Below is AutoExpress magazines 'guess' at what the 5 door version of the Mk3 MINI will look like on the cover of this weeks issue:
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From Autocar magazine:
Five-door version of the Mk3 Mini will join the three-door model; on sale early next year
"It is thought that more than 10 different Mini and baby BMW models will be based on the new UKL1 architecture, which will transform the profitability of the Mini. With a unique platform, expensively engineered components (such as the multi-link rear Z-axle) and global sales of less than 300,000 units, its thought that the Mini operation wasnt profitable enough for BMW to have commissioned a new stand-alone Mini platform. However, by introducing a front-drive BMW family to the mix, and with the global trend for downsizing, BMW bosses estimate that the UKL1 project will be good for well over half a million profitable sales each year, possibly even rising to as many as 800,000 a year by the end of the decade."
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New Mini hatch to get five doors | Autocar
From Autocar magazine:
Five-door version of the Mk3 Mini will join the three-door model; on sale early next year
"It is thought that more than 10 different Mini and baby BMW models will be based on the new UKL1 architecture, which will transform the profitability of the Mini. With a unique platform, expensively engineered components (such as the multi-link rear Z-axle) and global sales of less than 300,000 units, its thought that the Mini operation wasnt profitable enough for BMW to have commissioned a new stand-alone Mini platform. However, by introducing a front-drive BMW family to the mix, and with the global trend for downsizing, BMW bosses estimate that the UKL1 project will be good for well over half a million profitable sales each year, possibly even rising to as many as 800,000 a year by the end of the decade."
More:
New Mini hatch to get five doors | Autocar