McKenna: MINI Coupe, Roadster Dead By 2015

The backwards-cap-wearing MINI Coupe and its Roadster brother are being taken out behind the shed, both going out of production next year.

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  • Paul Shame, nice car, but a weak company. Bringing something this complex to market is tough for little guys. Frankly, Apple should have bought this thing out, built in proper, supportable software, marketing and manufacturing expertise.
  • MaintenanceCosts Sadly (I really like the product), I think it will be Lucid. Rivian will have consistent cash flow with the vans and trucks and I don't see a bankruptcy for any of the majors in the immediate future. I'm including Mitsubishi as a major because its parent company is enormous and very diversified.
  • Marty S Just saw one for the first time at a municipal car show, actually near some 280Z's (76 and 77). Looked pretty good, other than being blue inside and outside. We had a 77 280Z which we loved.
  • Marty S Was just admiring a BMW Z-8 in an article, which i believe was a Fisker design. Very talented designer. Maybe someone will hire him now.
  • Varezhka Not counting all of the smaller Chinese automakers who will probably go bankrupt before I am even aware of their existence... Lucid and VinFast. Though I am surprised I have already seen a couple of the latter on the streets.