MINI Roadster Studie - Superleggera

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    Georg Kacher schreibt, dass der Superleggera den mäßig erfolgreichen MINI Roadster beerben soll. Abgesehen von einigen wenigen, für die Serienproduktion dringend notwendigen, Änderungen soll sich die Serienversion des MINI Superleggera so eng wie möglich am Concept Car orientieren. Mit dem BMW i8 hat man in München gezeigt, dass derartige Ankündigungen ziemlich ernst gemeint sein können.


    Während sich das Design voraussichtlich eng an der Vision von 2014 orientieren wird, dürfte der Antriebsstrang erheblich konventioneller gestaltet sein. Als technische Basis dient aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach die BMW UKL-Architektur für Fahrzeuge mit Frontantrieb, schließlich muss MINI auch die Kosten im Blick behalten.


    Angetrieben wird der MINI Superleggera folglich von Drei- und Vierzylinder-Motoren mit 1,5 bis 2,0 Liter Hubraum . Eine Variante mit Plug-in-Hybrid- oder Elektro-Antrieb ist zwar nicht ausgeschlossen, die Masse der Fahrzeuge dürfte aber mit konventionellem Antrieb per Verbrennungsmotor verkauft werden.

    So was vorgestern noch gut war, ist wieder in Frage gestellt....


    http://www.autonews.com/articl…ussion-mini-mini-unlikely
    Mini Superleggera roadster still under discussion,
    'mini Mini' unlikely, top exec says.
    March 18, 2015 - 12:01 am ET
    MUNICH -- BMW has not approved a roadster based on the Superleggera concept for its Mini brand
    and has not decided whether to add a “mini Mini” that would be built with Toyota, Mini’s top executive, Peter Schwarzenbauer, said.


    The UK’s Car magazine reported on Monday that a version of the Superleggera two-seat roadsterwould go into production in early 2018 to give the Mini brand a sporty boost.


    Germany’s AutoBild said in January that BMW and Toyota are discussing an entry-level car for Mini that would be called the Mini Minor.


    Schwarzenbauer, BMW's board member in charge of Mini, said the Superleggera would be a “great addition to the Mini range” but added: “I cannot confirm that it has been approved yet.”


    Schwarzenbauer said he is “still pushing” to get the production model approved.
    He has been a big fan of the Superleggera since its unveiling last May at the Villa d’Este concourse d’elegance near Como, Italy.


    Asked about a new entry-level Mini, he said: “I don’t see a smaller car than the current one.”


    Schwarzenbauer was speaking with reporters on Tuesday on the eve of BMW Group's 2014 financial results press conference here.


    He said Mini's 2015 sales would exceed the 303,030 sold last year, but the brand's volume will not keep growing by 20 percent as it has in the first two months of the year. “At the beginning of last year, we were phasing out the previous-generation Mini three door, so the first-quarter comparison is a bit misleading,” he said.


    The three-door Mini hatchback is outselling the recently introduced five-door Mini, Schwarzenbauer said. The order inflow is 60 percent for the three-door and 40 percent for the five-door. In the segment as a whole, five-door cars account for 70 percent to 80 percent of sales, he said.


    Electric Mini


    Schwarzenbauer also said that Mini needs an electric variant because it is an urban brand and EVs are most suitable for cities. “Electrification of Mini is very important.
    We are working on that, but I cannot confirm when and what,” he said.


    Mini needs to find a spot for an EV battery pack that is not in the trunk or in the engine bay. “Finding available space in a car as small as the Mini is not easy,” Schwarzenbauer said


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