MINI Savile Row – a very dark special edition for Japan

MINI Savile Row – a very dark special edition for Japan

BMW’s MINI is one of those cars that has had plenty of special editions, and this latest one is exclusively for the Japanese market. Called MINI Savile Row, it’s darker than dark with a black paintjob and a black roof, which highlights the polished chrome 17-inch wheels, fuel flap, mirrors and other trim. Definitely unique and classy (or sombre, depending on how you look at it) compared to the most of the cheery coloured MINIs running around.

Other goodies include privacy glass, bi-xenons, white turn signal lamps and an anthracite headliner, which guarantees an equally dark cabin. Only 100 units will be made available for those trendy Ginza types, all in Cooper spec with a 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine and automatic transmission. The cost? ¥3,100,000 or $35,028, a premium of about $4,500 over the standard Cooper.

More images after the jump.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • theanswer on Jul 12, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    any basher? when mini comes out with several edition..why silent? hehehe

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  • Wow… Very nice.

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  • nabill on Jul 12, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    i tink its time 4 mini to get a proper new facelift….the design although aged well , its getting too familiar….

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  • squawk on Jul 12, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    There’s no effect if you drive it in the daytime.

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  • lazyf on Jul 12, 2010 at 3:22 pm

    nice, stylish n luxurious!!!

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  • akupunya on Jul 12, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    how we want to bash? bcz it awesome!!

    and proton or perodua area not in it class.

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  • mohd hafizzul dorifuto on Jul 12, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    100 butir jah dale dunio nih…sapa dop d Malaysia…

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  • gangully on Jul 12, 2010 at 5:14 pm

    its a mini… even the original mini has several editions…

    also… they are coming out with a “newer” version…

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  • Kambing Gurun on Jul 12, 2010 at 10:19 pm

    “BMW’s MINI is one of those cars that has had plenty of special editions”

    Instead of MINI, we got MYVI. P2’s MYVI is one of those cars that had plenty of special editions.

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  • Petrolhead on Jul 12, 2010 at 11:33 pm

    No one can come close to challenging the Mini.
    It’s in a class of its own.
    Who says they are boring – they keep on reinventing themselves.
    Waiting for their Cooper D and the new engine by year end. :)

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  • leonardo on Jul 13, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    Like a typical basher – What? Another Special Edition? I will just buy a standard Mini and paint it Black! Change the rims with a made in Taiwan, change the leather seats in black, and i got the same car with cheaper price!

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  • omanjedi on Jul 13, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    How Black relates to Japan? Somebody enlighten me.

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    • dickybird on Jul 13, 2010 at 7:45 pm

      it is unrelated to japan, Savile Row is from London bah. it is FOR the japanese market.

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