This week’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California is gearing up to be an important event for car enthusiasts as a respectable number of automakers are planning to use the show to unveil their latest products.
While the BMW Group’s MINI division won’t have anything we haven’t seen before, nevertheless, it will use the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to hold the U.S. debut of the “Mini Inspired by Goodwood” and the all-new Coupe.
The special edition “Mini Inspired by Goodwood“, which is in fact inspired by Rolls-Royce, will carry a base price of $52,000 (including $700 D&H), when advanced orders begin later this month.
The company said it will be produced in a limited edition of 1,000 units, 140 of which will be available to US customers with first deliveries expected in the second quarter of 2012.
Among other features, the special edition Mini sports an exclusive Rolls-Royce Diamond Black metallic finish, which can be replaced by a Reef Blue metallic, and 17-inch light alloy wheels.
Inside, you’ll find materials and trims used on Rolls-Royce models such as the Lounge leather seats, Lambswool floor mats, cashmere headliner, fascia and front door grab handles in burr walnut veneer and the sports steering wheel with Walknappa leather and Piano Black controls.
The MINI Inspired by Goodwood is offered exclusively with a 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine generating 181HP hooked up to either six-speed manual or automatic transmissions.
The second MINI model to make its U.S. premiere is the new Coupe that can be ordered with a choice of three 1.6-liter engines delivering 208HP in the John Cooper Work model, 181HP in the Cooper S and 121HP in the Cooper.
The most potent version, the JCW, is the fastest-accelerating production MINI ever with a 0-60 mph time of 6.1 sec and has the highest top speed at 149 mph.
The strictly two-seater model is available for order in the States now with starting prices ranging from $22,000 to $31,900, based on engine option.
MINI INSPIRED BY GOODWOOD
2012 MINI COUPE
