Hey it's kinda cute...

don't like the roof though.

 

I Kinda like it too. The only thing that is giving me pause is the way that the roof is done. I understand the want to keep the option of a dual tone "floating" roof like the Cooper and Clubman, but I just don't like the way that it was done. The shallow pitch of the windshield looks really good.

-Chase

 

What's so great about that? HATE the roofline!!!

 

The thing that makes this car unique is its roof, and so far nobody likes the roof, including me.

 

It will need to be an all-out sports coupe... not a Mini without a hatch.

2-seater, lightweight, turbo, manual, AWD if possible.

Otherwise, it's a pointless car.

 

I doubt that it will wind up being lighweight, as they have pretty much chopped off the traditional roof. I cannot see them developing anything special with the platform to differentiate it from the other platform-mates. I imagine that they will offer both a standard-engined model and the S-engined model (read turbo) however, I doubt that they will give this anything special compared to the Cooper and Cooper S. There is no way that any form of back seat will fit in there, so I would imagine that this WILL be a 2-seat model. I'd say AWD is a no-go, otherwise it will wind up looking like the Crossman... I'd prefer FWD over a jacked-up coupe.

I for one wouldn't mind my car having a less-useful hatch/roof height. Most of the time I don't put anything large enough into it to utilize the vertical cargo space.

-Chase

 

Even if the roof wasn't ugly, it still looks too much like a New Beetle.

They're going to milk that car until every bit of cool has worn off.

 

I kind of like it - from the front it's ok, the side profile is what really makes the roof look akward....but the rear pic really brings it all together and kind of explains the design

 

I don't mind the roof, but I'd probably go with something more like this....

 

I don't mind the roof, but I'd probably go with something more like this....

While it is attractive, I'm not a fan of it not fitting into the "floating roof" look that MINI is going with. I really like the invisible pillar look.

I think something like this would be acceptable, I don't have the time or ability on this computer to do what I really think it should look like, but you can kind of get the gist...

-Chase

 

why couldnt they change it up a lil so it doesnt look so much like the normal mini? That mini look is getting really old. its time for a design change!

 

i like it, but at the same time it really doesnt make much sense. its kind of like Porshe having a SUV and a sedan.

 

2009 Mini Coupe Concept

http://www.motorauthority.com/pictu.../pictures/1034622_2009-mini-coupe-concept-gets-early-reveal_gallery-1#100227261

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/mini-coupe-concept-first-official.html

 

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This car would make a sick convertible!!
Taglane, MonaroSS ?



[Edit] Nevermind. Just saw your chop in another thread MonaroSS.

 

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likes the idea, but i just cant find myself digging the roof.

 

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likes the idea, but i just cant find myself digging the roof.

Agreed.... the car was already small to begin with, but to make the roof line even lower seems kinda dumb

 

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Sick concept, but that roof is JUST NASTY!!! It looks like a piece of melted solder.

BMW, PLEASE change that horrible roof if you put this into production!

 

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This is a great concept by mini. hope it makes it to production.

 

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This is a great concept by mini. hope it makes it to production.

I agree, probably something more seamless will be in production version if it makes al the way there. My gripe or disgust with Minis was Fisher Price toy-like interiors. I just can't see myself in such a childish ****pit.

 

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That roof is nasty in the back, but I actually like it overall.

 

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For a minute there I thought the title was:
2009 Mini Toupe Concept

Yuck.

 

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Me likey. The roof could be fixed for those that don't care/like it.



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why do people care what is going on in another car company? why post that stuff on here? remember this is a gm site! not just a car site, or a car mag site! its a gm site for a reason!


maybe if people looked harder to find gm basted post to put on here this would be a better site that is just for gm cars and trucks! instead we get post about other cars and trucks i just dont get it

 

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why do people care what is going on in another car company? why post that stuff on here? remember this is a gm site! not just a car site, or a car mag site! its a gm site for a reason!


maybe if people looked harder to find gm basted post to put on here this would be a better site that is just for gm cars and trucks! instead we get post about other cars and trucks i just dont get it

The idea is to be able to read news about GM and GM's competition. While most of my interest on this site is for GM cars, I beleive the site would be a LOT worse if we didn't talk about the competition also.

I don't think this site ever had any intention of being for 'only GM cars and trucks'. If you look at the sub forums, you will see most of it is for GM cars and trucks, but there are also sections devoted to just the competition.

 

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It's like an Audi TT hit with an ugly stick.

 

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It's like an Audi TT hit with an ugly stick.

Or ran off the road and hit the ugly tree.....

 

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I can already feel the neck cramps coming on....

Time to go see the chiropractor.

Seriously, can anyone around 6'2" sit in that thing? The roofline is ridiculous!

 

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I can already feel the neck cramps coming on....

Time to go see the chiropractor.

Seriously, can anyone around 6'2" sit in that thing? The roofline is ridiculous!

Its a 2 seater, so there's a possibility the front seats were repositioned to make up for the 2 inch lower roofline.
At 53.4", the Mini Coupe Concept is just 0.8" lower than the 2010 Camaro (54.2"), but is 4.4" taller than the Corvette (49").

PS: The Mini Coupe is a concept, changes can still be made if they decide to make a production version.

 

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Roof is having a bad hair day...

 

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-seriously chevyman1973

cut the crap. We don't care that you hate non GM articles. If you don't like it go somewhere else! Keep this crap up and you won't find many friends here.

 

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Great job MonaroSS! Nice choice of drivers as well!

 

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Looks like a bad toupee!
Must be the Burt Reynolds Edition.
Roger that snowman, Bandit out! 10-4

 

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I like it, the top is a little weird but the rest is awesome!

On a side note, Mini's are great cars. My wife had a '05 Mini convertable and we loved it. We had to get rid of it as we had a baby and it didn't pan out very well as a family car (I got her a Malibu Maxx). If we had a use for it (and space), we would have kept it.