MINI Coupe And Roadster Going Away To Make Room For New Sports Car?
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MINI Coupe And Roadster Going Away To Make Room For New Sports Car?
MINI Coupe And Roadster Going Away To Make Room For New Sports Car?
There are only so many different types of vehicles you can make that wear the MINI badge on the back. Or so it would seem.
The automaker has been able to churn out a handful of models over the years, and it looks primed to add even more iterations to its family of automobiles
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According to Car Sales, MINI will be taking advantage of the new front-drive platform established by BMW to produce a plethora of new vehicles. To make some room, however, it's going to give the axe to both the coupe and roadster.
One of the new MINI machines we will be seeing is a brand new sports car. This vehicle won't share any body panels with current MINI products but will retain some styling cues found throughout the lineup, such as the rounded headlamps. Both a coupe and convertible version will allegedly be produced, and each should be offered up in the standard S and JCW flavors.
While the move to produce a new sports car would signify this vehicle as becoming a lower volume product, it would be replacing a vehicle that already sells in smaller numbers. The thinking is to then offer something more interesting if it will sell in less quantities than the bread and butter products already offered.
The idea of a MINI sports car is rather exciting as the automaker is already known for producing sporty, fun-to-drive vehicles. Adding in even greater levels of performance can only be a good thing, especially when the underpinnings were designed and engineered by BMW.
There are only so many different types of vehicles you can make that wear the MINI badge on the back. Or so it would seem.
The automaker has been able to churn out a handful of models over the years, and it looks primed to add even more iterations to its family of automobiles
.According to Car Sales, MINI will be taking advantage of the new front-drive platform established by BMW to produce a plethora of new vehicles. To make some room, however, it's going to give the axe to both the coupe and roadster
.One of the new MINI machines we will be seeing is a brand new sports car. This vehicle won't share any body panels with current MINI products but will retain some styling cues found throughout the lineup, such as the rounded headlamps. Both a coupe and convertible version will allegedly be produced, and each should be offered up in the standard S and JCW flavors.
While the move to produce a new sports car
would signify this vehicle as becoming a lower volume product, it would be replacing a vehicle that already sells in smaller numbers. The thinking is to then offer something more interesting if it will sell in less quantities than the bread and butter products already offered.The idea of a MINI sports car is rather exciting as the automaker is already known for producing sporty, fun-to-drive vehicles. Adding in even greater levels of performance can only be a good thing, especially when the underpinnings were designed and engineered by BMW.
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Well, duh. Of course the coupe and roadster are being axed. The entire 2nd gen lineup will be axed within a couple of years. And none of the replacement models will share any body panels with current MINI products.
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If that's the case I would be open to the third gen if its RWD optional.
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That won't happen, but a sport-oriented AWD certainly could (think AUDI TT RS).
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MINI Coupe And Roadster Going Away To Make Room For New Sports Car?
There are only so many different types of vehicles you can make that wear the MINI badge on the back. Or so it would seem.
The automaker has been able to churn out a handful of models over the years, and it looks primed to add even more iterations to its family of automobiles.
According to Car Sales, MINI will be taking advantage of the new front-drive platform established by BMW to produce a plethora of new vehicles. To make some room, however, it's going to give the axe to both the coupe and roadster.
One of the new MINI machines we will be seeing is a brand new sports car. This vehicle won't share any body panels with current MINI products but will retain some styling cues found throughout the lineup, such as the rounded headlamps. Both a coupe and convertible version will allegedly be produced, and each should be offered up in the standard S and JCW flavors.
While the move to produce a new sports car would signify this vehicle as becoming a lower volume product, it would be replacing a vehicle that already sells in smaller numbers. The thinking is to then offer something more interesting if it will sell in less quantities than the bread and butter products already offered.
The idea of a MINI sports car is rather exciting as the automaker is already known for producing sporty, fun-to-drive vehicles. Adding in even greater levels of performance can only be a good thing, especially when the underpinnings were designed and engineered by BMW.
There are only so many different types of vehicles you can make that wear the MINI badge on the back. Or so it would seem.
The automaker has been able to churn out a handful of models over the years, and it looks primed to add even more iterations to its family of automobiles
.According to Car Sales, MINI will be taking advantage of the new front-drive platform established by BMW to produce a plethora of new vehicles. To make some room, however, it's going to give the axe to both the coupe and roadster
.One of the new MINI machines we will be seeing is a brand new sports car. This vehicle won't share any body panels with current MINI products but will retain some styling cues found throughout the lineup, such as the rounded headlamps. Both a coupe and convertible version will allegedly be produced, and each should be offered up in the standard S and JCW flavors.
While the move to produce a new sports car
would signify this vehicle as becoming a lower volume product, it would be replacing a vehicle that already sells in smaller numbers. The thinking is to then offer something more interesting if it will sell in less quantities than the bread and butter products already offered.The idea of a MINI sports car is rather exciting as the automaker is already known for producing sporty, fun-to-drive vehicles. Adding in even greater levels of performance can only be a good thing, especially when the underpinnings were designed and engineered by BMW.
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Here's the link to this.http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2013...xi-plans-38017
Don't forget this one
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...new-sports-car
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Here's the link to this.http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2013...xi-plans-38017
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ssshhhhhhhh dont tell anyone.
Oh by the way here is another link
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...source=twitter
Oh by the way here is another link
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...source=twitter
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Yes, it speaks to the use of a new 2L enjine to be used in the new "sports" model Minis and retaining the four cylinders as opposed to the smaller three cylinder engines to be used in the other Minis.
It didn't go into great detail on these new 2L engines, but from what I've heard they will be quite an improvement over the older 1.6L now in production.
It didn't go into great detail on these new 2L engines, but from what I've heard they will be quite an improvement over the older 1.6L now in production.
Yes, it speaks to the use of a new 2L enjine to be used in the new "sports" model Minis and retaining the four cylinders as opposed to the smaller three cylinder engines to be used in the other Minis.
It didn't go into great detail on these new 2L engines, but from what I've heard they will be quite an improvement over the older 1.6L now in production.
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Yes, it speaks to the use of a new 2L enjine to be used in the new "sports" model Minis and retaining the four cylinders as opposed to the smaller three cylinder engines to be used in the other Minis.
It didn't go into great detail on these new 2L engines, but from what I've heard they will be quite an improvement over the older 1.6L now in production.
It didn't go into great detail on these new 2L engines, but from what I've heard they will be quite an improvement over the older 1.6L now in production.
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Full article should appear on the AutoExpress website next week after the next issue goes on sale in shops.
The latest issue of Auto Express on sale in UK, includes details of MINI's plans for a brand new sportscar.......
The latest issue of Auto Express on sale in UK, includes details of MINI's plans for a brand new sportscar.......
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