For the 2008 Beijing Olympics MINI offers locals and visitors a unique experience - s special ride in a MINI Clubman Rickshaw. The MINI Clubman Rickshaw was built especially for Beijing and is the most interesting "emission-free vehicle" on the streets of the Olympic city.
The MINI Clubman Rickshaw is a "hybrid" based on half of Clubman and half of bicycle and it develops 1 manpower.
If you're attending this year's Olympics and are thinking about going out tonight, maybe visit the he old Beijing quarter of Hu Tong, the MINI Clubman Rickshaw is just the ride for you.
MINI Press Release:
Just in time for the biggest sporting event of the year, the Olympic Games in the Chinese capital of Beijing, MINI is on top sporting form too - and is making a great start in Beijing!
A very special MINI vehicle is providing passengers with a fantastic, unforgettable driving experience of a most unusual type. Locals and visitors to the games alike can move smoothly through
the busy traffic in the Asian capital in a MINI Rickshaw made specially for Beijing - a typical MINI experience.
Pure muscle power drives this exciting, emission-free vehicle through the streets of the Olympic city. The MINI Rickshaw perfectly captures Beijing's dynamic combination of tradition and progress, coupled with a touch of fantasy and individuality - as only MINI can do.
From 11 August, anyone looking for excitement who would like to explore Beijing in a slightly different way has been able to experience the
mixture of bicycle and MINI Clubman in trendy club and scene districts such as the old Beijing quarter of Hu Tong. Simply get in and enjoy the typical MINI feeling in this pulsating city of a million. In addition, it is also possible to try out this unique form of transport at the local MINI dealership.
The real Chinese lucky charms and talismen on the bicycle and in the inside of the vehicle are intended not only to bring the passenger luck, but also, of course, to release positive energy for the entire Olympic Games.
Alongside Japan, China is now the most important market in Asia for MINI and one of the fastest growing markets worldwide. For the year to the end of July 2008, the BMW Group sold 2,278 MINI brand cars in China (including Hongkong/Taiwan).
