You’ll note that we said “a truck.” That’s because there’s only one. The project is a collaboration between seasoned instructors and apprentices at Mini, but we cannot help but applaud the effort. Under the hood is the standard turbocharged 184 horsepower unit found in the Cooper S.

The car naturally comes with Mini’s ALL4 AWD system, knobby tires, increased ground clearance, many lights, a solid roof rack which can carry a spare tire and a snorkel for fording puddles. It’s all very cute and serious at the same time. We’d love to take a spin in it; this is possibly what Suzuki wanted to do with their X90, but was never able to do. It’s too bad that Mini won’t bother selling these because they would make a great farm toy or collector’s item. Check out the brief press release after the jump.

-By: Sawyer Sutton