Goodwood-Mini Cooper S
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Goodwood-Mini Cooper S
While it may seem anathema to American tastes, in the Old World, bigger is not always better. Particularly if you live in a city laid out long before the advent of the automobile. But overseas buyers can still have extravagant tastes, so downsizing to a smaller vehicle to get around densely-packed cities shouldn't necessarily equate to losing out on those little touches that make a high-end automobile what it is. Hence cars like the Ferrari edition Abarth 695, the Maserati edition Alfa MiTo, the Aston Martin Cygnet, and this: the Mini Inspired by Goodwood.
A joint effort between the two subsidiaries of BMW in England, the Mini Insipired by Goodwood (named for the home of Rolls-Royce) is set to be unveiled shortly at the Shanghai Motor Show. Mechanically, it's essentially a Mini Cooper S, packing the same 1.6-liter turbocharged four with 181 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque (192 hp on overboost).
The exterior is distinguished by Diamond Black Metallic – a color straight from the Rolls-Royce catalog (or alternatively, Mini's own Reef Blue Metallic) – with 17-inch multi-spoke alloys and the requisite special badging. But like a Disney character seeking access to a secret, lion-shaped desert cave, it's what's inside that counts: Rolls-Royce craftsmen have collaborated with the Mini Yours custom orders department to trim the Cooper's cabin out in Cornsilk leather, Walnut Burr wood trim, black Nappa leather upper dashboard, thick-pile carpeting... the works, in other words – everything you'd expect from a Rolls-Royce cabin, only smaller.
There's a lot to love here, but try not to love it too much: only 1,000 examples will be made, and as with all BMW-related option packages, we're sure it won't be cheap. Even though deliveries start about a year from now, we see this car going down a storm, so you'd better get your order in quick. Otherwise, the closest you're likely to get is the extensive high-resolution image gallery we've compiled along with the details in the press release after the jump.
A joint effort between the two subsidiaries of BMW in England, the Mini Insipired by Goodwood (named for the home of Rolls-Royce) is set to be unveiled shortly at the Shanghai Motor Show. Mechanically, it's essentially a Mini Cooper S, packing the same 1.6-liter turbocharged four with 181 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque (192 hp on overboost).
The exterior is distinguished by Diamond Black Metallic – a color straight from the Rolls-Royce catalog (or alternatively, Mini's own Reef Blue Metallic) – with 17-inch multi-spoke alloys and the requisite special badging. But like a Disney character seeking access to a secret, lion-shaped desert cave, it's what's inside that counts: Rolls-Royce craftsmen have collaborated with the Mini Yours custom orders department to trim the Cooper's cabin out in Cornsilk leather, Walnut Burr wood trim, black Nappa leather upper dashboard, thick-pile carpeting... the works, in other words – everything you'd expect from a Rolls-Royce cabin, only smaller.
There's a lot to love here, but try not to love it too much: only 1,000 examples will be made, and as with all BMW-related option packages, we're sure it won't be cheap. Even though deliveries start about a year from now, we see this car going down a storm, so you'd better get your order in quick. Otherwise, the closest you're likely to get is the extensive high-resolution image gallery we've compiled along with the details in the press release after the jump.
Now thats one hell of a premium package
Give me the audio system and the lights in the roof lining and I am game! I see this baby starting at like $80,000.
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The dash layout and the way the gauge clusters are positioned is nothing short of a joke. It looks cool in concept, but I can't imagine how much of a PITA it would be to drive that car and always have to glance over and look at the tiny numbering on the speedometer.... wow just awful.
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