Alastair's BLE 2 Blog: MINI Cooper S "Inspired by Goodwood" by Rolls-Royce

2011年8月20日土曜日

MINI Cooper S "Inspired by Goodwood" by Rolls-Royce

Seeing as both brands fall under the BMW umbrella, it wasn?t really a far-fetched idea to have British luxury automaker, Rolls Royce, and German carmaker, MINI, tie up for a special edition project. The question wasn?t so much if these two highly regarded brands could collaborate, but more of when they would do it.

Apparently, that question has finally been answered.

At the Shanghai Auto Show, MINI and Rolls Royce will introduce a limited production Cooper S model called the ?MINI Inspired by Goodwood?, a direct homage to the latter?s base of operations in Goodwood, England.

The car was developed with the help of the Rolls Royce design team and, together with the folks from MINI, they created a car that will be produced in only 1,000 units. The ?MINI Inspired by Goodwood? is decked out with the kind of exclusive and luxury amenities that only Rolls Royce can be known for.

It?s been a long time in the making, but hey, at the very least we finally get to see the car in full production guise. Let?s just all hope that this car won?t cost as much as a Ghost or a Phantom.

UPDATE 08/19/2011:: The whispers of Mini sending some of this special edition MINI’s 1,000 units over to the US were correct, but we don’t have to pay the converted price of $68,000. Nope, official pricing for the Mini GoodWood sits at $52,000, according to reports. This new, lower price still makes the MINI Cooper S "Inspired by Goodwood" the most expensive small premium car. Hey, Rolls Royce inspiration doesn’t come cheap, especially considering the Mini Cooper models in the States cost between $19K and $28K, depending on the model. All in all, Mini will be sending 140 units over to our side of the pond. Orders will begin next month and the first deliveries will be made in the second quarter of 2012. (MotoringFile)

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MINI Cooper S "Inspired by Goodwood" by Rolls-Royce originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 19 August 2011 13:00 EST.