The original concept studio pics
You know how some cars look rubbish in the glare of motorshow lights then somehow resolve themselves into something desirable out on the road? The new Mini Coupe might be doing things the other way around...
"Today marks the launch of the reveal film for the new Mini Coupé on Mini's YouTube channel," runs the official blurb attached to a link in our email this morning.
"This exclusive video footage will provide Mini fans with their first visual impressions of the sporty two-seater's innovative design as well its hallmark Mini driving fun."
So is it just us, or has a car that managed to tantalise us in its first glare of publicity, turned into something that seems not quite so relevant out on the road? Perhaps it's the camera angles, (or maybe we're just feeling grumpy?), but these visuals set us thinking more about idiosyncratic stylist-lead duffers like the Vauxhall Tigra or Suzuki XC90 than anything genuinely desirable from a performance point of view.
Still, what do we care? We haven't got a sister.