According to reports, Mini USA dealers have officially ordered their launch units of the Mini Coupe. “MINI USA gave dealers some choices including Cooper or Cooper S and auto or manual,” reports MotoringFile. “At launch each dealer will get two MCS and one MC to have for test drives and showroom cars.” It has been [...]
In a recent interview with AutoGuide, Mini’s USA boss Jim McDowell said that vehicles by the brand aren’t going to get any smaller than the base Cooper or larger than the Countryman. “I don’t anticipate a third size or that we’ll ever have large MINIs,” he said. However, McDowell confirmed that his comments only apply [...]
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 [...]
At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, BMW Group’s Mini brand revealed the Mini Coupe and Mini Roadster concepts. Both models are expected to enter production and hit the roads by early 2011. We also know that the much-anticipated Mini Countryman Crossover will debut in the first part of 2010 with European and U.S. sales to [...]
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 [...]
According to AutoCar, MINI will unveil a Roadster model in “a near-production concept” form at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The UK publication says that the car will be at two-seater and will offer a sportier-looking alternative to the Mini Cooper Cabriolet. The Mini Roadster will be based on the current-generation Mini Coopers [...]
