Mini launches Coupe and Roadster at MIAS

April 19,2012

Here’s news from Mini: British United Automobiles Inc. launches the Mini Coupé and Roadster at the Manila International Auto Show.

Mini Coupe
Mini Coupe is a new two-seater model to the Mini family that is geared squarely to maximizing driving
The selection of engines, chassis set-up, weight distribution and aerodynamic properties of the Mini Coupé are all focused on delivering optimum performance. As a result, the new car radiates the brand’s hallmark go-kart feeling with a whole new depth of intensity and achieves the best performance statistics ever recorded by a volume-produced Mini.

The Coupé is the brand’s first model to adopt a three-box body structure with a strikingly stepped rear end. Its distinctive lines are expressed in the customary brand design language and combine with unmistakable styling features. All of which accurately showcases both the new model’s distinctive characteristics and its brand identity. Its flat silhouette and innovative “helmet roof” lend the Mini Coupé a sporty and individual allure. In addition to the integral roof spoiler, an active rear spoiler optimises airflow at higher speeds.

Inside the car, the two-seater concept is emphasised by features such as oval recesses in the roof liner. With its extremely high-opening tailgate and large luggage area with through-loading facility, the MINI Coupé displays outstanding versatility in day-to-day driving, when transporting leisure items or sports gear, and on trips out with a lucky partner.

The Mini Coupé can be ordered with the most powerful gasoline engines in the brand’s arsenal. Outputs range from the 120 bhp of the MINI Cooper Coupé, to the MINI Cooper S Coupé (184 bhp), all the way up to the MINI John Cooper Works Coupé, a thoroughbred athlete producing 211 bhp.
A level of chassis quality unmatched in the small car segment gives the new Mini model the handling flair you would expect from the brand. The precise Electric Power Steering, the standard-fitted DSC stability control system, powerful brakes and measures designed specifically to optimise torsional rigidity ensure the Mini Coupé driver can enjoy the ultimate in go-kart feeling.

Mini Roadster
Manila International Auto Show sees the market launch of the first open-top two-seater in Mini history – the Mini Roadster. The sixth model from the British premium carmaker is an elegant, sporty compact car for discerning drivers who value high-class design, powerful engines and precision suspension. This typical Mini interpretation of a compact roadster unites purist sportiness with the spontaneous fun of driving around town with the top down.

Mini has faithfully reproduced its hallmark design language within the proportions of a roadster, bestowing on the open-top two-seater its unmistakable look and highlighting its elegant, sweeping silhouette even with the roof closed. The Mini Roadster’s soft-top can be quickly and easily opened by hand – allowing for spontaneous, concentrated top-down driving pleasure.

Moreover, with its 240-liter, visually distinct boot, the MINI Roadster offers versatile loading options, thanks in particular to the wide through-loading aperture behind the seats. The padded stainless steel roll-over bars and the windscreen frame round off the car’s elegant design – while at the same time ensuring optimal safety for both driver and passenger.

Powerful engines in tandem with precisely tuned suspension systems generate the customary Mini go-kart feeling. Meanwhile, front-wheel drive – another hallmark brand attribute – teams up with chassis technology of a quality unmatched in the small car segment to ensure unequalled driving fun. Also playing their part are the standard-fitted Dynamic Stability Control system and optimal aerodynamics even with the top down – thanks to an active rear spoiler which automatically extends when the Roadster reaches 80 km/h.

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