Celebrations were under fashion today at Found Oxford as the starting time MINI Coupé rolled off the production line. Andrew Smith MP and Oxford Metropolis and Canton councillors joined plant manager, Jürgen Hedrich, and members of the plant'southward project team to welcome the new model.

The Coupé is the 4th member of the five-strong MINI family to be manufactured at Plant Oxford and volition be built on the same production lines as the Hatchback, Clubman and Convertible. A two-seater Roadster will complete the line-upward early next yr.

Jürgen Hedrich said: "The car has a unique and strong design just nonetheless retains MINI's exciting and distinctive go-kart feel.

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"The aim with the MINI Coupé is to give its new owners the about thrilling MINI driving feel possible. Every aspect of the motorcar – from the engines and chassis set up up to the weight distribution and aerodynamics – is focused on delivering the optimum dynamic performance"

The Coupé is MINI's first two-seater, since BMW Group developed the new MINI at Oxford, and has already seen strong involvement and a healthy order bank developing.

Andrew Smith, MP for Oxford Eastward, said: "This is a great day for the Oxford establish. To meet yet another model join the line-up shows just how stiff demand is for MINI in the xc markets effectually the earth where MINIs are sold.

"This new model, along with BMW Group'south recently-announced £500m investment into U.k. manufacturing, demonstrates the company'due south commitment to a long-term future for Establish Oxford."

The Coupé will see a range of new features, including the sport stripes on the trunk work, and the increased kicking space – the biggest in the MINI range. The unique spoiler is housed in the bootlid and reduces lift at the rear beam to improve aerodynamic balance and road grip. Every bit with all MINIs, a broad range of accessories and personalisation choices will exist bachelor.

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The MINI John Cooper Works Coupé has the fastest acceleration and top speed of whatsoever Oxford-produced MINI to date.

And while the orders for Coupé are stacking up, customers will have to wait until 1 October to accept delivery of their cars.

The lightening blue Coupé coming off the line today is destined for a dealership in the UK where it volition be used for preparation dealers and mechanics in advance of customers taking delivery of their cars.

[Source: MINI ]