Mini Coupe Concept - Car News - Car and Driver
Fifty years ago, the original Mini was shown to the public for the first time, thus beginning the long history of a little car that continues to strike joy in the hearts of many to this day. To celebrate, Mini has built a chopped, two-seat super-Cooper called the Mini Coupe Concept for the Frankfurt auto show.
From the waist down, the Coupe Concept is basically a Mini John Cooper Works, with a few custom bits such as darkened headlamps, painted wheel inserts, and painted mini-blind (get it?) grille slats. Above the waist, however, this car is crazy different. The trailing edge of the rear window is moved forward several inches, creating what looks like a trunk, although the car remains a hatchback, albeit one with only 8.8 cubic feet of cargo space. For reference, a Mini Cooper hardtop hatchback can hold 5.7 cubes with the rear seats up and 24.0 with the seats folded—of course, you lose the utility of rear seats in this concept. The brightly capped upper body is, uh, rather distinct, with its integrated spoiler, blacked-out B-pillars, and chopped aluminum roof. The windshield, too, is faster than that of the standard Mini, which, come to think of it, is rather on the upright side anyway.
Mini Coupe Concept - Car News - Car and Driver
From the waist down, the Coupe Concept is basically a Mini John Cooper Works, with a few custom bits such as darkened headlamps, painted wheel inserts, and painted mini-blind (get it?) grille slats. Above the waist, however, this car is crazy different. The trailing edge of the rear window is moved forward several inches, creating what looks like a trunk, although the car remains a hatchback, albeit one with only 8.8 cubic feet of cargo space. For reference, a Mini Cooper hardtop hatchback can hold 5.7 cubes with the rear seats up and 24.0 with the seats folded—of course, you lose the utility of rear seats in this concept. The brightly capped upper body is, uh, rather distinct, with its integrated spoiler, blacked-out B-pillars, and chopped aluminum roof. The windshield, too, is faster than that of the standard Mini, which, come to think of it, is rather on the upright side anyway.
Mini Coupe Concept - Car News - Car and Driver
