The hardtop Coupé was unveiled in June 2011 and formally launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2011.

[5] It was joined by a convertible version called Mini Roadster in 2012, following its showing as a concept car in 2009.

[6] The Coupé (Coupe in the US), which went on sale in the UK from 1 October 2011,[7] is based on the Mini Cabriolet, but with only two seats allowing a bigger boot of 280 litres (9.9 cubic feet).

The Coupé's windscreen is angled rearwards by 13 degrees more than in the cabrio's and the roof is 29 mm (1.1 inches) lower than standard Mini Hatch.

[12] The electrically operated top required the driver to unlock it and then could be opened using a toggle switch above the rear view mirror.