SPIED: MINI's Upcoming Coupe & Roadster Patent Drawings LEAKED

CAR Magazine reports:

Our friends over at Autoblog have snared a handful of European patent pictures of next year's new Mini twins – the Coupé and Roadster. The 2011 debutants are revealed in their likely showroom spec in these new sketches that lodge the trademarks required to stem Chinese rip-offs.

The 2011 Mini Coupé and Roadster were trailed in the 2009 concept cars shown at the Frankfurt motor show and, as predicted, the production cars are little different.

So what's new on the production Mini sports cars?

Not much. These four leaked images shown that the front fascia, bumpers and aero addenda are only mildly changed from their concept brethren. It's all about style: the Mini's already pointless rear seats will be junked on both the coupé and rag-top roadster. These sportier Minis are Germany's answer to the Honda CRX and Ford Puma...

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theoptimisticpessimist - 4/6/2010 6:41:42 PM

+1 Boost

Goofy looking bastard. love the Dorothy Hamill hair cut.

AlleVier - 4/6/2010 9:59:08 PM

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If they extended the roof to the rear pillar, it would have looked like a mullet, but I kind of like it. The near-absence of a rear overhang from 3/4 view looks a little strange, but if the long wheelbase (compare to the length, anyways) helps the ride, more power to it. With the tinted windows, a light-colored body with black top might make the haircut more discreet.

bmwdrvr - 4/6/2010 9:35:27 PM

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This thing still looks rediculous to me I just dont get it, maybe in person it will be better but you would have to really be hard pressed in love with this thing to pay more for a smaller version of an already super small car that doesnt look any sportier. They should have used the clubman as a base and did a real coupe or a hatch like the TT or scirroco its to cartoony.

PUGPROUD - 4/7/2010 7:57:15 AM

+1 Boost

Wins the dare to be different prize...my gut tells me this will sell in greater volumes than expected. Time will tell.