AFTER A RIDE IN MY 2006 MINI COOPER, I REACHED INTO THE BACK (HATCHBACK) TO GET OUT MY BAG AND BURNED MY LEG ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. BMW/MINI SAID THAT EVERYTHING IS TO SPEC, BUT I THINK IT IS A BAD DESIGN THAT IT STICKS OUT JUST A LITTLE FURTHER THAN THE BUMPER AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. I WILL HAVE A SCAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF MY LEG DUE TO THIS DESIGN. *JB