Well the cats out of the bag early... full details should be released by the end of this week...
Available in JCW from launch, very happy about that!!
The MINI Coupe is here. Almost. Technically we’re still a few days away from the final car’s world premier but MINI is giving us (more on that in a minute) and you an early look at the most anticipated MINI in years on MotoringFile. So let’s get to the early highlights.
The Coupe will launch with Cooper, Cooper S, Cooper SD and JCW models.
There are no engine changes for the Coupe. That means power remains the same at 122hp, 180hp and 208hp for the Cooper, Cooper S and JCW respectively.
As it stands there’s no engine update for 2012 on the base JCW coupe or any other MINI.
The body structure is based on the convertible but with added bracing on the rear and sills is even stiffer than the R56 hatch
Pricing and Weight figures are forthcoming
MINI is indicating 0-60 performance to be essentially unchanged but we suspect that’s a tad conservative
Active aero in the form of a rear wing that deploys above 50 mph.
Over the next 24 hours we’ll be gaining much more insight into the Coupe than what you get from a typical press release. We can’t say anymore at this time but be sure to watch this space over the next 24-36 hours. In the meantime here’s MINI’s first press release on the Coupe. Keep in mind between our reports in the next day or two plus the final full press release we’ll be seeing much much more information on this new MINI.
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Originally Posted by Stewart
