Rendered Rumormill: Mini Speedster coming to Frankfurt?
by Damon Lavrinc on May 15th 2009 at 3:31PM 
While we're big fans of the Mini Cooper and Cooper S, the Convertible has left us wanting on several levels – visibility and weight being our biggest gripes. However, the remedy may be on the way this September when Mini takes the wraps of the Cooper Roadster at the Frankfurt Motor Show.According to L'Automobile, the concept will nix the Cooper's laughable rear seats to become a true two-seater, but will still pack a retractable soft-top that attaches to the shortened, more steeply raked windshield. Weight reduction is supposedly one of the Roadster's raisons d'être, and the French pub contends the speedster could make it to production sometime in 2010. Naturally, we're suitably skeptical, but we're looking forward to seeing the Roadster on the show stand later this year.
[Source: L'Automobile]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alex 3:51PM (5/15/2009)
meh...
I would be more excited if this was a RWD layout. Could have been underpinned by the 1-series platform.
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Quattroporte 3:58PM (5/15/2009)
Compared to the original MINI the current one is huge. How about a smaller MINI more in line with the original. Smaller, cheaper, and funner. No, instead they make a crossover and a long one with barn doors.
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larry a 5:51PM (5/15/2009)
Only if it was possible, with todays laws and crash standards it would be impossible to have all of that
Quattroporte 6:13PM (5/15/2009)
Smart, Tata Nano, Toyota iQ, etc. small.
FThorn 6:38PM (5/15/2009)
I hope so. Love the MINIs
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