2015 Highgate Convertible

YEAR: 2015
MODEL: 2015 Highgate Convertible (R57)
VIN#: 2A91173
ENGINE: 1.6L Inline Four-Cylinder DOHC 16-valve
CURB WEIGHT: 2,811 LBS.
TOP SPEED: 140 MPH
PRICE WHEN NEW: $29,810
NUMBER BUILT: Unknown
BUILD DATE: November 6, 2015
COLOR: Iced Chocolate Brown
OWNERS: Rosalyn Western (Since December 2015)
LOCATION: Greenville, South Carolina
NICKNAME: Princess Cocoa Puff

This special edition MINI is named after an upscale London suburb, Highgate. The MINI Cooper Convertible Highgate trim package makes its impression with eye-catching cosmetic upgrades sure to dazzle fans of the original drop top MINI.

The Highgate’s exterior features its own special Iced Chocolate Metallic paint, offset by two brown and black hood stripes and a brown soft convertible top. MINI has also added two small Highgate badges to the vehicle’s front fenders and the car features new seventeen-inch Double Cross wheels to finish the new look.

The interior features Dark Truffle leather seats with light blue piping to complement the vehicle’s paint. The rest of the Highgate’s interior stays true to the high-class character of the suburb it was named after, with brushed alloy trim pieces, stainless steel pedals, and Highgate logos on the floor mats to give it a feeling of quality.

Rosalyn bought her first MINI in December 2014. She found Upstate MINIs because she wanted to learn more about MINIs. She went to club meetings and met her soon-to-be husband, Don Western. 

Don and Rosalyn were getting married in December 2015, and they were on a ferry in September at Minipalooza with other MINIs. They spotted a Highgate on the ferry and fell in love with it. They went home and started talking about it. 

They ordered one at Century BMW and MINI to get Puff. She arrived with 9 miles on her, and Rosalyn has had her ever since. She’s been on two MINI Takes the States in 2018 and 2022 and MINIs on the Dragon a bunch of times.