Video: The MINI Superleggera – How MINI’s Most Beautiful Car Almost Went Into Production

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When the MINI Superleggera Vision rolled onto the lawn at Villa d’Este in 2014, it instantly became one of the most breathtaking concept cars of the modern era. A minimalist, hand-formed sculpture that captured MINI’s character while hinting at a future that felt both electric and emotional.

But behind that sculpted aluminum body was a story very few people know, one about craftsmanship, engineering creativity, and how MINI nearly turned this stunning concept into a production car.

In our latest MotoringFile video, we take you inside that story. You’ll see how the Superleggera was built in collaboration with Touring Superleggera of Milan, using traditional coachbuilding methods rarely seen today. We reveal how MINI secretly tested the design on a prototype before building the final aluminum car, and how BMW engineers slipped in an early i3 electric drivetrain to make it fully drivable. and rear-wheel drive.

MINI came closer than most realize to putting it into production, exploring UKL-based variants and low-volume builds, before the realities of cost and complexity forced them to step back. Still, the Superleggera’s influence never faded. Its clean surfaces, minimalist design, and pure proportions helped shape the next generation of MINI design, visible today in MINI’s more minimal design language.

Watch the full video below to see how one of the most beautiful cars in MINI’s history was actually built, by hand, by vision, and by passion.

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