One more chapter has been closed in the MINI storybook as production of the first generation MINI Cooper Convertible has come to an end. The last of the first-generation MINI Cooper Convertible s to roll off the assembly line was a Cooper S fitted with MINI’s Sidewalk package and painted metallic White Silver.
But MINI convertible fans need not worry as the production halt was planned in anticipation of the new R57 model. Although the updated MINI Cooper has been on the market for several months now, the convertible has soldiered on in first-generation guise.
The second-generation convertible will mirror the current generation Cooper, and will also borrow from its new range of 1.6L powerplants.
No official word on when the new convertible will begin production, but we expect to see it on the market before the next convertible season hits.
