MINI Traveller Concept

MINI Traveller

Interior Design Characterised by “Floating Elements”

The “Floating Elements” concept consistently takes up and continues the car’s exterior statement within the interior: Right from the start when getting into the car, MINI Concept Frankfurt makes a generous and open impression enhanced by the completely free and accessible floor of the car, the foot area covered only by the central “insular element” of the centre console holding the “suspended” seats in position to provide a particularly generous foot area with a very advantageous impression of space.

This impression is further accentuated by the free-hovering dashboard with its speedometer in the middle.

It almost goes without saying that MINI Concept Frankfurt offers adequate space for four. The rear-seat backrests tilt down individually to form a flat surface flush with the floor of the luggage compartment, while the centre armrest lying between the two seats is integrated in the flat surface and offers additional storage space.

Leather, Chrome and Aluminium as the Principal Materials

Throughout the interior, white leather underlines the impression of modern style and generous space, adding a strong touch of sophisticated class and stylish flair. The colour white emphasises the clear lines of MINI Concept Frankfurt, top-quality leather being used on different surfaces, the warm, natural surfaces being supplemented by cool-looking, metallic trim at all appropriate points. An aluminium-coated glass-fibre structure, for example, accentuates the door panels and linings inside the car, while a special carbon-fibre look highlights the foot area in combination with nylon texture carpeting adding a particular touch of sporting style.

Forty-Five Years of the MINI Traveller

The four-seater MINI with its extra-large luggage compartment was launched in September 1960 in the guise of the Austin Seven Countryman and the Morris MINI Traveller. The term “Traveller“ alone clearly proved that this special version of the MINI was intended from the start for an active target group. Sales of the MINI Traveller from 1960 to 1982 amounted to more than 400,000 units, including a special version of the MINI Clubman as of 1969.