First Look: Mini Coupe Concept ... Slicing the Niche: Two-Seater Helps Usher in Mini's 50th Birthday ... More than a decade ago, before the Mini brand made its triumphant return under BMW stewardship, the then Rover Group (also BMW-owned at the time) showed what was in essence the first new-generation Mini concept -- a bulging, retro-styled coupe called the Mini ACV30 which was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mini's win at the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally. Now, as Mini begins
Bigger, Just Not as Bright, as Five Years Ago ... Buick's 2004 New York International Auto Show concept was a breath of fresh air from General Motors, which to that point had let the brand that launched the company in 1908 become the car for old people and their parents. Former Porsche designer Sun Yup Lee drew the Buick Velite concept, with inspiration from Harley Earl's 1938 Buick Y-Job, the '53 Skylark, and '63 and '71 Rivieras ... Photo Gallery: ... Buick's Future Features "Super-Epsilon"