Printing Release MINI Coupe Concept

MINI is celebrating a smashing birthday: Exactly 50 years agone, on 26 August 1959, the classic Mini was presented to the public for the outset fourth dimension, a unique story of success starting out and today giving MINI the perfect opportunity to look ahead without losing sight of the brand's corking tradition.

The MINI Coupé Concept is an expression of MINI design and the slap-up power of the brand'due south designers to fill the elementary values of the brand with new life, using the options of modern drivetrain and break technology, and developing fascinating perspectives for the futurity of the make on this basis.

Presenting the concept of an uncompromisingly sporting two-seater to exist seen for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show (17–27 September 2009), MINI is unveiling an unusually attractive vision of how the model family may well develop in future. The source of inspiration is once over again the fundamental motive and so characteristic of every MINI: driving pleasure. The MINI Coupé Concept therefore represents the platonic of a car destined in every respect to offering a thrilling experience and make every journey a truly unique thrill.

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The MINI Coupé Concept brings together a broad range of features for a truly sporting and ambitious style of motoring. Limited to two seats and following a philosophy of consistent lightweight construction, the automobile clearly meets all the requirements fabricated of a specially agile and dynamic coupé. Compact dimensions, perfect axle load distribution and a low center of gravity offering ideal conditions for enhancing the agility typical of MINI to a level never seen before.

Through its design alone, the MINI Coupé Concept brings out all the thrill of individual mobility and the focus on pure driving pleasure. Powerful proportions and dynamic design linguistic communication evoke a sense of desire and potent appeal, the MINI Coupé Concept offering a particularly undiluted expression of the brand through its sporting and unconventional stance on the road.

The MINI Coupé Concept: an invitation to enjoy spontaneous mobility.

With the growing model portfolio, the popularity of the MINI brand has also grown consistently in recent years. The MINI has moved beyond the restraints of urban mobility, opening up additional options and winning over new target groups. And MINI allows yous to bask spontaneous mobility, sporting and agile handling and unmistakable manner on nigh every occasion.

The current models in the range already meet the most varied demands. As individual characters in their own correct, the MINI, MINI Clubman and MINI Convertible all offering a unique rendition of the driving experience and so typical of the brand. And now the MINI Coupé Concept brings out driving pleasure in its nearly full-bodied form, farthermost lightweight technology making this two-seater particularly active and unusually efficient. At the aforementioned time the low roofline, the precisely defined spoiler edge at the rear and other aerodynamic features enhance the car's performance to an fifty-fifty college standard. So that in its blueprint and in the use of high-performance drivetrain engineering science, the MINI Coupé Concept offers ideal weather every bit a compact sports car in the premium segment.

This two-seater is designed to arrange even the near powerful engine currently available in the MINI – and with the 1.half dozen-litre twin-scroll turbocharged power unit carried over from the MINI John Cooper Works, the MINI Coupé Concept offers truly outstanding performance. Maximum output is 155 kW/211 hp, peak torque 260 Newton-metres/192 lb-ft increasing through the Overboost office for a short while to an fifty-fifty more substantial 280 Newton-metres/206 lb-ft. And now the MINI Coupé Concept offers everything it takes to exceed even the supreme functioning of the MINI John Cooper Works with this unique power unit.

At the aforementioned time this concept car clearly follows the BMW Grouping's EfficientDynamics evolution strategy. More than driving pleasure, lower emissions – the MINI Coupé Concept lives out this philosophy expressed by MINI as MINIMALISM in a particularly attractive manner.

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50 years of MINI: a vision of tomorrow marking an anniversary of today.

Fifty years after the launch of the classic Mini, the appeal of the make is greater than always before, with the model range exuding sheer fascination wherever y'all go. And at present, in the ceremony year of the brand, MINI is bringing together this unique tradition and the successful model range offered today with even greater creativity and technical innovation for a truly promising futurity.

The MINI Coupé Concept is a farther milestone in this ongoing development of the brand. The machine takes upwardly elementary strengths of the MINI and, through its modern technology and an innovative body concept, offers new standards and characteristics never seen before. So that the MINI Coupé Concept offers many new highlights in adding nonetheless a further character to the existing model range.

Exterior design: the look typical of MINI but with individual graphic symbol.

The trunk pattern of the MINI Coupé Concept also bridges the gap from the primeval days of the Mini's history all the fashion to the more afar time to come of the brand, emphasising the unique nature of the concept likewise equally its full membership in the MINI family. At the same time the individual and emotional blueprint language arouses the expectation of a especially thrilling experience on the road.

Especially at the front end of the car a number of icons typical of the brand, too as the design way so characteristic of MINI, all come up together to create a strong family unit resemblance. In improver, the individual look of the MINI Coupé Concept comes out too in the side view of the car likewise equally in the blueprint of the rear cease.

This unique new two-seater measures 3,714 millimetres (146.two″) in length and 1,683 millimetres (66.3″) in width. Height is 1,356 millimetres (53.4″). Through these dimensions and its athletic proportions alone, the MINI Coupé Concept stands out from the get-go as a compact and muscular sports auto.

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The typical MINI look in particularly sporting style.

The new concept car carries over the unmistakable front end expect from the four-seater MINI. Smoothly balanced contours on the engine lid characterised by wide and sweeping radii, the big headlights, the homogenous shape of the radiator grille and the broad lower air intake give each model that unique look, openness and amuse so typical of the brand. Through the greater rake of the windscreen on the MINI Coupé Concept, the car looks even more striking and dynamic, the low and streamlined body proving conspicuously that the MINI Coupé Concept is a particularly outstanding performer.

The hexagon radiator grille and the big circular headlights are unmistakable blueprint features re-interpreting the front view of the classic Mini in particularly modern style. The direction indicators are integrated in the headlights, just above the innovative three-dimensional surrounds for the positioning lights and the foglamps. The entire front air dam has been adjusted to the sporting look of the car, standing out even wider and more than hit than before.

The chrome radiator grille on the MINI Coupé Concept is the aforementioned as on the MINI Cooper S. The inner section in the grille is however finished with bars in body colour creating a clear sign of stardom at very first sight from the other members of the MINI family unit. The bonnet stripes also extend into the radiator grille to provide an even more sporting and dynamic touch.

With its very dynamic curvature and the stylised opening, bearing testimony to the power of the engine lurking within, the front hat likewise comes in the same expect as on the specially powerful versions of the MINI.

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Individual roofline as a sign of sporting presence.

The side view of the MINI Coupé Concept besides brings together features typical of the MINI family and new highlights in pattern to form a fascinating whole. The forepart side panels, for example, come straight from the MINI Convertible. The body joint forming the diagonal line characteristic of every MINI forth the front lid and the surrounds on the front side indicators bearing out the manner of the MINI Cooper South over again provide an unmistakable sign of stardom with historic roots – here the classic Mini had a visible welding seam along the body.

The familiarity in design resulting from these features forms an attractive contrast to the far greater rake of the A-pillars leading into the brand-new, sweeping line of the roof. Large wheels and a high waistline already give the MINI, the MINI Clubman and the MINI Convertible a particularly powerful and sporting look, with the black strip around the lower section of the torso underlining this compact appearance and brusque body overhangs forepart and rear emphasising the athletic stature of the auto and bearing testimony to that typical go-kart feeling at very kickoff sight.

All this now comes out even more than convincingly in the MINI Coupé Concept, likewise through the unique flow of the roofline. The glazed department of the passenger cell referred to equally the greenhouse, for example, is much lower and even more dynamic than on the brand'south "regular" models.

Another feature of the MINI Coupé Concept is the strongly inclined windscreen merging gently into the roof. At the rear the roofline initially moving straight back above the heads of the driver and front passenger flows on into the sturdy C-pillar. The entire roof with all its contours thus comes in a bridge shape quite unmistakable and featured for the first time on the MINI, fabricated upwardly of a strong rear cornerstone formed by the C-pillar and the almost filigree structure to a higher place the passenger cell.

The C-pillar is a strong visual expression of the especially solid and torsionally rigid trunk structure providing not just superior occupant prophylactic, but besides the agility typical of MINI in fast manoeuvres. The C-colonnade very powerful in design serves at the aforementioned time to guide your perspective towards the rear finish of the car, while the side view of the MINI Coupè Concept forms a very strong and convincing wedge shape created by the roofline tapering out to the rear and the waistline rise up slightly in typical MINI manner. All this gives the MINI Coupé Concept a forward-moving impression right from the start, the car clearly expressing its power and muscle fifty-fifty at a standstill. Through its design alone, therefore, the MINI Coupé Concept authentically visualises sporting qualities of the highest standard.

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Striking contours and smoothen catamenia of air ensured by the roof spoiler and the rear spoiler edge.

The rear-finish blueprint of the MINI Coupé Concept consistently follows the demand to optimise the flow of air in the involvement of both driving dynamics and efficiency. The principle of "class follows office" so essential to MINI, the look and blueprint of diverse body elements, fully reflects the feature features and qualities of the auto. Through its pattern alone, therefore, the MINI Coupé Concept clearly confirms its sporting potential in a especially credible and disarming way.

The rear spoiler with its wing profile at the same level as the C-pillar also makes a particularly constructive contribution in guiding the air along the rear end of the MINI Coupé Concept. This large air guidance element spans the entire width of the roof, increasing aerodynamic downforce on the rear beam.

Tapering downwardly elegantly, the rear window on this unique 2-seater merges into a short and depression rear terminate with staged contours in typical coupé design. Once again, this follows the overriding objective to ensure an optimum menstruum of air without whatever turbulence harming the car'southward aerodynamics – which is also why the air spoiler on the rear panel is appropriately sharp and articulate in its profile.

Beneath the air spoiler at the rear the overall look and pattern of the MINI Coupé Concept follows the typical philosophy of the brand. Horizontal lines running parallel to ane another emphasise the broad track of the car, the body growing wider from top to bottom in cascading mode highlighting the muscular opinion of the car resting on its wheels in that characteristic fashion.

The rear lite clusters in upright arrangement and surrounded by a wide chrome frame are also typical of the brand. The rear air dam on the MINI Coupé Concept, in turn, comes with a diffuser split up up into two sections and ensuring a smooth, swirl-free flow of air beneath the car.

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generous luggage space. The tailgate on the MINI Coupé Concept is yet another highlight of the car. Deliberately foregoing the rear seat bench, this unique ii-seater offers lots of additional space for taking along all kinds of luggage.

Luggage capacity is 250 litres or 8.eight cu ft. To apply this infinite almost conveniently, the rear end of the MINI Coupé Concept comes with a big and wide-opening tailgate. Hinged to a higher place the roof spoiler, the unabridged tailgate including the rear window swings up gracefully, offering convenient admission to the generous luggage space behind the rear seats of the car. And thanks to the low loading sill, accessing the luggage compartment with even heavy and bulky objects is significantly easier.

The complete design of the rear end with its large tailgate is yet another example of the functional design so typical of MINI. All options offered through the concept of the car are optimised to the highest standard through carefully idea-out solutions and a good overall residue. Indeed, this principle already to be admired on the brand's existing models, for instance through the easy-load part on the MINI Convertible, makes a significant contribution to the overall substance of the car. The outcome is a wide range of innovative solutions quite unique in the marketplace, emphasising the premium character of the MINI brand.

On the MINI Coupé Concept this philosophy is borne out by nevertheless some other distinctive feature providing actress space and practical value: The bulkhead between the passenger and the baggage compartments comes with a lockable opening. The through-loading provided in this way, quite unusual on a two-seater coupe, gives the driver and passenger straight access even while driving to travel items they are taking forth in the luggage compartment. So that bags with, say, beverages, a music CD or maps are stowed away safely but always within easy reach.

Interior: sports machine ambience with an exclusive range of colours and materials. The MINI Coupé Concept combines the vision of a compact sports car with thrilling agility, on the ane hand, and the individual flair and style of the MINI, on the other. Through its entire concept, the car is perfectly designed to offer concentrated driving pleasure of the highest standard. This is borne out non only through the extroverted outside in its fascinating, sporting look, but also through the interior conceived from the start for agile motoring.

Wide-opening doors give the driver and passenger convenient access to the interior, where they enjoy sports seats with strongly contoured side supports for a secure seating position fifty-fifty in particularly fast bends. A three-spoke leather sports steering cycle with multifunction buttons enables the driver to steer precisely into bends and command the sound or communication functions with maximum ease. All other control units, in turn, are bundled ergonomically on the dashboard, taking their frequency of use into business relationship. The breakdown of the cockpit, the dashboard and centre console once more follows that special interior design and so typical of MINI. Horizontal lines and air vents placed far to the outside emphasise the sheer width of the instrument console and, at the aforementioned time, the generous style of the interior, the slender centre console giving the driver and passenger maximum legroom. The structure of the door linings so typical of the brand, finally, has also been re-interpreted, with the elliptic chief chemical element now completely airtight in.

The MINI Coupé Concept also comes with a large rev counter directly behind the steering wheel, while the speedometer is office of the central instrument in the upper department of the dashboard. This circular instrument well known every bit the Center Speedo also houses the audio arrangement as well every bit the optional entertainment and navigation functions.

Two Chronoswiss clocks to the correct and left of the rev counter provide a close link to earlier concept cars past MINI, bridging the gap between the analogue age of the classic Mini and the digital age of the MINI. One clock is a purpose-congenital stopwatch for taking lap times, the 2d clock shows the fourth dimension in classic style.

The colours and materials featured inside the MINI Coupé Concept symbolise the archetype sportiness of the car. Similar the dashboard, the roof lining of this unprecedented ii-seater comes in blackness providing a at-home atmosphere just correct for concentrating on driving weather and essential requirements. Blackness trim bars combined with a carbon interior trim strip, finally, further enhance this purist look.

Lightweight construction and modernistic break technology 
providing a new feeling of go-kart driving.

The MINI Coupé Concept is definitely a MINI and definitely a sports automobile. The detail charm of this combination results from both the drivetrain and the suspension technology already featured in the current product models, as well as the special highlights of this two-seater concept car.

Over and above their torso design, the MINI, MINI Clubman and MINI Convertible already set up the standard today for agility and driving pleasure in their corresponding segments. Powerful engines and suspension technology quite superior in the small car segment so ensure a truly unique driving experience. Front-cycle drive, powerful disc brakes on all four wheels, the front axle with McPherson spring struts and a centrally guided rear axle with aluminium longitudinal arms and anti-gyre bars gear up the foundation for uniquely rubber and agile handling.

EPS Electronic Power Steering with speed-related power assist, finally, ensures precise manoeuvring circular bends and gives the driver exact feedback at all times on road and driving atmospheric condition. At the aforementioned fourth dimension on-demand management of steering aid serves to maximise the motorcar's efficiency.

The MINI Coupé Concept offers platonic conditions for raising the become-kart feeling created by the car's drivetrain and suspension applied science to an fifty-fifty higher standard. Its unabridged structure is based on a lightweight concept reducing weight especially where it actually counts for fifty-fifty greater agility. As an instance, this two-seater comes with an aluminium roof not only optimising the overall weight of the car, but also lowering the car's centre of gravity for a significant reduction of body move and optimised driving behaviour. Since lower weight also means greater efficiency, the MINI Coupé Concept again offers the option to combine even greater driving pleasance with fuel consumption and CO2 emissions reduced to a minimum as an important sign of our times.

Traditional values, modern quality, progressive concept. Sporting success and agile treatment of the highest standard are meaning highlights in the history of MINI now going back five decades – and both factors have made a fundamental contribution to the ongoing popularity of this small premium motorcar.

Iii overall wins in the Monte Carlo Rally and the concept of driving pleasure expressed and then conspicuously past the motorcar'southward become-kart feeling definitely ostend the sporting potential of this modest meaty both dorsum then and today. The ceremony twelvemonth is therefore the ideal time to nowadays the MINI Coupé Concept equally the vision of an uncompromisingly agile sports car. Another concept car presented even before the re-launch of the MINI brand proves that this philosophy has e'er fuelled the creativity of the MINI's designers: The MINI Concept Monte Carlo presented in 1997 was a ii-seater with a 160-hp mid-mounted engine. Through its design alone, this concept car already came with a broad range of features destined to be taken upwardly once more by the commencement MINI, brusque body overhangs forepart and rear, circular headlights and the re-interpretation of the hexagon radiator grille providing an outlook at important styling elements on the production model to follow later on. With its extremely powerful torso and direct references to motorsport, the MINI Concept Monte Carlo besides fabricated a clear pledge to the rally history of the make.

Now the MINI Coupé Concept, through its unique look, takes up the almost aggressive and extroverted advent of that former concept car, at the same time providing a new link betwixt the history, the present and the future of the make. It takes up traditional values of the MINI brand and combines them with the most advanced technologies to offering a fascinating vision of how the MINI model family may continue.

Once again, therefore, MINI is following the needs and wishes of new target groups fully beholden of the individual style of the brand and associating this graphic symbol with clearly defined product features. The MINI Coupé Concept addresses the motorist thrilled by that unique combination of driving pleasure, lifestyle, and premium quality so typical of MINI and, at the same fourth dimension, looking for sporting driving qualities of an even higher standard.