2007 Mini Cooper quietly previewed at factory?

BMW last week debuted the production version of its 2007 Mini Cooper at the Oxford Plant late last week, according to MotoringFile. This would suggested that the next-generation R56 Mini is very close to a public unveiling. Plant Director Dr. Anton Heiss reportedly said the new car is "even more go-kart like" despite its increased size. Mini has previewed the new model with the 2007 Mini Rallye Monte Carlo Concept and 2007 Mini Traveller Concept.