Tag: MINI Hardtop

  • MINI Hardtop 4 Door Revealed in L.A.

    MINI-Hardtop-4-Door-THUMBMINI Hardtop 4 Door is debuting next to the Classic MINI and MINI Superleggera Vision roadster concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The aim of the company is to show its past, present and its future plans. The Hardtop model has space for five and also boasts more cargo space. However, it is as dynamic as the 2 door model, and keeps the go-kart, while adding functionality and interior space.

    Being a little bit larger it is logical that the new model offers more space for the occupants. Precisely, there is more legroom in the rear, more shoulder space in the front and back and additional cargo space.

    More importantly, the car will be the first four door MINI to be built on the shared front wheel drive global architecture with BMW Group. It will be driven by the same three- and four-cylinder MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology engines of the Hardtop 2 Door model.

    The iconic brand will also use the event to showcase brand’s newest integration with Spotify. This is one of the world’s most popular streaming music services. Even more, it will be available in MINI vehicles with MINI Connected infotainment platform.

    Looking forward to the future we see the MINI Superleggera Vision roadster. The past and future come together in this stunning concept car. It combines the tradition of classic coachwork construction with MINI’s authentic British styling.

    Its timeless aesthetic appeal was first shown at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Milan this year. The roadster exemplifies the potential future of the brand and it is also the first time the sporty roadster concept will be shown in the U.S.

    MINI Hardtop 4 door is scheduled to go on sale in January next year with a price around $1,000 USD above the equivalent Hardtop 2 door.

    Source: MINI 

  • MINI DeLux By Alex Coyle With Premiere In New York

    MINI-DeLux-By-Alex-Coyle-THUMBMINI DeLux by Alex Coyle is the winning design of the “MINI Originals” design-contest, which will have its premiere at next week’s New York International Auto Show. The car has been created in order to support the launch of the new MINI Hardtop and is based on it. Alex Coyle’s blacklight-influenced MINI will be produced in a limited run of 56 examples, and will be available for purchase across the United States.

    The contest began in November last year, when the brand asked past and present MINI owners to submit a video or photo about what features of the new MINI Hardtop they will like to see before the third generation of the iconic car arrives at dealerships this spring. There were more than 800 submissions, of which nine winners were selected.

    Alex Coyle’s “DeLux” design package was selected by the MINI community as the winner. Coyle is a sophomore, who studies creative advertising and photography at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. He was inspired by light and designed her MINI Originals package, which obviously stands out at night.

    As a matter of fact, in Latin “lux” means “light”. Coyle says that after going through all the options she had available to customize the car, she created what she calls a “Deluxe” model. The result was the “DeLux” design package.

    Source: MINI