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I know a guy at the Dragon and he drives an unmodded R50 that drives the highly modded R53s crazy, cuz they cannot keep up. HE is a driver, while THEY are just guys with souped up cars.

 

It will probably look like this by the time BMW have finished larding it up. :mad2:

 

Such cobra-esk look....

Will never look like that unfortunately....

Soooo..... MINI is cutting several niche cars in order to add a niche car...

 

Because it can not be better than any BMW vert like the Z3 M.

 

I love the new MINI concept. Hopefully most of the design features will remain on the final product.

My '98 Z3M sported 240 HP.

 

The key to success on this project is the styling. If MINI is able to take all of the constraints of existing platform architecture and mandated safety standards, and still make a beautiful and compelling roadster, they would go a long way to re-establishing the enthusiasm that they enjoyed a decade ago.

 

Let's see MINI makes a nice roadster that not many buy. MINI drops the roadster. Now MINI is going to make a roadster with F56 bones. Yes that will work. :crazy:

 

Brought to you by MINI Alzheimer Design...

 

^^^ It's all a front....Dave is infatuated with the F56...
The local MINI dealer keeps a F56 warmed up because Dave arrives incognito every Saturday for a test drive in a F56... He's generally gone for a couple of hours getting his fix... When he returns he's sweaty and his beard is all fluffy from the excitement...
The SA is very understanding.... "See you next Saturday Dave"...

 

189bhp 2.0-litre turbo............... WOW

 

I'll be interesting to see how much of the concept's awesomeness survives.

If they'd make a "Coachwork Edition" one, kinda like the Apple Watch Edition, with all the concept's awesomeness... it would cost $500k

 

Not with that grill it won't go into production. That looks too much like a Aston Martin / Ford grill.

Aston sued and tried to make Ford change the grill on the Ford Fusion but lost only because Ford owned Aston while the Fusion was being developed.

 

It's never the power, it's the person behind the wheel.

 

Will be interesting to see what the next rendition of the car looks like, and then the final production car. Wonder if the ones that like it now still like it then and vice a versa...

 

FYI, one of MINI's higher ups has come out and said this has not been green-lighted as claimed by CAR. And as for the F-series bashing, it's about time to move on. The cars are made and will continue to be made. Don't like it? Don't buy one. But don't keep dragging threads off-topic because it's been 5 minutes since someone's bashed the F-series cars (Dave).

 

BOUT TIME!!! Glad to hear that the Superleggera has a real good chance of hitting the streets. Rear wheel drive, always a good thing. Of course they would have to hose it up by putting electric crap up front. I wonder how hard it well be to make that battery operated stuff disappear? Three years is a long time for this to make it to the showroom floor but I will keep my fingers crossed.

 

About Time!