Mini Coupe Concept Unveiled ahead of Frankfurt Debut

F430 · Aug 26, 2009, 1:46 PM

A new concept from Mini. Opinions please!

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After months of rumors and speculations, MINI has finally taken the wraps off its Coupe Concept. Set to debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, the Coupe Concept celebrates MINI’s 50th anniversary, which happens to coincide with the concept’s August 26th unveiling.

Whereas the Clubman took the MINI brand to the max, the Coupe Concept brings the focus back to personal transportation with room for only the driver and one passenger. The standard Cooper’s rear seats have been nixed in favor or a stylized slanting roof. MINI’s classic up-right windshield has also been replaced with a more coupe-appropriate raked unit. In fact, from the beltline up, the Coupe Concept is all-new.

From the beltline down, the Coupe Concept is based on the top-level John Cooper Works model. That means that performance is at the forefront – as it should be for a coupe – with the concept’s 1.6L turbocharged engine cranking out 211 horsepower. MINI engineers also added aerodynamic features and cut weight, ensuring the Coupe Concept is a solid performer is all areas.

The Coupe Concept offers 8.8 cubic feet of cargo space, with a rear pass through making the most of the limited space.

The Coupe Concept’s interior is pure MINI, featuring a large tachometer behind the steering wheel and a speedometer integrated into the center stack.

The MINI Coupe Concept will make its public debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Although MINI hasn’t officially announce plans for a production version of the concept, we fully expect to see a MINI coupe on the roads within the next few years.

Source: Leftlanenews.com

Cooper "s" · Aug 26, 2009, 2:05 PM

welll I just found my next car... just paint the roof black, get the rest in red, a little more refinement to the back and i am all over this.

next car i buy will be cheap to maintain... $300/ tire crap is not cutting it anymore.

Evo_power · Aug 26, 2009, 2:27 PM

Maybe it will start to grow on me later. Until then, it's an ugly front driver.

Pass!

leka-S · Aug 26, 2009, 2:43 PM

The roof looks bad imo. Kind of out of place. The car as a whole will grow on me, but not yet. 211hp from a 1.6L is great

texlonghorn · Aug 26, 2009, 2:44 PM

I love it, no it'll be even more of a go kart with less crap to carry around. I with Coop though, keep the roof a solid color and it'll be excellent.

sabaka_g · Aug 26, 2009, 2:56 PM

i like interior, but i dont understand the roof line...

*#turbinas#* · Aug 26, 2009, 2:56 PM

It looks cool but i would rather have a normal cooper.

FerrariEzon · Aug 26, 2009, 3:07 PM

Wow this looks really good!
I like it but they should offer AWD?

TheBrownTruth · Aug 26, 2009, 3:20 PM

I just don't understand the upper half of the car at all.

Very weird looking (upper half) IMO.

astonmartin138 · Aug 26, 2009, 3:44 PM

BMW are officially traitors to the Mini brand. What the hell is this?! IMO, that roof is terrible and the rear end really doesn't suit a Coupe. I'd much rather see a MINI Pickup anyway.

sabaka_g · Aug 26, 2009, 3:48 PM

Actually this cooper to the original cooper is like BMW X6 to X5. Dumber, more unpractical, but "stylish". The style i dont understand. Im getting old...

Cooper "s" · Aug 26, 2009, 4:20 PM

you people have no faith...

this is perfect car for city driving, small enough handles like a go-kart, not a gas guzzler, and and it will get up and go 211hp is plenty, hell my old mini with 116hp was enough.

ElctrcTelsa · Aug 26, 2009, 4:24 PM

The only thing that I really like about this car is the rims. I really like them. They go with the car perfect.

Looks like they chopped the top half off of a mini s and put some odd thingy on there. Get rid of the roof and and this would be a good looking convertable

Kaoss · Aug 26, 2009, 4:39 PM

The proportions of this car are just wrong...terribly wrong

I think it's the roof that's really making this car seem strange

Evo_power · Aug 26, 2009, 4:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cooper "s"

you people have no faith...

this is perfect car for city driving, small enough handles like a go-kart, not a gas guzzler, and and it will get up and go 211hp is plenty, hell my old mini with 116hp was enough.

Or really Mr. 332 Horsepower Nissan? I suppose you got your new Z for it's spacious cargo and extra fuel economy over your old Mini then?

Aug 26, 2009, 2:05 PM	#2
Cooper "s" Hot Oil Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Weston, Florida Posts: 4,673	welll I just found my next car... just paint the roof black, get the rest in red, a little more refinement to the back and i am all over this. next car i buy will be cheap to maintain... $300/ tire crap is not cutting it anymore. __________________ It's gay like a V6 - Evo

Aug 26, 2009, 2:27 PM	#3
Evo_power Internet Gangster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oregon Awesomeness: Infinite Posts: 9,144	Maybe it will start to grow on me later. Until then, it's an ugly front driver. Pass! __________________ You're a C02 emission - Vtec_Dreams

Aug 26, 2009, 2:43 PM	#4
leka-S MP4-25 FTMFW!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Republic of Kosova College: MAC Posts: 3,833	The roof looks bad imo. Kind of out of place. The car as a whole will grow on me, but not yet. 211hp from a 1.6L is great __________________ This stuff has flown so far over my head, its traveling on the SR-71 ~ Clutch

Aug 26, 2009, 2:44 PM	#5
texlonghorn OU Still Sucks Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Virginia Displacement: Yes please Posts: 3,011	I love it, no it'll be even more of a go kart with less crap to carry around. I with Coop though, keep the roof a solid color and it'll be excellent. __________________ Me:oh god, my bass is higgggggggh Ferrari308: your fish is getting altitude?

Aug 26, 2009, 2:56 PM	#7
#turbinas# TranceFreak Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Levadia city, Greece! Posts: 6,801	It looks cool but i would rather have a normal cooper. __________________ Turbinas

Aug 26, 2009, 2:56 PM	#6
sabaka_g Eat My Shorts ;) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vilnius, Lithuania Posts: 2,910	i like interior, but i dont understand the roof line...

Aug 26, 2009, 3:07 PM	#8
FerrariEzon The Egyptian G Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 2,058	Wow this looks really good! I like it but they should offer AWD? __________________ Turbo = Steroids...it's an unfair advantage

Aug 26, 2009, 3:20 PM	#9
TheBrownTruth Poster Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dublin, OH Posts: 379	I just don't understand the upper half of the car at all. Very weird looking (upper half) IMO.

Aug 26, 2009, 3:44 PM	#10
astonmartin138 Resident Piston Head Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 6,180	BMW are officially traitors to the Mini brand. What the hell is this?! IMO, that roof is terrible and the rear end really doesn't suit a Coupe. I'd much rather see a MINI Pickup anyway. __________________ "I saw something sticking out so made assumptions. I'm not a technical person." TheBrownTruth

Aug 26, 2009, 3:48 PM	#11
sabaka_g Eat My Shorts ;) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vilnius, Lithuania Posts: 2,910	Actually this cooper to the original cooper is like BMW X6 to X5. Dumber, more unpractical, but "stylish". The style i dont understand. Im getting old...

Aug 26, 2009, 4:20 PM	#12
Cooper "s" Hot Oil Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Weston, Florida Posts: 4,673	you people have no faith... this is perfect car for city driving, small enough handles like a go-kart, not a gas guzzler, and and it will get up and go 211hp is plenty, hell my old mini with 116hp was enough. __________________ It's gay like a V6 - Evo

Aug 26, 2009, 4:24 PM	#13
ElctrcTelsa Civic of the Month - Mar. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: D.C. Posts: 2,232	The only thing that I really like about this car is the rims. I really like them. They go with the car perfect. Looks like they chopped the top half off of a mini s and put some odd thingy on there. Get rid of the roof and and this would be a good looking convertable __________________ "...it'll be the sealed vault within the ruins of the Vatican wherein, lies a Zonda F Roadster." -R

Aug 26, 2009, 4:39 PM	#14
Kaoss Hondaaaaaaa Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: White Rock, BC, Cananda Posts: 4,396	The proportions of this car are just wrong...terribly wrong I think it's the roof that's really making this car seem strange __________________ There is no convincing some people of the glory of a nosebleed redline and a crappy powerband ~ VTEC

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