Tightest parallel parking ever in new Mini | Car Talk - Car News Jun 2012

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17:02 Friday 08 Jun 2012

The new mini - driven by Chinese parking master, Han Yue - has broken the Guinness World Record for the tightest parallel parking. Incredibly, Han drifted into a space just 15cm (that's less than 6 inches) longer than the vehicle, smashing the previous record by a relatively whopping 7cm.

The new Mini, dubbed 'The Chinese Job', was launched at the record breaking event in Beijing last week. Han Yue took the record, which has changed hands five times in the past two years, from Patrik Folco, who slid into a gap of 22cm just over a month ago in an astonishing display that looked unlikely to be bettered.

It came as some surprise then when Han smashed the record by 7cm just a few weeks later in Beijing. Can the record be beaten again? Have a look at the footage by clicking the image below and see what you think!

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