This has got to be one of the weirdest options available right now.
New for the 2010 Mini Cooper is the 50th Anniversary Camden package. It costs $5,000 and gives you metallic paint, interior trim, hood graphics, 17 inch wheels and Camden badging. Oh, and it gives your Mini the ability to literally talk to you. I wish I was joking.
This new option is called ‘Mission Control’ and it “evaluates a vast range of vehicle, driving situation and vehicle environment-related signals and supplies the driver with relevant information and instructions in customary MINI style.” This means that your Mini essentially has a conversation with itself using two voices, both male and female, both with British accents.
Why the hell would anyone want this feature? Is it meant for loners? Is it meant to keep you awake? Is it meant to make you go so insane that you eventually beat your Mini to a pulp so you’ll have an excuse to buy a new one?
It is undoubtedly one of the most irritating options I’ve ever heard and it came very close to making our ‘FAILS’ category. Check out the video above to see it in action.
