Comments on: MINI Convertible Sidewalk Officially Debuts

By: AMC

AMC — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:56:31 +0000

Street only comes in one flavor.

By: JP

JP — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:46:49 +0000

My MINI advisor told me it will be a $3,500 option which will make the base price of a MINI S around $30,000.

By: whiteroofradio.com » Woofcast #120

whiteroofradio.com » Woofcast #120 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:35:42 +0000

[...] We spent some time talking about the new Sidewalk Edition convertible and some of the items that can be found in the Motoringfile Gift Guide. You don’t want to forget that special MINIac in your lives this year, and you don’t have much time left! [...]

By: FrankInMiami

FrankInMiami — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:21:28 +0000

Nice convertible. For those that find the R56 styling a bit funky and still prefer the supercharger and the better looking classic style of the R50 era, this car is the ticket.

By: ChrisW

ChrisW — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:17:06 +0000

"the wheels look like they got scraped along a kerb"

That's exactly what I was thinking! These wheels look just like my Konig Rewinds after a run in with a grinder.

I do like them. The rest of the car, I'm undecided...

By: abbydog3

abbydog3 — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:46:05 +0000

Loving those rims, they are calling my name!

By: gmini

gmini — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:31:11 +0000

too bad we wonm’t be getting those seats. Is there an angineer around that can get us out of the hell of flat seat cushions?????

By: petsounds

petsounds — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:08:37 +0000

I love the piping on those seats. I think it would make for a great regular option on other MINIs. It would add a bit more vintage back into the MINI which the redesign took away.

The paint color isn't so bad, but it seems more at home on a sneaker than a MINI.

By: Wessy

Wessy — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:08:10 +0000

Following on from your comment, IB, I agree that the malt brown leather would go beautifully with BRG, Pepper White, and Astro Black, and yeah, it would work with Pure Silver, too. I'd love to see it with the outgoing Hot Orange, or the new Mellow Yellow, as well as with a blue like the Kingfisher Blue on the classic Sidewalk site Dave linked to above.

By: wirelessdeo

wirelessdeo — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:59:50 +0000

I like the idea of the luggage rack!

By: GSKChicago

GSKChicago — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:53:10 +0000

Love the seats. Not sure I like the paint color in the press photo’s and not sure I like the wheels.

By: Obi Quiet

Obi Quiet — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:52:04 +0000

Am I missing something? A surfboard rack for a convertible? Is this possible with the Sport Link setup?

By: IB

IB — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:58:22 +0000

Rumour has it that the other colours will be good ol’ BRG, Pepper White and maybe Pure Silver, along with the Sparkling Silver pictured above. I don’t think anything else in the current R52/R56 colour range would really work, apart from Astro Black.

By: Wessy

Wessy — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:26:38 +0000

Yum! Can’t wait to find out what the other colors will be.

By: SB

SB — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:36:22 +0000

That’s a sharp looking convertible.

By: GZ

GZ — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:44:00 +0000

Silk green. Good suggestion. I've seen that on some '02s. How about a powder blue similar to Thunderbirds. Both are girly colors but still look sharp.

I don't care much for this, however, MINI deserves credit for trying to freshen up the MCSC line as it basically remains stagnant until '09 (sniff).

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:10:55 +0000

All I read was Ã¢â‚¬Å“available in four colorsÃ¢â‚¬Â I didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t see anything about more exclusive colors then the one?

Since the press release above is more specific to the U.K., it will be interesting to see how this gets translated for the U.S. Market.

With the "Seven" and the "Checkmate" the U.S. market had a bit more flexibility in specing the cars since they weren't strictly "special editions" but treated more as an "options package".

If the same thing happens again, then there may be more than four colors available in the U.S. market for the "sidewalk options package" (if it is handled that way).

By: Seth L

Seth L — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:05:17 +0000

All I read was "available in four colors" I didn't see anything about more exclusive colors then the one?

Although it would look awesome in Silk Green : )

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:56:04 +0000

The Sidewalk name appears to have been used in the past by Mini, at that point it was on a Coupe. Still nice to see MINI using a bit of Mini heritage.

From minisidewalk.co.uk/ The "Sidewalk" was produced by Rover between 1994-1996.Ã‚Â There was only 1000 produced making them a limited edition. They came in Kingfisher blue, Charcoal grey and White diamond.

By: Crusoe

Crusoe — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:40:09 +0000

That color is sparkling silver from the new pallet no? It will be nice to see the entire color and interior choice range but this one looks nice all around. Wheels are kick arse looking but are probably 25lbs each. Hmm Sidewalk. Side badges are big and plastic and looks like they have sidewalk door sills so removing may leave a scar.