MINI To Reveal SUV
Rumor has it that MINI is preparing to reveal a convertible version of the Cooper before the year is out. Whether that is true or not has not been confirmed. What is confirmed is the fact that they will be revealing their new SUV in Paris.
The cabrio version of the Cooper and Cooper S won’t make an appearance until the Spring of 2009, but the jacked-up Crossman CUV could launch around the same time. The “Crossman” is slated to be produced by Magna Steyr, riding 80 mm higher than standard MINIs and will be powered by the same 1.6-liter naturally aspirated and turbocharged mills found in the Cooper and Clubman, and their S-badged counterparts. Magna says that it will be producing 80,000 Crossmans (Crossmen?) each year on an entirely new platform that allows the use of both AWD and FWD drivetrains.