The distinctive look of the Mini Cooper hatchback isn't easily distilled into other body types — the Mini Coupe, Roadster, and Countryman are living proof of that. But Milan-based coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring has teamed up with Mini's design team to build a truly spectacular one-off, electric-powered concept roadster that somehow manages to meld the classic British design with sleek Italian looks. The so-called Mini Touring Superleggera Vision will almost certainly never see the roads in this form, but that doesn't mean you can't fall in love with the design.
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The concept is built in the patented superleggera style — Italian for "superlight." A lightweight steel tube frame is covered with hand-pounded sheets of aluminum for an ultra-light design.