The Mini Coupe and the Mini Roadster will both enter production starting next year at the company’s Oxford plant. Mini Vice President Jim McDowell confirmed that both models will come to the U.S. starting with the Coupe in August 2011. “The Coupe will arrive six months after the Countryman, and the Roadster 12 months after [...]
Following the launch of the 2011 Mini Countryman early next year in the United States, Mini will work on bringing its new Coupe and Roadster model to the roads. The three new models will bring the total number vehicles in Mini’s lineup to six. According to Mini UK”s general manager Jochen Goller, the brand is constantly [...]
Key Competitors: Honda S2000, Nissan 370Z, Mazda MX-5 Roadster. Engine: Mini Coupe is designed to fit a 1.6L twin-scroll turbocharged 4-cylinder – 208-hp / 192 lb-ft. Mini Roadster Concept is designed to carry a 1.6L twin-scroll turbocharged 4-cylinder with 175-hp / 177 lb-ft of torque. Performance: TBA. Production: Both models expected to be on roads in [...]
- Key Competitors: Mazda MX-5 Roadster, Honda S2000, Nissan 370Z. – Engine: Mini Coupe Concept is designed to fit a 1.6L twin-scroll turbocharged 4-cylinder with 208-hp/192 lb-ft of torque. Mini Roadster Concept is designed to fit a 1.6L twin-scroll turbocharged 4-cylinder with 175-hp/177 lb-ft of torque. – Performance: Figures not available. – Will it enter production? [...]
Completing the three part teaser for the Mini Coupe and Roadster concepts, teaser no.3 of “Two Untamed” left us a little… well, frightened. Check it out and you’ll see what we’re talking about. Teaser no.1 Two Untamed: Mirror Teaser no.2 Two Untamed: Same The Mini Coupe Concept and the Mini Roadster Concept will both make [...]
About two days ago, we brought you a teaser for the Mini Coupe Concept and the upcoming Mini Roadster Concept, both of which will make their world debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next week. If you though teaser no.1 was awkward and freakish, wait until you see teaser no.2 called ‘Same.’ The series [...]
Since BMW had a lot planned for the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, it decided to unveil the Mini Coupe Concept ahead of the big show next week. Since then, Mini has been generating a lot of buzz around the model and the Roadster Concept it will show in Frankfurt. Today, the folks at WorldCarFans received [...]
So far the Mini Coupe Concept has gathered a positive reaction from those who have seen the pictures prior to the actual unveiling scheduled for the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. We’ve also seen a fuzzy spy shot of the Mini Roadster Concept that will debut alongside the coupe. We reported last week that BMW plans [...]
From what we’ve been hearing, Mini had a lot planned for the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. We were finally going to see a production version of the much-anticipated Countryman crossover, a coupe and a speedster concept. So far, we’ve seen the Mini Coupe Concept and right now we’re getting our first look at the Mini Roadster [...]
