Lowdown on mini Superleggera sports vehicle idea

MINI’s all-electric sports vehicle concept, the Superleggera Vision, is making its very first appearance in the UK at the 2014 salon Prive traditional as well as sports vehicle show in London. We chatted with the guy behind the style as well as in fee of signing off the styling of all contemporary Minis, ex-BMW as well as VW designers Anders Warming.
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Anders, apart from traditional cars, what influenced you to produce a new mini sports car?
“That’s a big question. The very first thing was exactly how a mini drives. traditional Minis as well as new MINIs are truly fun to drive – they are like bit sports cars. So we desired a vehicle that had modernity however the simplicity of the original Mini. We likewise referred to the concept of an Italian ‘barchetta’, or bit boat in the look of the car. It is extremely Italian.
“Cars are special in Italy, so Italian fashion was important too. even the colour, which is extremely elegant, is like a Milanese tailored suit. The purple accents around the vehicle on the brakes as well as inside are [a completing touch], like cufflinks.”
And what about vehicles – which vehicles have you been influenced by here?
“So many. I had an Austin-Healy ‘Frogeye’ Sprite when I resided in the US, as well as there is a few of that in the rear of the car. The fin is of program a recommendation to the Jaguar D-Type, however so many fantastic Jaguars influenced the vehicle – I like the XK120, C-Types, D-Types as well as E-Types.”