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This classic mini has an exciting secret
Paul Smith, legendary fashion designer, unabashedly pimps up a classic Mini in an unconventional way... but how?
This classic mini has an exciting secret
A legendary classic is transformed into a newly designed and modernized electric vehicle for emission-free driving fun of the future. The creative mind behind it is the British designer Paul Smith, who has long been familiar to fans of the British cult brand. At the Salone del Mobile 2022 in Milan, the presentation of this sustainable project provided the appropriate stage for Paul Smith and Oliver Heilmer, Head of Mini Design, to discuss sustainable approaches in automotive design.
“We made a 1990s car totally relevant for today,” says the designer. And proudly continues: "Ideas are never the problem, you find them everywhere. The challenge is to implement them. It worked here, a dream came true," says Paul Smith. The engineers at “Recharged Heritage Limited” are also responsible for making this dream come true. As a new Mini Partner, they have transformed the Classic Mini into an emission-free vehicle by installing a 72-kilowatt electric motor.
