Following in the steps of the recently unveiled mid-engine Corvette C8, a rendering artist has decided to create his own version of a MINI supercar. TheSketchMonkey just published his creation on Youtube walking us through the steps he took to give the futuristic MINI supercar a mid-engine. In the video, the artist points out that the MINI’s iconic design has become less exciting, hence this project.
The Photoshop exercise starts from scratch, with a blank piece of paper, and ending with a proper car sketch that you’d see in a design studio. Kinda similar to what we experienced recently.
To stay true to some of the MINI iconic design cues, TheSketchMonkey gives its MINI supercar the typical roof seen on MINI convertibles, along with the MINI headlights and overall round shape.
Being a mid-engine supercar, this MINI is larger in size, both longitudinally and latitudinally, with wide wheel arches and side shapes that remind us of a proper supercar. The large wheels are a must, so they’re included, as well as a more aggressive front-end.
While the odds of such a MINI supercar are slim to none, it’s still cool to see what can be done if the designers have full creative freedom.
No. Superleggera Roadster.
Those are some… interesting proportions. Especially the front axle placement
MINI is BMW. BMW Won’t mke an exiting mid Engine car. So No Nothing gonna happen.
Really? because BMW’s entire current electric motor strategy puts engines immediately over their axels.
but are they “exciting” ?
They will be when ZF continues their research and design of multi gear electric engines. They already announced a 2 gear… so give it time.
sadly true :(
What? Are we in Grade School again? Keep dreaming boys……
it’s 2019 ,why is anybody designing a mid engine ICE vehicle. The C8 Corvette is pretty cool but it’s another Blackberry in a world of touch screens. The Tesla model 3 Performance version can almost beat the new C8 Corvette to 60mph and carry your spouse and kids. I love the design work but this article feels like someone’s head has been deep in the sand for a decade. Seriously it’s like what if Mini added a second Horse to pull a wagon?
agreed
Do you like the sound of a Ferrari or Lambo ?
0-60 is not the only measure of performance and if thats all you care about, these cars are not for you. Why do you think cars like the 718, 911, f type, mx5, brz/gt86 sell so well when there are many cheaper cars both EV and ICE that are faster to 60? For what these cars are being used for, being able to carry your spouse and kids is an afterthought, not a necessity for the buyer(if it mattered to them at all they wouldnt even be considering a 2 seater)
Put the batteries below the floor, give it 3 electric engines and streamline the design. That’s all you need in a short, fat future car… all cars will have hundreds, if not thousands of hp/torque with the coming of electric. In 2020, this article will already be about 20 years out of date. Anyone thinking of designing more ICE cars in 2019 that aren’t just remnants of their last 8 years of production cycle is a fool. The technology has proven to work, now it’s time to invest the billions they have and build some serious beasts.
How about idk, if maybe BMW made a mid engine supercar maybe.. 🤔