MINI Coupe JCW spied

The Mini Frankenstein

I'd be looking under the car, looking for a 'cut and shut' line! The back end reminds me of that God awful Micra CC. The Mini Rocketman, yes. This abomination, NO!

A modern Prometheus it ain't.

The 211bhp engine (ala Audi TT, VW Scirocco, Seat FR et al) is a belter though...

By ajjm65 on 16 March, 2011, 5:20pm

BMW Makes Clown Car!

As abortions go this has to be the best so far, I totally agree with ajjm65, this car is one of those things when just because you can don't mean you should, this car will look like a clown car next to all the other coupes that are currently out there, people that buy this car don't forgets your free red nose and baggy bright red trousers with braces with every car!

By QuattroABT on 17 March, 2011, 10:29am

fugly

This is ugly but no worse than all cars from Germany at the minute. I can't think of a good looking car from bmw, vw, audi, seat ect for the last few years.

By doodies on 17 March, 2011, 11:57am

bh

couldnt agree more with you,all german stuff is gone seriously unreliable&of extreme bad quality,i sold a 15mth old scirocco with 9k klm on clock,the worst car i ever bought,they are starting to age v v badly also. the mini will probably be as overpriced&overated as that other complete joke,the audi A1.what a crass 'car'.

By brendan on 17 March, 2011, 12:28pm

Niche car

No I didn't mean "Nice". Definitely will suit someone I should imagine - they will have no trouble selling the two they have built.

The third might be a struggle...............

By ukmike2000 on 17 March, 2011, 12:35pm

And now the obvious question...

...WHY?

By that I mean; Why produce a coupe version of an already quick car in the JCW Mini? All BMW have succeeded in doing is to produce a car that is even less versatile than the already compromised original. You'll never hear a Mini owner boasting about cavernous boot space or acres of leg and headroom in the rear of their beloved motor.

By sgtgrash on 17 March, 2011, 12:46pm

Yawn, another MINI?

Don't know about you but I'm getting fed up with "a new day, a new Mini". If they carry on like this there will be10,000 variants offering 66 billion options - making one diluted brand that everyone will start to hate. Another new Mini? Yawn. So what?

By craiglife on 17 March, 2011, 12:55pm

And another thing....

I went past the local dealership the other day and saw a Mini for... wait... £30,000. Thirty grand for a Mini!!!! What the....!!! I could get a whole house for that not to many years ago!!! Are they insane???

By craiglife on 17 March, 2011, 12:59pm

And another thing....

I went past the local dealership the other day and saw a Mini for... wait... £30,000. Thirty grand for a Mini!!!! What the....!!! I could get a whole house for that not to many years ago!!! Are they insane???

By craiglife on 17 March, 2011, 1:05pm

Mini Options

Mini is turning into a Ford Transit so many different variations which I get if it's a Transit you're buying but not a Mini.

By marc100 on 17 March, 2011, 6:26pm

Why a Mini though?

BMW own Cooper, Riley and Triumph.

So why squeez out another Mini version?

This engine in a new spaceframe chassis, could be a new Cooper T39 Bobtail, for the track, a Riley Kestrel Sprite TT, or a Triumph Spitfire.

By Madsteve7 on 21 March, 2011, 3:12pm

BMW still upset that they couldn't make a go of the MG Brand?

Surely this is just a sporty version of a Mini in the way MG Midgets were when the mini was a real British Car. Does BMW think we will all treat this Mini Coupe as a classic British sports car. As an MG fan I wouldn't go near this ugly German car

By petebake1 on 21 March, 2011, 9:17pm

Gonna be quick

This is going to be the lightest and fasted MINI to date, can't wait to drive one, it's going to be superb! Well done MINI for providing owners with lots of choice for different lifestyles.

This could be my fifth MINI (and they've all been superb).

By FactoryWorks on 24 May, 2011, 3:29pm

No good looking german car?

how is there no good looking german car? scirroco? passat cc? E class coupe? need i go on ? the mini coupe is nice but id much rather have the new polo or golf GTI seen as this mini will cost around £30k. rip off! maybe if the stuck a twin turbo diesel in it then you could have some serious fun

By vRSgordon on 3 June, 2011, 9:18am

I have to agree with Madsteve7 this could so easily have been a new Triumph Spitfire. Surely there is still a market?

By Boreas on 6 June, 2011, 9:56pm

Don't like the paint much!

lol

By skinheadtim on 19 July, 2011, 4:11pm