The 2012 Mini Cooper Coupe was revealed by BMW back in June, and we here atwere among the first toBMW has just announced that the Mini Cooper Coupe will make its first appearance in the flesh at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show coming up later this month. Mini has expanded its lineup quite aggressively over the past couple years, adding the versatile, if a bit awkward, Clubman wagon body style, and just recently, the four-door soft off-roading Countrymanbody style. The two-seater Mini Coupe completes thelineup as the company's focused sports car, which Mini describes as having a "legendary go-kart feelingThe Mini Cooper Coupe will differ from the rest of the Miniby its roof designwhich lowers the roofline and forms a far more extreme angle out of the rearwindow, which improves aerodynamics and adds a lot more style to the traditionalbox-shaped greenhouse that sits atop a conventional Mini hatchback. The MiniCooper Coupe will also receive more aggressive suspension tuning that favorsgrippiness and response. The drivetrains will remain largely the same, with the standard Mini Cooper Coupe offering a 1.6L 121hp 4cyl engine and a six-speed manual gearbox (with a six-speed automatic as an option), and the Cooper S Coupe will be powered by the same 181hp turbocharged 1.6L engine as the hatchback. But those who desire to take the Coupe's sporty character to its limits can get the John Cooper Works edition which will boost the Cooper S Coupe's horsepower to 208hp as well as add lots of racy styling features including stripes, bigger wheels, and a retractable rear spoilerMini has also that the availability of customization options for the 2012 CooperCoupe will be nearly unlimited, calling it the Mini Yours collection. Customers willbe able to choose wild and crazy paint schemes for their Cooper Coupes, as well as many different interior upholstery and trim options. Buyers who choose the JohnCooper Works edition will be able to make their cars look and feel like race cars forthe street with sportier steering wheels, shift knobs, and engine tweaks to wring even more power outperformance package.Mini has also announced that the aforementioned Clubman wagon body style willbe receiving a Hampton edition that will be shown at the 2011 Frankfurt MotorShow, which will showcase all of the various customization options availablethrough the Mini Yours accessory catalog. Finally, the Mini Inspiredwill also be on hand at Frankfurt, which received a special once-over by RollsRoyce, also under the control of BMW, as a tribute to the Goodwood festival which is one of the most revered automotive events in the world.
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