Equally the beginning premium model in the modest car segment, MINI has been a genuine trailblazer, the unsurpassed scope of its equipment features and accessories allowing it to see the most varied requirements. And now MINI fans tin can express their appreciation of sectional individuality, eye for stylish elegance and penchant for uncompromising premium quality with even greater sophistication. MINI INSPIRED By GOODWOOD adds another layer to the MINI brand experience with a generous dose of automotive luxury and exclusivity in its highest form.

Close collaboration with the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars pattern team has produced a limited-run special edition MINI, whose exterior and interior design is inspired past fine materials and the British luxury machine marque's commitment to admittedly flawless workmanship.
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Production of the MINI INSPIRED Past GOODWOOD – which celebrates its world premiere at the Auto Shanghai 2011 show – is restricted to 1,000 units. Deliveries of the model, which will launch as office of the exclusive MINI Yours production line, are scheduled to start in spring 2012.

The British origins of the 2 brands, their shared belief in meeting the individual needs and desires of their customers, and the artistic pooling of ideas between the various brands at BMW Group Pattern provided the fuel for the collaboration between Rolls-Royce and MINI. At the Rolls-Royce headquarters in Goodwood, southern England, Rolls-Royce interior designer Alan Sheppard has overseen the emergence of a MINI which reproduces the hallmark imperial allure of the historic luxury brand and an interior ambience born of exquisite materials and outstanding workmanship in a representative of the small car community for the first time.

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The exclusive status of the MINI INSPIRED By GOODWOOD is rooted in a materials and colour concept which reflects the unmistakable and globally unique Rolls-Royce style non only in its individual component parts, but too in the configuration put together for the special-edition model.

Exclusive ambience created past harmonious colours, select materials and unbeatable workmanship.

In this way, the MINI INSPIRED BY GOODWOOD generates an interior ambience defined by stylistic harmony, masterful workmanship and British understatement. The dominant color is the exclusive Rolls-Royce variant Corn Silk, a warm and natural shade of beige which washes over the instrument panel (including the Centre Speedo and air vent surrounds), centre console, carpet surfaces, seat upholstery, roof liner, and door, side and torso pillar trim. Only the upper section of the instrument panel, which is lined with extremely loftier-quality, soft full-grain leather, is in blackness.

The surface of the instrument console and door pulls boasts a Walnut Burr cease likewise exclusive to Rolls-Royce. These veneers are selected at the Goodwood factory exclusively for the MINI INSPIRED Past GOODWOOD. In its flawless surface finish and distinctive stitching, the Cornsilk Tipped Leather used for the door panels also displays the unparalleled level of quality refined by the famous marque. Some other fashionable touch comes in the class of the high- quality Piano Black gloss finish on the multifunction steering wheel buttons and the command panel below the Centre Speedo.

The matching black dials for the speedometer and rev counter bear the same typeface every bit their Rolls-Royce counterparts. The MINI INSPIRED Past GOODWOOD is adorned with seats in Lounge Leather upholstery, a soft full-grain leather steering wheel and rugs in a quality of deep wool fleece also enjoyed by passengers in current Rolls-Royce models. The trim for the headlining, lord's day visors and luggage compartment cover boasts a likewise extremely loftier-grade Rolls-Royce cashmere blend.

When it comes to the exterior paintwork, customers can await forward to the Diamond Black metal shade developed by Rolls-Royce Design. Alternatively, the MINI colour variant Reef Bluish metal tin be specified as an option. The called paint shade is also used for the exterior mirror caps and roof spoiler of the MINI INSPIRED BY GOODWOOD. The exclusivity of the special-edition model is too reflected in its body design. The car's front and rear frock are the same as those found on the MINI Cooper Southward, but are combined with the bonnet from the MINI Cooper D. Rather than conveying over the air scoop of the MINI Cooper S, it boasts a harmoniously flowing surface which underlines the stylishly elegant appearance of the MINI INSPIRED Past GOODWOOD.

Another identifying feature of the MINI INSPIRED BY GOODWOOD are the sporty and elegant 17-inch multispoke light-alloy wheels. There are as well high-grade aluminium badges stamped with the lettering "MINI INSPIRED BY GOODWOOD" on the side indicator surrounds above the front wheel arches and on the door sills. Another badge, also featuring the fable "One of m", tin be institute on the centre console in front end of the gearshift lever (or selector lever, if the automated gearbox is specified).

Inspired by Goodwood, built in Oxford.

The exterior and interior features specially developed for the MINI INSPIRED BY GOODWOOD embody the inimitable style of Rolls-Royce Design. From the initial inspiration, the selection of materials and the detailed training of the colour concept, to the fine-tuning of the product process to ensure unimpeachable quality standards, the entire development process in Goodwood was carried out in close collaboration with the MINI found in Oxford and the BMW Group's development heart in Munich. The special-edition motorcar will be built at the Oxford MINI constitute, where the MINI, MINI Clubman and MINI Convertible are besides produced for the global market.

Beyond the signature features of the special-edition model, the standard equipment fitted in the MINI INSPIRED BY GOODWOOD also meets the highest expectations of a premium car. Its innovative and high-quality grapheme is underlined past engineering science including Adaptive Headlights with xenon light, Park Altitude Command, automated climate command, an on-board computer and the MINI Visual Boost Radio audio arrangement including a Harman Kardon howdy-fi loudspeaker organization.

Twin-scroll turbocharged engine delivers customary MINI driving fun.

The 4-cylinder turbocharged engine familiar from the MINI Cooper S ensures that the hallmark MINI driving fun and imposing ability reserves are available on tap. The one.6-litre drive unit – equipped with a turbocharger based on the twin-curl principle, petrol direct injection and variable valve command – develops 135 kW/184 hp and maximum torque of 240 Newton metres (177 lb-ft), which can be raised to 260 Newton metres (192 lb-ft) for a brusque time using the Overboost part.

The most efficient engine in its deportation grade combines its outstanding power development with exceptionally low fuel consumption and emissions figures. The sprint from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) is all over in 7.0 seconds, while fuel consumption in the European union test bike stands at v.8 litres per 100 kilometres (48.7 mpg imp) and CO2 emissions come up in at 136 grams per kilometre. As an alternative to the standard vi-speed manual gearbox, the MINI INSPIRED By GOODWOOD tin also be ordered as an option with a six- speed automatic.

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