2009 MINI Convertible Rendering

Mike Apr 27th, 2007 Link

Niiice.

gokartride Apr 27th, 2007 Link

Funny…it looks just like an R56 with a drop top!!! Whodathunkit??

Shamus Apr 27th, 2007 Link

Nice photo-chop.

Gabe Apr 27th, 2007 Link

Nice photo-chop.

Every photo MINI releases has hours of photo processing involved – this one included.

korby Apr 27th, 2007 Link

Wow!!!!

lavardera Apr 27th, 2007 Link

what ever happened to exposed lug nuts..

Nathaniel Salzman Apr 27th, 2007 Link

What’s with the MF watermark? Looking for a little breaking-news, internet exclusive, street cred are we?

Gabe Apr 27th, 2007 Link

What’s with the MF watermark? Looking for a little breaking-news, internet exclusive, street cred are we?

Anytime we post things like this inevitably someone just pastes the image into forums without moving to their own server. And then we get the multitude of car weblogs who take the picture with no mention of where they got the original story from. This is to combat those practices.

Roger Apr 27th, 2007 Link

Its on the Braman Mini (out of West Palm Beach, FL) website: http://bramanmini.com/Specials-New.aspx

mike Apr 27th, 2007 Link

yeah, it is on the Braman site… listed as a 2007! DOH!

anyone know if anything will be done about the blind spots with the cabrio? my wife loves her MCc but won’t get another one because of how difficult it is to see out of it.

Roger Apr 27th, 2007 Link

Anyone know if anything will be done about the blind spots with the cabrio?

Problem is reduced with the top down ;)

Nathaniel Salzman Apr 27th, 2007 Link

Cool. Just hadn’t noticed it on other images before. I don’t blame you a bit.

Billy Apr 27th, 2007 Link

It’s a photo chop! No doubt in my mind that’s a fake. The spats (Black plastic arch extensions) are of the wrong design (R52 shape) They are too rounded. All of the bonet shut lines and gaps are too small, anyone that has seen an R56 in the flesh will know that the gap between bonnet and spat when shut is actually pretty large incomparrison to door shuts etc. This is a constant problem at plant Oxford that without complete re-tooling of the pressed steel plant in Swindon will not be resolved. As I said – it’s a fake! Take a look at the gap between the bonnet and spat on this picture – this is how big the gap is on every ‘56 and ‘55 that rolls out of Oxford – the ‘57 shall be NO different at the front. http://paultan.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/new_mini_1.jpg

Billy Apr 27th, 2007 Link

Sorry the last link doesn’t work – my fault

http://www.paultan.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/new_mini_1.jpg

cct1 Apr 27th, 2007 Link

It’s a photo chop! No doubt in my mind that’s a fake. The spats (Black plastic arch extensions) are of the wrong design (R52 shape) They are too rounded. All of the bonet shut lines and gaps are too small, anyone that has seen an R56 in the flesh will know that the gap between bonnet and spat when shut is actually pretty large incomparrison to door shuts etc. This is a constant problem at plant Oxford that without complete re-tooling of the pressed steel plant in Swindon will not be resolved. As I said – it’s a fake! Take a look at the gap between the bonnet and spat on this picture – this is how big the gap is on every ‘56 and ‘55 that rolls out of Oxford – the ‘57 shall be NO different at the front.

You beat me to it. Its not even that good of a photochop…The lack of panel gaps, and the fact the car looks dropped two inches are dead giveaways.

VMMVMMM Apr 27th, 2007 Link

That’s actually the first thing I noticed with this picture, that the wheel arches are two different designs front to back. The front has a flat surface to the arch, while the back is rounded like on my current 05 MINI.

Fun to see the rendering, though, wherever it came from.

gmini Apr 27th, 2007 Link

prestige MINI’s (eh hem) banner ad sports the hardtop mommy.

OH Steve Apr 27th, 2007 Link

Something looks fishy with the drivers side rear chrome headrest, at least in relation to the passenger side. Maybe the rear seat was pushed forward.

MauiMac Apr 27th, 2007 Link

I think it looks SICK! I can’t wait to see a photo of a REAL MCSc…

bluzeke Apr 27th, 2007 Link

. . . the wipers are wrong too and there’s no gutter for them.

gmini Apr 27th, 2007 Link

NOT A PHOTO. but a mighty enticing rendering.

Porco Rosso Apr 28th, 2007 Link

It’s also missing the tell-tale gaps in the beltline chrome…seen only on convertibles to enable the “easy load” boot access.

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Hunter Apr 29th, 2007 Link

Where’s the fuel filler door?

Billy Apr 30th, 2007 Link

Where’s the fuel filler door?

Oh my god, I’m ebarrassed that I missed that myself!

Aaron Cornaby Apr 30th, 2007 Link

…the chrome roll bars are not in perspective….any designers out there want to take a look?

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