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U Spy: 2012 Mini Roadster Testing in Britain
The new Mini Roadster isn’t expected to reach showrooms before late next year, but Carscoop reader Klaus M. has spotted a prototype model in a swirly camouflage at a roundabout near Oxford in South East England. Caught by surprise, Klaus managed to shoot a single photo of the 2012 Mini Roadster but promised to keep an eye open and send us more photos in the future. Mini has already revealed plans to debut the Coupe version of the series at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show this September, with sales to follow towards the end of the year. The ragtop Roadster model will follow at a later date.
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All-new Mini Roadster Makes Its Official Debut, Wants To Challenge The Mx-5 [254 Photos]
With its eyes set on conquering a slice of the convertible market from the popular Mazda MX-5, MINI has revealed the final production version of the Roadster. The Roadster is the soft-top variant of the Coupe introduced earlier this summer, and is the...
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New Mini Roadster In John Cooper Works Guise Scooped
With the new Coupe out in the open, MINI is now turning its focus on the soft-top roadster version of its two-seater model, which was snagged here by our scoop photographers in John Cooper Works [JCW] guise while testing on the Nurburgring. Thanks to...
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Insider: Mini To Reveal Near-production Coupe Model This Week, Roadster In Frankfurt
This Wednesday, on August 26, the MINI brand will turn 50 and to celebrate the occasion the British automaker will reveal the first photos a two-seater coupe concept car based on the hatchback model ahead of a planned debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show....
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Mini Usa Sales Chart - January - June 2012
BMW's U.S. Mini division sold 5995 cars in June 2012, taking the company's year-to-date total up to 32,059 through the first half of 2012. That's 7.5% better than Mini's first-half total from 2011, but keep in mind, Mini added two new...
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Mini Usa 2012 Q1 Sales Chart
Although U.S. sales at BMW's Mini brand slid 3.6% in March, the first quarter of 2012 has been kinder to Mini than the first quarter of 2011. Of course, Mini's had a little help from new models this year. The Coupe and Roadster have delivered...
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