Mini Roller

2012 Mini Goodwood

Commemorative cars are everywhere these days. Just look at Ferrari. They teamed up with Fiat to produce the Fiat 695 Abarth Tributo Ferrari, which is a Fiat 500 Abarth with some Prancing Horse labels on it. Another example, Maserati and Alfa Romeo teamed up to produce the Alfa MiTo for Maserati which is an Alfa Romeo MiTo with some silver crowns on it. Then, there's the best of them all; Aston Martin and Toyota worked together to produce the Cygnet, which as Jeremy Clarkson describes, is a Toyota iQ with Toyota crossed out and Aston Martin written in crayon. Well, it looks like we'll be adding one more to the list as Mini and Rolls-Royce have come together to produce this: the Mini Goodwood. Since both companies are owned by BMW, and both are based in England, it didn't really seem that bad for an elite compact car brand to work hand-in-hand with an elite luxury brand on a new Cooper. They gave it the name Goodwood after the town Goodwood in England, where Rolls-Royce is based. The car comes in either Diamond Black Metallic paint, a Rolls-Royce exclusive, or Mini's Reef Blue Metallic paint. The rims are multi-spoke 17-inch alloys with special badging. This might all sound luxurious, but the part of the car where Rolls-Royces are mostly praised for is the interior, and they've really done some work here in the Goodwood. When you sit in one of these, you'll feel at ease with the Cornsilk Leather seats, the Walnut Burr wood trim, and the black Nappa leather dashboard kit. Basically, everything you'd expect in a Rolls-Royce, only smaller. Underneath all this luxury and style is a Mini Cooper S with 1.6-liter 182 horsepower turbo-4 engine with 192 horsepower via overboost. So, in conclusion, this effectively is a Rolls-Royce for those who aren't into being a big shot. This car is for those who'd rather keep things compact, but still love the idea of riding in style. Check this car out at the Shanghai Motor Show starting next week.