This is a Mini like none you’ve ever seen – the ‘Superlegerra Vision’ concept.
It’s Mini’s star attraction at this year’s ‘Concorso d’Eleganza’ staged at the glorious Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como in Italy.
Mini says the ‘Superlegerra Vision’ blends modern ‘Britishness’ with Italian flair.
It’s all classic craftsmanship from the hand-shaped metal body to the coachwork construction and style inside.
The aluminium body is the work of the Italian company Touring Superlegerra which has been in the business since 1926 and the paint colour is a unique hue called ‘Como Blue’.
There are some hallmark Mini cues – the two circular headlights, hexagonal grille and bonnet stripes. And the rear lights form the shape of the Union Jack.
But the grille is closed as the Mini ‘Superlegerra Vision’ is an electric vehicle – possibly the first electric Mini ever seen.
Inside, the dashboard if formed in a single sheet of untouched aluminium and the brown leather is in the classical ‘Sabbia’ colour.
A visit to the annual ‘Concorso d’Eleganza’ at Villa d’Este is on the Car Showroom ‘bucket list’ – each year you get to see where the industry’s style gurus are at.
