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Spyshots: New MINI Convertible Spotted for the First Time

Honestly, we could tell you all about the new UKL platform, the TwinPower engine family and the new suspension options, but really, this one is fore the ladies. The next generation of cute convertible form MINI is coming.
2015 MINI Cooper S Convertible 7 photos
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MINI calls it the Cooper S Convertible, but you ladies probably know it as Beth's MINI or "my hairdresser's car".

Jokes aside, BMW has invested heavily in a brand new, lighter and stronger architecture, which is good. They also have an all-turbo engine lineup, which is even better, if you don't like trips to the pumps that is.

The new MINI isn't going to be all that mini any more. The design and proportions are that of a well rounded, grown up supermini, nothing like the crammed car you bought in 2005.

This very first sighting of the car means we are at least half a year away from it being ready, if not a full year. The black prototype we are looking at is the Cooper S, now powered by a bigger 2-liter TwinTurbo petrol unit with 192 HP and 207 lb-ft (280 Nm) of torque. The white one could be the 1.5-powered Cooper, but it could also be the new Cooper D.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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