Michael Satterfield
When’s the last time there was a car like the Mini? When people aren’t busy buying the same car in slightly different lengths and heights, Mini is painting them slightly different colors and charging more. It appears the last one, the Rally Clubman, sold so well that Mini’s got another special edition in the works called the Laurel Sport.
There will be 300 Laurel Sports offered in the U.S., 100 for each the hardtop, Clubman, and convertible. They arrive next month, just in time for the Olympics to be over, but the aim here is “classic British style.” That means a John Cooper Works aero kit, driving lights, 17-inch alloys, black mirror caps, special door sills, side skirts, and stripes. And that’s not all: There will be a summer version and a winter version, the former getting performance tires, the latter with all-season tires and the Cold Weather package.If you’re still reading this and haven’t called your Mini dealer already, prices will be $29,695 for the hardtop, $31,445 for the Cooper S, and $34,545 for the convertible.
[Source: Motoring File]Mini USA launching Laurel Sport Edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 19 Feb]
