MINI turns 60 this year and the brand has released
a global special edition model to mark the milestone. The MINI 60 Years Edition
can be had as a Cooper or Cooper S, and with three or five doors. MINI
Indonesia rolled out the 60 Years Edition as a Cooper 3-Door Hatch at the 2019
Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show.
The first thing that catches your eye is the British
Racing Green colour, which was recreated solely for this edition, MINI says.
The car is also available in Melting Silver. Also unique to the 60Y
are the 17-inch two-tone wheels you see here, wrapped with Dunlop run flat
tyres.
Colour and wheels aside, the exterior clues to the
specialness of this MINI are in the badges. “60 Years” graphics can be found on
the hatchback’s side scuttle (that’s where the signal lamps sit on the front
wings) and black bonnet stripes, which has Aspen White and British Oak
pinstripes that interplay with the colour of the roof and wing mirror caps.
Inside, the MINI Yours Leather Lounge seats in Dark
Cacao really stand out, especially when contrasted with green stitching and
thick piping, and the exterior BRG paint. There are 60Y logos stitched on the
outside corners of the chairs, and another logo on the leather steering wheel.
More 60Y graphics can be found on the door sills and logo projection – the
latter shines from the side mirrors and is visible at night. The pinstriped
dashboard trim is also unique.
Nothing’s new under the hood. The facelifted MINI
Cooper is powered by a 1.5 litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine with 136 hp
and 220 Nm of torque, mated to a seven-speed Steptronic auto transmission.
0-100 km/h takes 7.8 seconds. Today is the first public day of GIIAS, but MINI
Indonesia’s 60 Years Edition allocation is already sold out for the green
colour.
The MINI 60 Years Edition will be coming to Malaysia
next month, but we’ll be getting the hatchback in Cooper S form. That means a
2.0 litre turbocharged four-pot making 192 hp and 280 Nm, good for the century
sprint in 6.7 seconds. Special editions aren’t uncommon when it comes to MINI,
but this one’s rather alluring.
