MINI Coupe Caught Testing - Electric Rear Spoiler Confirmed - Page 2

Washy · 12th February 2011, 10:00 AM

The roadster looks good, not so convinced by the coupe in these photos.

magnetizedMINI · 12th February 2011, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angib

And now the Roadster too:

2012 MINI Roadster Spotted For The First Time

Nice, but for some reason I look at this and TT convertible comes to mind, not that that's a bad thing.
Is it just me?

It's funny how they have only vinyled out the rear, getting lazy down in Oxford

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mab01uk · 12th February 2011, 10:46 AM

This prototype Mini pictured below (MG badged version) was the closest BMC got to making a 2 seater Mini-based Roadster version and now resides at the Heritage Collection at Gaydon, shame it never made production................like the Mini it was based on, it would have been way ahead of its time:
Projects ADO34, 35 and 36

"Active between 1960 and 1964, ADO34 was a project to develop a Mini-based roadster, which would logically have replaced the MG Midget and Austin-Healey Sprite. Different versions were put forward by Austin at Longbridge and MG at Abingdon, while a coupé version (ADO35) was also developed, along with Austin-Healey versions of each car (ADO36)."

miniee · 12th February 2011, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angib

And now the Roadster too:

2012 MINI Roadster Spotted For The First Time

ohh like the roadster! its much nicer!

supa-dupa-cooper · 12th February 2011, 07:51 PM

Saw this on Facebook

Its always fun round Oxford when a new model is coming out, spying the test mules

Cooper_si · 12th February 2011, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supa-dupa-cooper

Saw this on Facebook

Its always fun round Oxford when a new model is coming out, spying the test mules

I sure hope that i see some of these on the line this friday

clubster · 13th February 2011, 01:17 AM

Both in need of the jcw kit !!

Scrounger · 13th February 2011, 09:53 AM

here's a question though

what happens to the test mules when the design goes into full production?

are they just stored or put into the BMW museum?

Elphaba · 13th February 2011, 11:24 AM

Need to see one with roof down

eurofoxy · 13th February 2011, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Scrounger

here's a question though

what happens to the test mules when the design goes into full production?

are they just stored or put into the BMW museum?

they are usually put into a shredder, just in case they get sold as they are technically not road legal after the testing...
There are pictures of the test JCW's getting done somewhere..

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12th February 2011, 10:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
mab01uk Total Posthead Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London/Surrey Posts: 1,213 Thanks: 467 Thanked 640 Times in 357 Posts	This prototype Mini pictured below (MG badged version) was the closest BMC got to making a 2 seater Mini-based Roadster version and now resides at the Heritage Collection at Gaydon, shame it never made production................like the Mini it was based on, it would have been way ahead of its time: Projects ADO34, 35 and 36 "Active between 1960 and 1964, ADO34 was a project to develop a Mini-based roadster, which would logically have replaced the MG Midget and Austin-Healey Sprite. Different versions were put forward by Austin at Longbridge and MG at Abingdon, while a coupé version (ADO35) was also developed, along with Austin-Healey versions of each car (ADO36)."