2008 8:32 AM

I feel sorry for the poor guy. He's clearly been tortured by having his fingers lopped off. Presumably it took the removal of six digits before he agreed to be seen in the world's most pointless car.<br>

An Austrian-built, ton-and-a-half off-road Mini with no actual off-road ability... what's that whirring sound from Alec Issigonis's grave?

noluddite October 21, 2008 8:48 AM

At least Mini are keeping their naff striped colour schemes going.

Foilball October 22, 2008 10:12 AM

Maybe the guy was trying to be witty. Flciking the bord in a Mini Cross. Cross.....geddit?

Stop groaning at the back!!!

Foilball October 22, 2008 11:39 AM

bord = bird

Piers Roache October 22, 2008 5:35 PM

I may be in a minority of one, but I quite like the look of this! I also like the BMW X1.

Anyway, lest I ruin my credibility before I've even started... re. spy photographers, a friend and I had an interesting experience chatting to a spy photographer at the Nurburgring recently. He was waiting to get a snap of a particular car that he'd already covertly managed to picture earlier on and, once it came round the track and he got a shot of it moving, his work for the day was done. He certainly wasn't being fed stuff by the manufacturer in question.

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