Er is een officiële reactie gekomen op de recente spionage-foto's van de ongecamoufleerde F56 Mini, geheel in Mini-stijl.  Het komt erop neer dat Mini niet gecharmeerd is van het uitbrengen van de foto's en dat ze toch vooral aanraden om de nieuwe telg een keer van dichtbij te bekijken, zonder vertekenende zoomlens. Het complete persbericht (Engels):

Oxford. Aggressive and relentless papping is something British celebrities have had to learn to live with. Members of the Royal Family, as well as actors, footballers and top models are all familiar with the sensation of being caught in uncompromising situations, and now MINI is the latest victim.  Absolutely unaware and without make-up, the youngest member of our family was caught by sensationalist photographers in a highly private moment. The young one was yellow and completely defenceless. We understand the worldwide interest in our family but it is not the British way to send such unfavourable pictures around the globe.

But like a good stiff-upper-lipped Brit, MINI shall not complain, although we would like to officially state that we are not flattered. The published pictures do not reflect our good looks any way. As every celebrity knows, those extra long telephoto lenses have the devastating ability to negatively distort all surfaces, lines and angles. Therefore our advice: next time come closer to the object of desire. If that doesn’t work, don’t worry,  shortly you will have the opportunity to experience the MINI up close and personal, and to take pictures from all angles.