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| McDonalds Mini Cooper |
It is a known fact that every immigrant who comes to America gains a couple pounds. I mean how wouldn’t you when there are such great places to eat like McDonalds and Burger King (slight sarcasm). Americans seem to know how to get through the day with the least amount of exercise possible. In most other foreign countries people walk places. They walk to work, the store, friends houses. Here in America we like to drive because its easier and that may be the reason our cars are also big.
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| Morris Mini |
The mini has always been thought of a small car. The original Morris mini was produced from 1959-2000 but was only marketed in Europe. When BMW took the company over in 2000 they created a new look for the mini while maintaining its well-known shape. The other thing BMW did was market them in America.
When the Mini hit the streets of America it was fascinating and new. People loved its small size, great gas mileage, and incredible handling. But over time, not unlike everything else, it began to become “Americanized.” The mini managed to keep its size down until 2008. The Mini must have been tired of always being smaller than all of its other car friends so Mini Cooper Clubman came to be. The Mini Clubman is 223 pounds more than the original Mini it is 9 inches wider. In all reality is not too much bigger, its still a relatively small car right?
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Mini Cooper Countryman
next to Original Mini Cooper |
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| Mini Cooper Clubman |
In 2010 Mini decided it still was not large enough and it came out with the Countryman. The New Countryman dwarfs the original version and has a closer resemblance to an American SUV. It is four inches taller and more than 430 lbs heavier. With the new larger size it was fitted with two extra doors to better fit the larger Americans. When will the Mini stop becoming larger? What will be big enough? It is just another reason to support that theory that everyone and everything gains weight in America.
When the Mini hit the streets of America it was fascinating and new. People loved its small size, great gas mileage, and incredible handling. But over time, not unlike everything else, it began to become “Americanized.” The mini managed to keep its size down until 2008. The Mini must have been tired of always being smaller than all of its other car friends so Mini Cooper Clubman came to be. The Mini Clubman is 223 pounds more than the original Mini it is 9 inches wider. In all reality is not too much bigger, its still a relatively small car right?
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