Few collaborations have lasted as long as Sir Paul Smith and Mini. The fashion designer first teamed up with the carmaker in 1998 and followed it up with the Mini Strip in 2021, before the Mini Recharged emerged in 2022. Now, the two have been at the crayons again.
So, meet the Mini Paul Smith Edition. Original name, huh? Can’t imagine what the next one will be called. Anyway, this latest Mini in a fancy dress edition gets three color choices: Statement Grey, a modern interpretation of the classic Mini Austin Seven color, Inspired White, a modern take on the classic Mini Beige shade, and Midnight Black, a modern variation on… er, nothing actually, it’s already an option to Mini buyers.
Two roof options are available: A specially created Nottingham Green, in homage to Sir Paul’s birthplace, or Jet Black. Nope, seemingly nothing special about the Jet Black here either. Choose the Nottingham Green option and you get a Paul Smith ‘Signature Stripe’ above the rear windows, while Jet Black customers get gloss and matte black stripes. All versions get Nottingham Green wing mirrors, and bordering to the octagonal front grille.
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Elsewhere, the Mini logo gets a new Black/Blue color combination, there’s handwritten Sir Paul Smith ‘hello’ puddle lights and his signature on the rear, and it wears 18-inch Night Spoke alloy wheels, complete with Nottingham Green center caps inscribed with his name.
Open the doors and you’re greeted with Smith’s handwritten motto, ‘Everyday is a new beginning,’ on the sills, while Sir Paul has been busy doodling on the floor mats, which get a hand-drawn rabbit by the man himself. His lucky charm, FYI.
The steering wheel also gets the new colored Mini logo, plus a fabric strip finished in his signature colors. Meanwhile, the dashboard, door panels, and seats (finished in Nightshade Blue) get a new striped pattern, with more Paul Smith signatures dotted about the place, who must surely be tired of writing his name by now. The final touch is a dark steel finish to the door handles, speaker grilles, steering wheel surrounds, and cup holders. Phew.
The first to wear its colors will be the Mini Cooper Electric, priced from £32,705 (P2.542 million), followed by the Mini Cooper and Cooper Convertible models.
More photos of the 2026 Mini Paul Smith Edition lineup:
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
