The new R57 MINI Cooper S Convertible
Well, dear readers, things have been crazy of late. I’ve been out to LA to try out the new R57 (got to drive it!), learn all about it, and of course, dine on some In-N-Out while in California. Be jealous. However I also experienced some downtime due to a database error, but quickly resolved thanks to my gracious host, DreamHost. Truly a fantastic experience so far with these blokes. AlistairCooper (my twitter personality) is still going strong, and it’s really quite a bit of fun to have my fingers on the pulse of anything MINI on twitter. But I digress…some pictures and info on the new R57 MINI Convertible!
The R57 is going to have the same (new) chassis as the R56, slightly reinforced to deal with the lack of a roof, but otherwise you’ll notice the same improvements from the transition from R50/53 -> R56. Goodbye, cowl shake, and other R52 quirks. Hello, great mileage and torque, better design, turbos, and new colors! MINI is introducing a couple new colors with the launch of the R57, Horizon Blue (slated to replace Lightning Blue)
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and Interchange Yellow. The latter has sparked a lot of debate on the internet tubes, but in person, I can assure you, it is a … well it’s a badass color. Very MINI. The top works like a dream, and can operate while moving (albeit not very quickly…) a HUGE improvement, and one I got to try out! Please post any comments and questions, or get ahold of me on Twitter.
There he is!
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