The Mini Roadster is on track to debut in March or April 2012.Three versions will be offered: base coupe, midlevel S and top-level John Cooper Works performance edition. Engines are essentially carried over from the Mini Cooper hatchback lineup, with a 208-horsepower turbo 1.6-liter powering the JCW Coupe.
Sales for the Mini Roadster will begin immediately following its release with prices coming in at about $2-3K higher than the Coupe, or roughly $25,000 for a base Roadster.
Buyers will get to choose between the base Roadster with 121 HP, an S version with 181 HP, an SD version with a 141 HP (Europe only), and the top-of-the-line John Cooper Works version delivering 208 HP.
Our only concern for the Mini Roadster is the crowd gathering in Mini’s lineup. With the Mini Cooper Convertible already seated firmly in place, will Mini-lovers find the time to fall in love with a two-seater model?
Wearing little camouflage, the MINI Roadster is sticking close to the concept model that previewed it
This group shows the MINI Roadster from all angles and we can see that MINI is sticking close to the look of the Roadster concept which debuted at the Frankfurt motor show back in 2009.
