WORLD DEBUT: MINI COUPE
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WORLD DEBUT: MINI COUPE
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/motoringfile/...4862939/detail/
Press Release:
http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/08/25/wor...0coupe-concept/
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As per Insideline:
"It was designed by the same gentlemen that designed the Z3 Coupe"
"It is intended to be really sporty," Hildebrand says. "And because of the absence of rear seats, it weighs between 175 and 200 pounds less. It also has a better Cd in the wind tunnel because the windscreen lies back 16 degrees more than the regular Mini."
For the coupe, Hildebrand says his teenage son provided an unexpected inspiration. "The car has a baseball cap on its head, with the front backward, just like my son," he says. And in the same way, Hildebrand sees the coupe as the ideal car for a young couple: "It is simple, logical, but still erotic."
As Hildebrand says, "Everything you see is doable for production. It might not be cheap, but it's doable. Hopefully we can get the OK before the end of the year. We will need another two to three years to develop the car. For sure we have to do a thorough aerodynamic study, because we've only done a rough one on the computer."
"It was designed by the same gentlemen that designed the Z3 Coupe"
"It is intended to be really sporty," Hildebrand says. "And because of the absence of rear seats, it weighs between 175 and 200 pounds less. It also has a better Cd in the wind tunnel because the windscreen lies back 16 degrees more than the regular Mini."
For the coupe, Hildebrand says his teenage son provided an unexpected inspiration. "The car has a baseball cap on its head, with the front backward, just like my son," he says. And in the same way, Hildebrand sees the coupe as the ideal car for a young couple: "It is simple, logical, but still erotic."
As Hildebrand says, "Everything you see is doable for production. It might not be cheap, but it's doable. Hopefully we can get the OK before the end of the year. We will need another two to three years to develop the car. For sure we have to do a thorough aerodynamic study, because we've only done a rough one on the computer."
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I like the more aggressive stance this mini represent, looks like it has more power too now. It would be awsome to see a girl drive this mini beast thou, we might get our ass woop!(for us stock peeps) We'll have to see how the final outlook of the car looks like after it steps out of its concept stage, I hope they don't down grade it