The design team from MINI, along with MINI Japan, recently unveiled a new, limited edition MINI for Japan. You can hear all about it from MINI design GM Gert Hildebrand at the video linked below.
This new MINI, limited to 100 Cooper and 200 MCS, has a more elegant style, with it’s black and white paint scheme, special roof graphics and (wait for it)… grille badge.
[ MINI Designer’s Choice ] MINI.jp
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[ MINI does Japan with Exclusive Design ] Autoblog
Some fabulous cues; especially the doorsills.
Are the chrome mirrors, smoked?
Too bad the badge isn’t MF’s 15% More Go.
I really like the graphic on the roof, that is definitely something Cooper Flags could do and have for MINIs in the U.S. Nice to see 17″ Bullet Spokes on a Cooper.
Meh.
They didn’t do much with the interrior.
I do like the option of more white wheels though.
Quite elegant. Just going to be a pain keeping the white wheels white.
If I were a designer, that would NOT be my choice.
Too blah.
It’s refreshing to see a ‘designer’ MINI specced in such a tasteful way. I love the roof graphic motif and I’d love to get my hands on one of the grille badges. How great to see MINI revisit this accessory thanks to Gabe’s and Todd’s MotoringFile grille badge collection.
I’d happily see more of these MINIs and less of the <a href="http://motoringfile.com/2005/04/10/mosaic_minis/#more-4119" rel="nofollow">dubious one-offs</a> for <a href="http://motoringfile.com/2005/06/01/mini_by_versace/#more-4194" rel="nofollow">luxury brands</a>. As an owner, I’m not sure I could live with the white wheels or without the multi-function steering wheel, though.
Wow. They really went out on a limb with all those designer choices.. . . . ho hum. . . boring. . . .a Hello Kitty special edition would have been more exciting.
How can I get a copy of the poster with the mini sketch
on it?
Those are the white bullets 17″ I wanted. Now MINI is putting them on a special edt. Now who has good taste?
They are hard to find on any MINI. They would look good on my HO MCC. I have the white 15″ bullets. Or spiders as ETK’s like to call it.