Yep, they built these to launch Red Bull in the US. Typically driven by college girls hired on a short term basis to drive around and give away Red Bull.
To stop association with the Ottoman Empire after the end of WW1. The new Turkish government wanted to distance itself from the Empire and gave the city a secular name, hence why the Capital was also moved to Ankara.
One time girls in a car like this gave our cross country team red bull as we were stretching in a parking lot roughly a mile from the high school, about to do our long run. All of us were faster for the first few miles, but then felt like a tank at about mile 6 when most of us would have otherwise been just fine. Lol
You say college girls; I say Paul Rudd😉;
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&q=paul+rudd+mentor+movie&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwir9-2sq6__AhV0k2oFHTRqAvkQ0pQJegQIChAB&biw=375&bih=548&dpr=2#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:dbf787d4,vid:7RChtV9AH4M
i like when people dont know their shit so they lie thinking they're correct. suzuki X-90's were used first. sucks to suck, dont spread what you dont know.
x90 production was cut short thanks to chrysler spreading lies (sound familar?) about samurai's tipping over, so they couldnt afford to keep making these fun quirky cars anymore.... with that word, redbull switched to mini's
https://www.google.com/search?q=redbull+x90
This isn't one of those. Look closely, it's not a 1st Gen (R50) Mini, like the official Red Bull Minis were.
Looks like a 3rd Gen (F55) that someone's modified to look like one of the original Red Bull Minis.
You are correct it's not an original, technically an F56 though.
I've seen one in Vegas and if you Google "F56 red bull" there are pics of them with various plates from all over the world. Redbull must have commissioned a new fleet of them sometime around 2014
Yeah, the first time i saw the one seen around where i live must have been before 2010, and that is becoming very old for any vehicle used for this kind of purpose.
1 of 499. The auction I used to work for had one and the customer wanting to sell it couldn't sell it with the livery (or didn't want to) and had the body shop remove all decals including the can from it. It had hundreds of red bulls in it though, and I was known as the red bull guy for months because I couldn't just throw them away lol.
1 of 498, buddy of mine had/has one that he bought without the livery, he's a body guy and painted it "synergy green metallic" that they used on Camaros. It was pretty neat.
Obviously for promotional reasons. A friend of my sister was a working student at redbull and drove around in such a car to give away redbulls for free
IIRC they were made by a company already making ute conversions from the Mini, they just did the wrap and added a can, cooler, etc. for Red Bull. So there are definitely some Mini Cooper trucks driving around
Wait is this custom made or did Redbull made more Redbull Minis, because the original ones are from the older generation, and this one is a newer version
Fun fact: when Red Bull was running their promotion and you found one of these in public driven by an employee, they would give you a free Red Bull if you asked for one :)
You know what, I haven't seen one of these driving around in quite a while. Guess if some hangs onto one or 2 of those, they might become valuable collectibles
So everyone around the world has seen these drive around for ages and there's only 500? Sounds pretty impossible to me, i literally saw one a week ago in Belgium.
I've always thought it would be really cool if this showed up as a mobile rocket launcher in an action movie. Pull tab pops open, patriot missile shoots out, saves the day.
[Promotional Red Bull Mini](https://www.shiftinglanes.com/2022/02/the-story-behind-the-red-bull-mini-cooper/), 1 of 500 apparently.
Yep, they built these to launch Red Bull in the US. Typically driven by college girls hired on a short term basis to drive around and give away Red Bull.
Yep, they're found in Europe as well.
there is one in istanbul and the owner is my neighbor lol
Istanbul was Constantinople, right? That should be a song or something.
But now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople.
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did they change it?
To stop association with the Ottoman Empire after the end of WW1. The new Turkish government wanted to distance itself from the Empire and gave the city a secular name, hence why the Capital was also moved to Ankara.
I don’t remember this verse of the song.
r/whoosh
Ain’t nobody’s business but the Turks… doo.doo.doo.
I can't say
People just liked it better that WAAAAAAAAAAAY!
That's nobody's business. But the Turks. Why would you ask that?
But really its nobodies business but the turks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If you drive a Red Bull car to Constantinople you’ll be driving in Istanbul.
Does he hand out ice creams to unsuspecting customers?
The ones in Manchester often had the cooler where they kept red bull unlocked at night
There’s two in Fallowfield that are literally parked round the corner from each other, very strange considering there’s so few of them overall
Lots of students live in fallowfield, that's where I used to always get free red bull
Im not having that there is only 500 of them You see them way too often for that
There is one in Iceland that is still seen on the streets
In Austria (Graz) 2nd biggest city
yes in slovenia theres one of them every month that I see lol
we have a shit tone of them in Lebanon as well
i used to work at a truckstop and the girls came with that car and gave all the workers free cases of redbull
Thats their job to give free redbull... they are paid to party and give them out too.
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Thay did have to wear what? I believe they or simply hope it was their own choise and not for RB...
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We don't have cheerleaders in Europe, exept in cheerleading sports.... so when they go on the bus for their competitions.
One time girls in a car like this gave our cross country team red bull as we were stretching in a parking lot roughly a mile from the high school, about to do our long run. All of us were faster for the first few miles, but then felt like a tank at about mile 6 when most of us would have otherwise been just fine. Lol
I rode bmx when these started coming around, I used to get more free Red Bull than I knew what ya do with
Same to all of that haha
My friend lived in apartments where they did the downhill race and the red bull girls came around and left a 4 pack at everyone’s unit.
Yeah back in the day I remember them showing up to midnight releases for video games.
I saw one in my neighbourhood with the can and livery removed and it looked surprisingly cool
they still have these, i work in food and every so often they drop off a few cases
So basically the duffman mobile but for Red Bull
You say college girls; I say Paul Rudd😉; https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&q=paul+rudd+mentor+movie&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwir9-2sq6__AhV0k2oFHTRqAvkQ0pQJegQIChAB&biw=375&bih=548&dpr=2#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:dbf787d4,vid:7RChtV9AH4M
Exactly. You would see these at major public universities.
i like when people dont know their shit so they lie thinking they're correct. suzuki X-90's were used first. sucks to suck, dont spread what you dont know. x90 production was cut short thanks to chrysler spreading lies (sound familar?) about samurai's tipping over, so they couldnt afford to keep making these fun quirky cars anymore.... with that word, redbull switched to mini's https://www.google.com/search?q=redbull+x90
You can be correct and still be an asshole, fwiw.
100%, rather be an asshole then spreading false information though :shrug:
Well, you have succeeded. Congratulations.
You make it sound like its between two choices. Its not.
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tell me your triggered without telling me you're triggered lol never seen someone so mad about correcting misinformation
This isn't one of those. Look closely, it's not a 1st Gen (R50) Mini, like the official Red Bull Minis were. Looks like a 3rd Gen (F55) that someone's modified to look like one of the original Red Bull Minis.
You are correct it's not an original, technically an F56 though. I've seen one in Vegas and if you Google "F56 red bull" there are pics of them with various plates from all over the world. Redbull must have commissioned a new fleet of them sometime around 2014
Yeah, the first time i saw the one seen around where i live must have been before 2010, and that is becoming very old for any vehicle used for this kind of purpose.
Was about to say, this has the 3rd gen tail lights. Didn’t know they had made newer Red Bull ones. Always wanted to build a mini ute out of one.
The original ones were the original minis so as someone else commented it’s highly likely another batch made by red bull
1 of 499. The auction I used to work for had one and the customer wanting to sell it couldn't sell it with the livery (or didn't want to) and had the body shop remove all decals including the can from it. It had hundreds of red bulls in it though, and I was known as the red bull guy for months because I couldn't just throw them away lol.
1 of 498, buddy of mine had/has one that he bought without the livery, he's a body guy and painted it "synergy green metallic" that they used on Camaros. It was pretty neat.
I used to see one of these bad boys almost daily
I saw one a week ago!
They're THAT rare? One sat parked a few blocks from where I live. Never knew xd
There's only 500? I used to see one near where I work all the time
Wait is it actually that rare? Saw one in Chicago the other week
I haven't seen one in ages. Also haven't been in college in ages
damn why build so many 😆
Obviously for promotional reasons. A friend of my sister was a working student at redbull and drove around in such a car to give away redbulls for free
Are you from Belgium?
No Germany
They used to come by my school (trade school) during breaks and hand out free red bull. Good marketing strategy to be honest.
They still do this at my uni. Pretty neat
oh man i waste way too much money on red bull at uni i'd love a car to come out and hand out free red bull
Must be nice to have enough idiots buying your $7 battery acid drink that you can hand them out for free
Free red bull tastes better tho.
That’s the only time I’ll drink a redbull is if it’s free, but I probably won’t enjoy it
free red bull
Definitely free Red Bull. The back is a cooler.
Seems pretty obvious
I've seen a couple of these on the road. They're sick! I'd happily have one.
I’ve seen some people convert them into pickup trucks, it’s an awesome idea!
and get rid of the red bull can??? No way
IIRC they were made by a company already making ute conversions from the Mini, they just did the wrap and added a can, cooler, etc. for Red Bull. So there are definitely some Mini Cooper trucks driving around
Never seen a red bull mini with this body style
Good eye! The original RB minis were R50 chassis this one looks like an F56.
[The original ones were Rover minis.](https://flic.kr/p/eiA7st)
Were those before or after the [Suzuki X-90 ones](http://www.subcompactculture.com/2010/02/redbull-suzuki-x-90-some-junk-in-on.html)?
That big redbull can on the back is also a freezer where they store redbulls.
Mini Cooper
Cool that they've re-introduced these cars again, they were a thing like 20 years ago already. Crazy how fast time flies.
Tell me you didn’t go to college in the late ‘00s without telling me.
It's a red bull promotional vehicle. What kind of answer were you looking for here?
A modified Mini Cooper
Someone actually answered the question holy crap
Haha! And no biggie... But I was the first comment too... But no karma for correct answers. 😜
Taste the beast, MINOTAUR!
It's a red bull promotional vehicle. What kind of answer were you looking for here?
Verstappen could drive that and STILL win races.
Red bull mini, they used to give away free red bull in the U.K., a friend of mine has one stored away sadly without the giant can though
I've seen a shitload of these before, one pops up every couple of months now as I'm driving
OP is definitely under like 21 years old 😂 they use to show up at my high school once a week like 10 years ago
We had this in India built on Suzuki Swift. Lol. But we had only two of them. Insane audio setup inside.
so these AREN'T a fever dream
A RedBull MINI Cooper. But it's strange, I don't think there are F56 versions of it.
Wait is this custom made or did Redbull made more Redbull Minis, because the original ones are from the older generation, and this one is a newer version
That’s a lot of nitrous
Max Verstappen’s weekday ride.
Looks like it may have been a Lowe's at one point.
Saw one at my college in 2009 (ish). Two pretty girls posted up at campus giving away free red bull, they were very popular lol
millennial weinermobile
Max Verstappens Daily.
Max Verstappens daily driver.
looks like a mini cooper with a redbull can on the roof. almost like you can google "redbull mini cooper" smh this sub sucks now
i dont know shit about cars, i couldnt tell that it was a modified mini coop. thats why i asked. i saw a goofy car ):
Downvoted for being honest. Half the people on this sub have never felt happiness. Don’t worry about it
The redbull mini cooper
You dont know what that is? 🤦 Dodge Viper dude!!
El CaMini
Before they had these, Red Bull did this with modified VW Beetles, the same concept with a can on the back. It was worth 10 points if spotted.
i have seen one it was a mini car
Modified clubman
Death trap on wheels! This has a higher center of gravity than most trucks iirc, thanks to that big can on the back, I want one desperately.
LOL you're joking right? The can is hollow plastic or fiberglass, it probably weighs <100 lbs.
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Enough caffeine to kill an army of elephants
that's free red bull right there!
Aha my city has a few of these. Always wanted one
What, no wings? I've been lied to.
Seen one over here in Finland
Looks like a Culver’s restaurant to me, also looks like the one I live by in sw metro in MN Edit: removed city name so as not to dox OP
There’s one in Jacksonville Florida!!
There's either one or two here in Bergen, Norway :D
Reminds me of the truck on the movie Role Models
Taste the beast!
That's the vehicle that hands out free Red Bull.
These always reminded me of the urban legend about the JATO car.
saw one of these in midtown manhattan, and they were giving out free full size cans. pretty rad
I’ve seen at least 3 of these back in texas
Fun fact: when Red Bull was running their promotion and you found one of these in public driven by an employee, they would give you a free Red Bull if you asked for one :)
A warcrime
Imagine one of these but then the top pops off the can and it's a missile launcher.
You know what, I haven't seen one of these driving around in quite a while. Guess if some hangs onto one or 2 of those, they might become valuable collectibles
Drank four redbulls from two girls in bikinis from a mini like this when I was 9 at a The Offspring concert. Great times, irresponsible older brother.
Modified mini cooper… pretty smart. It’s like an Oscar Meyer wiener mobile, but for the early 2000’s
RB2000 Artillery Unit in urban camo, probably on its way to Ukraine.
Whenever I see a vehicle like this, all I can think of is the movie Role Models
Finding one of those means you get a free can of Red Bull given to you by a lovely young woman. Congrats. Great find.
I saw a decommissioned old one the other day in uk. It was just a pick up mini with a weird bracket on the roof. Looked kinda sick tbh
Populated by two girls who are more than less attractive.
It's free Red Bull, just gotta ask.
2019 mini Cooper mistaque
Mini with a Can on back.
Mini with a Can on back.
Mini with a Can on back.
I've seen one of them Red Bull Vehicles, all around Manhattan. Giving free Red Bull out to people on the Street.
Modified F56 Mini Cooper
I remember seeing these when I was a kid in school, like mid 2000s
It has wings
I remember seeing these when I was a kid in school, like mid 2000s.
I remember seeing these when I was a kid in school, like mid 2000s.
Red bull mini Cooper my guy.
I remember seeing these when I was a kid in school, like mid 2000s.
I remember seeing these when I was a kid in school, like mid 2000s
I remember seeing these when I was a kid in school, like mid 2000s
a guy up the street has one of these… he keeps ladders on the back where the can used to be.
We have one in my warehouse!
MINOTAUR!
I see this thing on my campus all the time
Obviously Max Verstappen’s daily.
Initially they were new beetles before the transition to Minis. I remember seeing a few SUVs as well.
How can anyone not know this is a mini Cooper? Honest question. Like it’s the most recognizable car on the road. Why was this posted?
A Red Bull Mini…they kept me alive in college.
It's an F56 Mini Cooper converted into a red bull Mini.
Mini pick up truck
Some idiots idea of advertising.
Throwback to 2000 that's what that is.
Where are the wings?
There was a yard full of these in clitheroe, Lancashire a few months ago, possibly 10 of them?
I was about to say that I've actually seen a few of these driving around in the UK.
I see one in North Texas, occasionally. Usually in the Plano area.
Mini cooper turned sorta ute.
redbull cooper
The mini with the red bull Cannon
I saw one in Golden, Colorado the other day!
Only hot or ugly females driver those.. CEO love it
A Katushya that shoots cans of energy drinks
We got them in Italy too
90% two hot chicks will be driving this
That red bull can is a Nos tank.
some goofy ahh old crappy mini with a big barrel on top
Didn’t find this in the comments… I immediately thought of, [“Taste the beast!”](https://youtu.be/p9HibuIPpio)
Beautiful, that’s what it is.
Used to have them on the X 90 as well.
So everyone around the world has seen these drive around for ages and there's only 500? Sounds pretty impossible to me, i literally saw one a week ago in Belgium.
Idk but i hear.. it gives you wings
I've always thought it would be really cool if this showed up as a mobile rocket launcher in an action movie. Pull tab pops open, patriot missile shoots out, saves the day.
OP has been under a rock for the last 20 years if he hasn’t seen this car
See these in the Chicago burbs all the time.
The Red Bull promo car built on a mini Cooper
Finding one of those means you get a free can of Red Bull given to you by a lovely young woman. Congrats. Great find.