This might be a good time to mention the idiom never say never. That's because the car featured here wasn't supposed to exist beyond a single prototype, but Mini says "positive feedback" was simply too great to ignore. As such, say hello to the 2023 Mini Cooper SE Convertible in its roofless, all-electric glory, arriving later this year in limited numbers for European markets.
How limited are we talking about? Mini will build 999 all total, but that's 998 more than the company planned to make so consider it a bonus. When the Mini Cooper SE Convertible prototype debuted in July 2022, the automaker was clear about it being a one-off creation pointing to the brand's all-electric future. That was reiterated in our special first drive of the prototype, but Mini is keen to bring a bit of that future to buyers right now. So yeah, never say never.
