Mini is launching three special edition models for 2023 with bold graphics and shiny metallic trims.The Resolute, Untamed, and Untold editions are available for the Cooper, Countryman, and Clubman models, respectively.The cheeky small-car brand is celebrating its 20th anniversary of U.S. sales this March.To celebrate its 20th anniversary of selling small cars in North America, Mini is readying three special-edition models that will be available for nearly its entire lineup. While 20th anniversary gifts are traditionally made of china, Mini has taken a new route and applied brass and frosted bronze accents to differentiate these special models.
The Cooper Hardtop and its convertible variant can be ordered as the Resolute Edition, which comes painted in Rebel Green with Pepper White paint for the mirror caps and roof; the convertible comes with a black cloth top. The package is also available on the electric Cooper S E hatchback, but that car eschews the gasoline-powered model’s 18-inch black wheels for a set of aerodynamic-focused 17-inchers. Hood stripes, pin-striped door-sill protectors, and yellow-and-cream tweed upholstery complete the package.
Countryman models can be had with the new Untamed Edition package, which applies a Momentum Grey exterior color that serves to highlight a bodyside graphic. Inside, a backlit panel displaying a mountain scene stretches across the dashboard and Highland Green leather upholstery graces the seats.

Perhaps the most attractive of the bunch is the Untold Edition Cooper Clubman, which wears Sage Green paint with color-matched plastic body cladding, brass-accented 18-inch wheels, and a striped hood graphic. The Clubman’s interior is decorated with Sage Green leather upholstery as well as brass-accented door sill protectors and dashboard vents.
Mini says that 60 percent of its sales are custom-built cars and hopes that these three special-edition packages will give customers even more choices. Production of these updated Minis starts in March and the company says inventory should be available at dealers in April 2022. Pricing for the Resolute Edition Mini Cooper start at $36,750 for the Hardtop and $41,250 for the convertible. The Untold Edition Clubman starts at $42,500 and the Untamed Edition Clubman starts at $42,750.
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The 2024 Bugatti Mistral roadster is more than a roofless Chiron, as we learned from Bugatti designer Jascha Straub.Bugatti says the $5 million Mistral will “become the fastest roadster in the world,” and its unique wraparound windshield was designed for that.The Mistral’s other standout details include reworked body lines, distinct lighting elements, and special interior materials.Bugatti has revealed its latest masterpiece, the Mistral roadster, which also serves as the send-off for the French automaker’s famous W-16 engine. As a topless version of the Bugatti Chiron, the Mistral brings a wind-in-the-hair option to the marque’s privileged plutocrats—just in case their Gulfstream G800 Landaulet is in the shop.”Our customers asked for this, something that has been missing in the Chiron line,” said Bugatti designer Jascha Straub, as he walked us around a prototype mockup during an exclusive preview on the grounds of the Bugatti Château last month before the reveal. We also got an up-close look at five cool design elements, which are detailed below. An Expensive Haircut

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One thing that will not be available is an actual roof. “There will be a foldable soft top of some kind, for emergencies,” Straub said. “We wanted a real roadster. And a real roadster has no top.” Creating the $5 million Mistral roadster was not as simple as targa-ing the Chiron’s roof panel. “That aero wouldn’t work for our top speeds,” Straub said. Such a workaday solution was a no-go aesthetically as well. “It would remove the Bugatti signature line,” he added, referring to the delicate ovoid curve that ensnares the A-pillar, roofline, air intake, and rocker panel. Staying in Character

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The Chiron’s “signature line” is one of its defining design features, and it echoes the designs penned by the company’s founder, Ettore Bugatti, in interwar masterpieces like the Type 41 and Type 57. To preserve that important body line, the Mistral’s designers created a visor-like, wraparound windshield and integrated a lower, wider, flatter character line, inspired by those seen on the track-only Bolide and the one-off Voiture Noire.A Familiar-ish Face

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There’s no mistaking the Mistral’s horseshoe grille, which is a Bugatti trademark. However, the rest of the roadster’s face is more radical, with design language that looks to be derived from the ultra-limited Bugatti Divo and Bugatti La Voiture Noire. The Mistral’s slat-like front LED lighting elements are another facial feature that makes it look unique. Taillight Show

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Among the most eye-catching details on the Mistral are the red X-shaped taillights with Bugatti illuminated in between, so those who are inevitably passed by one of these rockets will instantly know what just blew by them at 250-plus mph. Along with quad center-mounted exhaust tips, the roadster has a very short rear overhang that provides an ideal view of the outgoing W-16 engine. The Inside Scoop

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The interior of the Mistral looks a lot like the Chiron’s cabin because they’re one and the same. The roadster gets special materials such as hand-woven leather that can line the seats and dash, and the aluminum and rosewood gearshift knob features a Bugatti standing elephant mascot housed in glass, like an ancient insect caught in amber.
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The 2023 Subaru Crosstrek lineup adds a new trim level called the Special Edition.Along with exclusive Desert Khaki paint, it has dark gray 17-inch wheels, black body trim, and a red-and-black interior.The Special Edition is basically a $600 design package that’s available on the $27,370 Premium trim fitted with the CVT.Khaki has long been a popular color of cargo pants and military garb. It’s also the exclusive paint job for the 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Special Edition, which is a new addition to the lineup. With the unique exterior color comes black body trim (badges, door handles, grille bar, and mirror caps) as well as dark grey 17-inch wheels that are shared with the pricier Sport model.

Officially called Desert Khaki, we think the Crosstrek wears the new hue well. However, while Subaru’s marketing team would like people to think the Special Edition is an overland-oriented model, it’s pretty obvious that it’s basically just a $600 appearance package that’s reserved for Premium models equipped with the 152-hp 2.0-liter flat-four and continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). They have a starting price of $27,370; the Special Edition costs $27,970. It’s simple subtraction, folks.As such, the Crosstrek Special Edition comes with all the same equipment as the Premium trim level. This list of standard features includes heated front seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a drive mode with hill-descent control, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keeping assist. The Special Edition also comes standard with the larger 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system that costs extra on the Premium.

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Among the special interior appointments in the new Special Edition is red-and-black cloth upholstery. Red contrast stitching also appers on myriad surfaces throughout the cabin. While Subaru didn’t release many images of the interior, you can catch a glimpse for yourself once the 2023 Crosstreks reach dealers starting this summer.
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