MINI

Few current cars combine retro-cool, practicality and exceptional driving dynamics the way the new crop of MINIs do, and India shall finally see these sweet numbers roll into India soon. The official announcement has already been made and the MINI range, including the MINI One, the Cooper, the diesel-powered Cooper D and the Countryman. The MINI range will join its fellow retro-modern contemporaries – the VW Beetle and the Fiat 500. The BMW-owned brand might be making a late entry into the Indian market, but is looking to do things differently by considering an assembly setup in the BMW plant near Chennai. This, if implemented, should give the MINIs a cost edge over the CBU Fiat 500 and VW Beetle. Expect prices to start at Rs 15 lakh for the base models, and go right up in the region of Rs 40 lakh for the bells-and-whistles John Cooper Works models.